MapProxy 1.16.1__py3-none-any.whl

mapproxy/request/wms/__init__.py

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+# This file is part of the MapProxy project.
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Omniscale <http://omniscale.de>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Service requests (parsing, handling, etc).
+"""
+import codecs
+import re
+from mapproxy.request.wms import exception
+from mapproxy.exception import RequestError
+from mapproxy.srs import SRS, make_lin_transf
+from mapproxy.request.base import RequestParams, BaseRequest, split_mime_type
+from mapproxy.compat import string_type, iteritems
+
+import logging
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class WMSMapRequestParams(RequestParams):
+    """
+    This class represents key-value parameters for WMS map requests.
+
+    All values can be accessed as a property.
+    Some properties return processed values. ``size`` returns a tuple of the width
+    and height, ``layers`` returns an iterator of all layers, etc.
+
+    """
+    def _get_layers(self):
+        """
+        List with all layer names.
+        """
+        return sum((layers.split(',') for layers in self.params.get_all('layers')), [])
+    def _set_layers(self, layers):
+        if isinstance(layers, (list, tuple)):
+            layers = ','.join(layers)
+        self.params['layers'] = layers
+    layers = property(_get_layers, _set_layers)
+    del _get_layers
+    del _set_layers
+
+    def _get_bbox(self):
+        """
+        ``bbox`` as a tuple (minx, miny, maxx, maxy).
+        """
+        if 'bbox' not in self.params or self.params['bbox'] is None:
+            return None
+        points = map(float, self.params['bbox'].split(','))
+        return tuple(points)
+
+    def _set_bbox(self, value):
+        if value is not None and not isinstance(value, string_type):
+            value = ','.join(str(x) for x in value)
+        self['bbox'] = value
+    bbox = property(_get_bbox, _set_bbox)
+    del _get_bbox
+    del _set_bbox
+
+    def _get_size(self):
+        """
+        Size of the request in pixel as a tuple (width, height),
+        or None if one is missing.
+        """
+        if 'height' not in self or 'width' not in self:
+            return None
+        width = int(float(self.params['width'])) # allow float sizes (100.0), but truncate decimals
+        height = int(float(self.params['height']))
+        return (width, height)
+    def _set_size(self, value):
+        self['width'] = str(value[0])
+        self['height'] = str(value[1])
+    size = property(_get_size, _set_size)
+    del _get_size
+    del _set_size
+
+    def _get_srs(self):
+        return self.params.get('srs', None)
+    def _set_srs(self, srs):
+        if hasattr(srs, 'srs_code'):
+            self.params['srs'] = srs.srs_code
+        else:
+            self.params['srs'] = srs
+
+    srs = property(_get_srs, _set_srs)
+    del _get_srs
+    del _set_srs
+
+    def _get_transparent(self):
+        """
+        ``True`` if transparent is set to true, otherwise ``False``.
+        """
+        if self.get('transparent', 'false').lower() == 'true':
+            return True
+        return False
+    def _set_transparent(self, transparent):
+        self.params['transparent'] = str(transparent).lower()
+    transparent = property(_get_transparent, _set_transparent)
+    del _get_transparent
+    del _set_transparent
+
+    @property
+    def bgcolor(self):
+        """
+        The background color in PIL format (#rrggbb). Defaults to '#ffffff'.
+        """
+        color = self.get('bgcolor', '0xffffff')
+        return '#'+color[2:]
+
+    def _get_format(self):
+        """
+        The requested format as string (w/o any 'image/', 'text/', etc prefixes)
+        """
+        _mime_class, format, options = split_mime_type(self.get('format', default=''))
+        return format
+
+    def _set_format(self, format):
+        if '/' not in format:
+            format = 'image/' + format
+        self['format'] = format
+
+    format = property(_get_format, _set_format)
+    del _get_format
+    del _set_format
+
+    @property
+    def format_mime_type(self):
+        return self.get('format')
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '%s(param=%r)' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.params)
+
+
+class WMSRequest(BaseRequest):
+    request_params = RequestParams
+    request_handler_name = None
+    fixed_params = {}
+    expected_param = []
+    non_strict_params = set()
+    #pylint: disable-msg=E1102
+    xml_exception_handler = None
+
+    def __init__(self, param=None, url='', validate=False, non_strict=False, **kw):
+        self.non_strict = non_strict
+        BaseRequest.__init__(self, param=param, url=url, validate=validate, **kw)
+        self.adapt_to_111()
+
+    def adapt_to_111(self):
+        pass
+
+    def adapt_params_to_version(self):
+        params = self.params.copy()
+        for key, value in iteritems(self.fixed_params):
+            params[key] = value
+        if 'styles' not in params:
+            params['styles'] = ''
+        return params
+
+    @property
+    def query_string(self):
+        return self.adapt_params_to_version().query_string
+
+class WMSMapRequest(WMSRequest):
+    """
+    Base class for all WMS GetMap requests.
+
+    :ivar requests: the ``RequestParams`` class for this request
+    :ivar request_handler_name: the name of the server handler
+    :ivar fixed_params: parameters that are fixed for a request
+    :ivar expected_param: required parameters, used for validating
+    """
+    request_params = WMSMapRequestParams
+    request_handler_name = 'map'
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'GetMap', 'service': 'WMS'}
+    expected_param = ['version', 'request', 'layers', 'styles', 'srs', 'bbox',
+                      'width', 'height', 'format']
+    #pylint: disable-msg=E1102
+    xml_exception_handler = None
+    prevent_image_exception = False
+    dimension_params = ['time', 'elevation']
+    dimension_prefix = 'dim_'
+
+    def __init__(self, param=None, url='', validate=False, non_strict=False, **kw):
+        self.dimensions = self._get_dimensions(param)
+        WMSRequest.__init__(self, param=param, url=url, validate=validate,
+                            non_strict=non_strict, **kw)
+    
+    def _get_dimensions(self, param):
+        if param:
+            regex = "(?i)%s%s" % (("^%s|" % self.dimension_prefix if self.dimension_prefix else ""),
+                                  "^(%s)$" % "|".join(self.dimension_params))
+            keys = []
+            if isinstance(param, RequestParams):
+                keys = list(map (lambda k: k[0], param.iteritems()))
+            else:
+                keys = list(param.keys())
+            if len(keys) > 0:
+                return dict(map(lambda k: (k, param.get(k)), filter (lambda k: re.search(regex, k), keys)))
+            else:
+                return None
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    def validate(self):
+        self.validate_param()
+        self.validate_bbox()
+        self.validate_styles()
+
+    def validate_param(self):
+        missing_param = []
+        for param in self.expected_param:
+            if self.non_strict and param in self.non_strict_params:
+                continue
+            if param not in self.params:
+                missing_param.append(param)
+
+        if missing_param:
+            if 'format' in missing_param:
+                self.params['format'] = 'image/png'
+            raise RequestError('missing parameters ' + str(missing_param),
+                               request=self)
+
+    def validate_bbox(self):
+        x0, y0, x1, y1 = self.params.bbox
+        if x0 >= x1 or y0 >= y1:
+            raise RequestError('invalid bbox ' + self.params.get('bbox', None),
+                               request=self)
+
+    def validate_format(self, image_formats):
+        format = self.params['format']
+        if format not in image_formats:
+            format = self.params['format']
+            self.params['format'] = 'image/png'
+            raise RequestError('unsupported image format: ' + format,
+                               code='InvalidFormat', request=self)
+    def validate_srs(self, srs):
+        if self.params['srs'].upper() not in srs:
+            raise RequestError('unsupported srs: ' + self.params['srs'],
+                               code='InvalidSRS', request=self)
+    def validate_styles(self):
+        if 'styles' in self.params:
+            styles = self.params['styles']
+            if not set(styles.split(',')).issubset(set(['default', '', 'inspire_common:DEFAULT'])):
+                raise RequestError('unsupported styles: ' + self.params['styles'],
+                                   code='StyleNotDefined', request=self)
+
+
+    @property
+    def exception_handler(self):
+        if self.prevent_image_exception:
+            return self.xml_exception_handler()
+        if 'exceptions' in self.params:
+            if 'image' in self.params['exceptions'].lower():
+                return exception.WMSImageExceptionHandler()
+            elif 'blank' in self.params['exceptions'].lower():
+                return exception.WMSBlankExceptionHandler()
+        return self.xml_exception_handler()
+
+    def copy(self):
+        return self.__class__(param=self.params.copy(), url=self.url)
+
+
+class Version(object):
+    _versions = {}
+    def __new__(cls, version):
+        if version in cls._versions:
+            return cls._versions[version]
+        version_obj = object.__new__(cls)
+        version_obj.__init__(version)
+        cls._versions[version] = version_obj
+        return version_obj
+    def __init__(self, version):
+        self.parts = tuple(int(x) for x in version.split('.'))
+
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, Version):
+            return NotImplemented
+        return self.parts < other.parts
+
+    def __ge__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, Version):
+            return NotImplemented
+        return self.parts >= other.parts
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "Version('%s')" % ('.'.join(str(part) for part in self.parts),)
+
+class WMS100MapRequest(WMSMapRequest):
+    version = Version('1.0.0')
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS100ExceptionHandler
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'map', 'wmtver': '1.0.0'}
+    expected_param = ['wmtver', 'request', 'layers', 'styles', 'srs', 'bbox',
+                      'width', 'height', 'format']
+    dimension_params = []
+    dimension_prefix = ''
+    def adapt_to_111(self):
+        del self.params['wmtver']
+        self.params['version'] = '1.0.0'
+        self.params['request'] = 'GetMap'
+
+    def adapt_params_to_version(self):
+        params = WMSMapRequest.adapt_params_to_version(self)
+        del params['version']
+        del params['service']
+
+        image_format = params['format']
+        if '/' in image_format:
+            params['format'] = image_format.split('/', 1)[1].upper()
+        return params
+
+    def validate_format(self, image_formats):
+        format = self.params['format']
+        image_formats100 = [f.split('/', 1)[1].upper() for f in image_formats]
+
+        if format in image_formats100:
+            format = 'image/' + format.lower()
+            self.params['format'] = format
+
+        if format not in image_formats:
+            format = self.params['format']
+            self.params['format'] = 'image/png'
+            raise RequestError('unsupported image format: ' + format,
+                               code='InvalidFormat', request=self)
+
+class WMS110MapRequest(WMSMapRequest):
+    version = Version('1.1.0')
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'GetMap', 'version': '1.1.0', 'service': 'WMS'}
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS110ExceptionHandler
+
+    def adapt_to_111(self):
+        del self.params['wmtver']
+
+class WMS111MapRequest(WMSMapRequest):
+    version = Version('1.1.1')
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'GetMap', 'version': '1.1.1', 'service': 'WMS'}
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS111ExceptionHandler
+
+    def adapt_to_111(self):
+        del self.params['wmtver']
+
+def switch_bbox_epsg_axis_order(bbox, srs):
+    if bbox is not None and srs is not None:
+        try:
+            if SRS(srs).is_axis_order_ne:
+                return bbox[1], bbox[0], bbox[3], bbox[2]
+        except RuntimeError:
+            log.warning('unknown SRS %s' % srs)
+    return bbox
+
+def _switch_bbox(self):
+    self.bbox = switch_bbox_epsg_axis_order(self.bbox, self.srs)
+
+class WMS130MapRequestParams(WMSMapRequestParams):
+    """
+    RequestParams for WMS 1.3.0 GetMap requests. Handles bbox axis-order.
+    """
+    switch_bbox = _switch_bbox
+
+
+class WMS130MapRequest(WMSMapRequest):
+    version = Version('1.3.0')
+    request_params = WMS130MapRequestParams
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS130ExceptionHandler
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'GetMap', 'version': '1.3.0', 'service': 'WMS'}
+    expected_param = ['version', 'request', 'layers', 'styles', 'crs', 'bbox',
+                      'width', 'height', 'format']
+    def adapt_to_111(self):
+        del self.params['wmtver']
+        if 'crs' in self.params:
+            self.params['srs'] = self.params['crs']
+            del self.params['crs']
+        self.params.switch_bbox()
+
+    def adapt_params_to_version(self):
+        params = WMSMapRequest.adapt_params_to_version(self)
+        params.switch_bbox()
+        if 'srs' in params:
+            params['crs'] = params['srs']
+            del params['srs']
+        return params
+
+    def validate_srs(self, srs):
+        # its called crs in 1.3.0 and we validate before adapt_to_111
+        if self.params['srs'].upper() not in srs:
+            raise RequestError('unsupported crs: ' + self.params['srs'],
+                               code='InvalidCRS', request=self)
+
+    def copy_with_request_params(self, req):
+        new_req = WMSMapRequest.copy_with_request_params(self, req)
+        new_req.params.switch_bbox()
+        return new_req
+
+class WMSLegendGraphicRequestParams(WMSMapRequestParams):
+    """
+    RequestParams for WMS GetLegendGraphic requests.
+    """
+    def _set_layer(self, value):
+        self.params['layer'] = value
+
+    def _get_layer(self):
+        """
+        Layer for which to produce legend graphic.
+        """
+        return self.params.get('layer')
+    layer = property(_get_layer, _set_layer)
+    del _set_layer
+    del _get_layer
+
+    @property
+    def sld_version(self):
+        """
+        Specification version for SLD-specification
+        """
+        return self.params.get('sld_version')
+
+
+    def _set_scale(self, value):
+        self.params['scale'] = value
+
+    def _get_scale(self):
+        if self.params.get('scale') is not None:
+            return float(self['scale'])
+        return None
+
+    scale = property(_get_scale,_set_scale)
+    del _set_scale
+    del _get_scale
+
+class WMSFeatureInfoRequestParams(WMSMapRequestParams):
+    """
+    RequestParams for WMS GetFeatureInfo requests.
+    """
+    @property
+    def query_layers(self):
+        """
+        List with all query_layers.
+        """
+        return sum((layers.split(',') for layers in self.params.get_all('query_layers')), [])
+
+    def _get_pos(self):
+        """x, y query image coordinates (in pixel)"""
+        if '.' in self['x'] or '.' in self['y']:
+            return float(self['x']), float(self['y'])
+        return int(self['x']), int(self['y'])
+
+    def _set_pos(self, value):
+        self['x'] = str(value[0])
+        self['y'] = str(value[1])
+    pos = property(_get_pos, _set_pos)
+    del _get_pos
+    del _set_pos
+
+    @property
+    def pos_coords(self):
+        """x, y query coordinates (in request SRS)"""
+        width, height = self.size
+        bbox = self.bbox
+        return make_lin_transf((0, 0, width, height), bbox)(self.pos)
+
+class WMS130FeatureInfoRequestParams(WMSFeatureInfoRequestParams):
+    switch_bbox = _switch_bbox
+
+class WMSLegendGraphicRequest(WMSMapRequest):
+    request_params = WMSLegendGraphicRequestParams
+    request_handler_name = 'legendgraphic'
+    non_strict_params = set(['sld_version', 'scale'])
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'GetLegendGraphic', 'service': 'WMS', 'sld_version': '1.1.0'}
+    expected_param = ['version', 'request', 'layer', 'format', 'sld_version']
+
+    def validate(self):
+        self.validate_param()
+        self.validate_sld_version()
+
+    def validate_sld_version(self):
+        if self.params.get('sld_version', '1.1.0') != '1.1.0':
+            raise RequestError('invalid sld_version ' + self.params.get('sld_version'),
+                                request=self)
+
+
+class WMS111LegendGraphicRequest(WMSLegendGraphicRequest):
+    version = Version('1.1.1')
+    fixed_params = WMSLegendGraphicRequest.fixed_params.copy()
+    fixed_params['version'] = '1.1.1'
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS111ExceptionHandler
+
+class WMS130LegendGraphicRequest(WMSLegendGraphicRequest):
+    version = Version('1.3.0')
+    fixed_params = WMSLegendGraphicRequest.fixed_params.copy()
+    fixed_params['version'] = '1.3.0'
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS130ExceptionHandler
+
+class WMSFeatureInfoRequest(WMSMapRequest):
+    non_strict_params = set(['format', 'styles'])
+
+    def validate_format(self, image_formats):
+        if self.non_strict: return
+        WMSMapRequest.validate_format(self, image_formats)
+
+class WMS111FeatureInfoRequest(WMSFeatureInfoRequest):
+    version = Version('1.1.1')
+    request_params = WMSFeatureInfoRequestParams
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS111ExceptionHandler
+    request_handler_name = 'featureinfo'
+    fixed_params = WMS111MapRequest.fixed_params.copy()
+    fixed_params['request'] = 'GetFeatureInfo'
+    expected_param = WMSMapRequest.expected_param[:] + ['query_layers', 'x', 'y']
+
+class WMS110FeatureInfoRequest(WMSFeatureInfoRequest):
+    version = Version('1.1.0')
+    request_params = WMSFeatureInfoRequestParams
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS110ExceptionHandler
+    request_handler_name = 'featureinfo'
+    fixed_params = WMS110MapRequest.fixed_params.copy()
+    fixed_params['request'] = 'GetFeatureInfo'
+    expected_param = WMSMapRequest.expected_param[:] + ['query_layers', 'x', 'y']
+
+class WMS100FeatureInfoRequest(WMSFeatureInfoRequest):
+    version = Version('1.0.0')
+    request_params = WMSFeatureInfoRequestParams
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS100ExceptionHandler
+    request_handler_name = 'featureinfo'
+    fixed_params = WMS100MapRequest.fixed_params.copy()
+    fixed_params['request'] = 'feature_info'
+    expected_param = WMS100MapRequest.expected_param[:] + ['query_layers', 'x', 'y']
+
+    def adapt_to_111(self):
+        del self.params['wmtver']
+
+    def adapt_params_to_version(self):
+        params = WMSMapRequest.adapt_params_to_version(self)
+        del params['version']
+        return params
+
+class WMS130FeatureInfoRequest(WMS130MapRequest):
+    # XXX: this class inherits from WMS130MapRequest to reuse
+    # the axis order stuff
+    version = Version('1.3.0')
+    request_params = WMS130FeatureInfoRequestParams
+    xml_exception_handler = exception.WMS130ExceptionHandler
+    request_handler_name = 'featureinfo'
+    fixed_params = WMS130MapRequest.fixed_params.copy()
+    fixed_params['request'] = 'GetFeatureInfo'
+    expected_param = WMS130MapRequest.expected_param[:] + ['query_layers', 'i', 'j']
+    non_strict_params = set(['format', 'styles'])
+
+    def adapt_to_111(self):
+        WMS130MapRequest.adapt_to_111(self)
+        # only set x,y when present,
+        # avoids empty values for request templates
+        if 'i' in self.params:
+            self.params['x'] = self.params['i']
+        if 'j' in self.params:
+            self.params['y'] = self.params['j']
+        del self.params['i']
+        del self.params['j']
+
+    def adapt_params_to_version(self):
+        params = WMS130MapRequest.adapt_params_to_version(self)
+        params['i'] = self.params['x']
+        params['j'] = self.params['y']
+        del params['x']
+        del params['y']
+        return params
+
+    def validate_format(self, image_formats):
+        if self.non_strict: return
+        WMSMapRequest.validate_format(self, image_formats)
+
+class WMSCapabilitiesRequest(WMSRequest):
+    request_handler_name = 'capabilities'
+    exception_handler = None
+    mime_type = 'text/xml'
+    fixed_params = {}
+    def __init__(self, param=None, url='', validate=False, non_strict=False, **kw):
+        WMSRequest.__init__(self, param=param, url=url, validate=validate, **kw)
+
+    def adapt_to_111(self):
+        pass
+
+    def validate(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class WMS100CapabilitiesRequest(WMSCapabilitiesRequest):
+    version = Version('1.0.0')
+    capabilities_template = 'wms100capabilities.xml'
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'capabilities', 'wmtver': '1.0.0'}
+
+    @property
+    def exception_handler(self):
+        return exception.WMS100ExceptionHandler()
+
+
+class WMS110CapabilitiesRequest(WMSCapabilitiesRequest):
+    version = Version('1.1.0')
+    capabilities_template = 'wms110capabilities.xml'
+    mime_type = 'application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml'
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'GetCapabilities', 'version': '1.1.0', 'service': 'WMS'}
+
+    @property
+    def exception_handler(self):
+        return exception.WMS110ExceptionHandler()
+
+class WMS111CapabilitiesRequest(WMSCapabilitiesRequest):
+    version = Version('1.1.1')
+    capabilities_template = 'wms111capabilities.xml'
+    mime_type = 'application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml'
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'GetCapabilities', 'version': '1.1.1', 'service': 'WMS'}
+
+    @property
+    def exception_handler(self):
+        return exception.WMS111ExceptionHandler()
+
+
+class WMS130CapabilitiesRequest(WMSCapabilitiesRequest):
+    version = Version('1.3.0')
+    capabilities_template = 'wms130capabilities.xml'
+    fixed_params = {'request': 'GetCapabilities', 'version': '1.3.0', 'service': 'WMS'}
+
+    @property
+    def exception_handler(self):
+        return exception.WMS130ExceptionHandler()
+
+request_mapping = {Version('1.0.0'): {'featureinfo': WMS100FeatureInfoRequest,
+                                      'map': WMS100MapRequest,
+                                      'capabilities': WMS100CapabilitiesRequest},
+                   Version('1.1.0'): {'featureinfo': WMS110FeatureInfoRequest,
+                                       'map': WMS110MapRequest,
+                                       'capabilities': WMS110CapabilitiesRequest},
+                   Version('1.1.1'): {'featureinfo': WMS111FeatureInfoRequest,
+                                      'map': WMS111MapRequest,
+                                      'capabilities': WMS111CapabilitiesRequest,
+                                      'legendgraphic': WMS111LegendGraphicRequest},
+                   Version('1.3.0'): {'featureinfo': WMS130FeatureInfoRequest,
+                                      'map': WMS130MapRequest,
+                                      'capabilities': WMS130CapabilitiesRequest,
+                                      'legendgraphic': WMS130LegendGraphicRequest},
+                   }
+
+
+
+def _parse_version(req):
+    if 'version' in req.args:
+        return Version(req.args['version'])
+    if 'wmtver' in req.args:
+        return Version(req.args['wmtver'])
+
+    return None
+
+def _parse_request_type(req):
+    if 'request' in req.args:
+        request_type = req.args['request'].lower()
+        if request_type in ('getmap', 'map'):
+            return 'map'
+        elif request_type in ('getfeatureinfo', 'feature_info'):
+            return 'featureinfo'
+        elif request_type in ('getcapabilities', 'capabilities'):
+            return 'capabilities'
+        elif request_type in ('getlegendgraphic',):
+            return 'legendgraphic'
+        else:
+            return request_type
+    else:
+        return None
+
+def negotiate_version(version, supported_versions=None):
+    """
+    >>> negotiate_version(Version('0.9.0'))
+    Version('1.0.0')
+    >>> negotiate_version(Version('2.0.0'))
+    Version('1.3.0')
+    >>> negotiate_version(Version('1.1.1'))
+    Version('1.1.1')
+    >>> negotiate_version(Version('1.1.0'))
+    Version('1.1.0')
+    >>> negotiate_version(Version('1.1.0'), [Version('1.0.0')])
+    Version('1.0.0')
+    >>> negotiate_version(Version('1.3.0'), sorted([Version('1.1.0'), Version('1.1.1')]))
+    Version('1.1.1')
+    """
+    if not supported_versions:
+        supported_versions = list(request_mapping.keys())
+        supported_versions.sort()
+
+    if version < supported_versions[0]:
+        return supported_versions[0] # smallest version we support
+
+    if version > supported_versions[-1]:
+        return supported_versions[-1] # highest version we support
+
+    while True:
+        next_highest_version = supported_versions.pop()
+        if version >= next_highest_version:
+            return next_highest_version
+
+def wms_request(req, validate=True, strict=True, versions=None):
+    version = _parse_version(req)
+    req_type = _parse_request_type(req)
+
+    if versions is None:
+        versions = sorted([
+            Version(v) for v in ('1.0.0', '1.1.0', '1.1.1', '1.3.0')])
+
+    if version is None:
+        # If no version number is specified in the request,
+        # the server shall respond with the highest version.
+        version = max(versions)
+
+    if version not in versions:
+        version_requests = None
+    else:
+        version_requests = request_mapping.get(version, None)
+
+    if version_requests is None:
+        negotiated_version = negotiate_version(version, supported_versions=versions)
+        version_requests = request_mapping[negotiated_version]
+    req_class = version_requests.get(req_type, None)
+    if req_class is None:
+        # use map request to get an exception handler for the requested version
+        dummy_req = version_requests['map'](param=req.args, url=req.base_url,
+                                            validate=False)
+        raise RequestError("unknown WMS request type '%s'" % req_type, request=dummy_req)
+    return req_class(param=req.args, url=req.base_url, validate=True,
+                     non_strict=not strict, http=req)
+
+
+def create_request(req_data, param, req_type='map', version='1.1.1', abspath=None):
+    url = req_data['url']
+    req_data = req_data.copy()
+    del req_data['url']
+    if 'request_format' in param:
+        req_data['format'] = param['request_format']
+    elif 'format' in param:
+        req_data['format'] = param['format']
+
+    if 'info_format' in param:
+        req_data['info_format'] = param['info_format']
+
+    if 'transparent' in req_data:
+        # we don't want a boolean
+        req_data['transparent'] = str(req_data['transparent'])
+
+    if req_data.get('sld', '').startswith('file://'):
+        sld_path = req_data['sld'][len('file://'):]
+        if abspath:
+            sld_path = abspath(sld_path)
+        with codecs.open(sld_path, 'r', 'utf-8') as f:
+            req_data['sld_body'] = f.read()
+        del req_data['sld']
+
+    return request_mapping[Version(version)][req_type](url=url, param=req_data)
+
+
+info_formats = {
+    Version('1.3.0'): (('text', 'text/plain'),
+                       ('html', 'text/html'),
+                       ('xml', 'text/xml'),
+                       ('json', 'application/json'),
+                      ),
+    None: (('text', 'text/plain'),
+           ('html', 'text/html'),
+           ('xml', 'application/vnd.ogc.gml'),
+           ('json', 'application/json'),
+          )
+}
+
+
+def infotype_from_mimetype(version, mime_type):
+    if version in info_formats:
+        formats = info_formats[version]
+    else:
+        formats = info_formats[None] # default
+    for t, m in formats:
+        if m == mime_type: return t
+
+def mimetype_from_infotype(version, info_type):
+    if version in info_formats:
+        formats = info_formats[version]
+    else:
+        formats = info_formats[None] # default
+    for t, m in formats:
+        if t == info_type: return m
+    return 'text/plain'
+