🧑‍💻 PyMapGIS Developer Manual

Welcome to the comprehensive PyMapGIS Developer Manual! This manual provides everything you need to understand, extend, contribute to, and build upon PyMapGIS.

📚 Manual Contents

🏗️ Core Architecture & Design

• Architecture Overview - System design, module structure, and design patterns
• Package Structure - Detailed breakdown of PyMapGIS modules and organization
• Design Patterns - Key patterns used throughout PyMapGIS
• Data Flow - How data moves through the system

🚀 Getting Started as a Developer

• Development Setup - Environment setup, dependencies, and tooling
• Contributing Guide - How to contribute code, documentation, and examples
• Testing Framework - Testing philosophy, tools, and best practices
• Code Standards - Coding conventions, linting, and quality standards

🔧 Core Functionality Deep Dive

• Universal IO System - The pmg.read() system and data source architecture
• Vector Operations - GeoPandas integration and spatial operations
• Raster Processing - xarray/rioxarray integration and raster workflows
• Visualization System - Leafmap integration and interactive mapping
• Caching System - Intelligent caching with requests-cache
• Settings Management - Pydantic-settings configuration system

🌐 Advanced Features

• CLI Implementation - Typer-based command-line interface
• Web Services - FastAPI serve functionality for XYZ/WMS
• Plugin System - Extensible plugin architecture
• Authentication & Security - Enterprise authentication and RBAC
• Cloud Integration - Cloud storage and processing capabilities
• Streaming & Real-time - Kafka/MQTT streaming data processing
• Machine Learning - Spatial ML and analytics integration
• Network Analysis - NetworkX integration and spatial networks
• Point Cloud Processing - PDAL integration and 3D data handling

🔌 Extension & Integration

• Extending PyMapGIS - Adding new functionality and data sources
• Custom Data Sources - Creating new data source plugins
• QGIS Integration - QGIS plugin development and integration
• Third-party Integrations - Integrating with other geospatial tools
• Performance Optimization - Profiling and optimization techniques

📦 Deployment & Distribution

• Packaging & Distribution - Poetry, PyPI, and release management
• Docker & Containerization - Container deployment strategies
• Cloud Deployment - AWS, GCP, Azure deployment patterns
• Enterprise Deployment - Large-scale deployment considerations

📖 Documentation & Examples

• Documentation System - MkDocs, GitHub Pages, and doc generation
• Example Development - Creating comprehensive examples
• Tutorial Creation - Writing effective tutorials and guides

🔍 Troubleshooting & Debugging

• Common Issues - Frequently encountered problems and solutions
• Debugging Guide - Tools and techniques for debugging PyMapGIS
• Performance Profiling - Identifying and resolving performance issues

🚀 Future Development

• Roadmap & Vision - Long-term goals and development priorities
• Research & Innovation - Experimental features and research directions
• Community & Ecosystem - Building the PyMapGIS community

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🎯 Quick Navigation

New to PyMapGIS development? Start with Development Setup and Architecture Overview.

Want to contribute? Check out Contributing Guide and Code Standards.

Building extensions? See Extending PyMapGIS and Plugin System.

Need help? Visit Common Issues and Debugging Guide.

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For user documentation, see our User Guide and API Reference.