[OSM-dev] JOSM patch to request T at H renders

[Robert Hart]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev-bounces at openstreetmap.org
[mailto:dev-bounces at openstreetmap.org]
> On Behalf Of Martijn van Oosterhout
> Sent: 23 March 2007 12:49
> To: Robert Hart
> Cc: dev
> Subject: Re: [OSM-dev] JOSM patch to request T at H renders
> 
> On 3/23/07, Robert Hart <bathterror at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Bear in mind that requests are already automatically queued on
upload
> via
> > the RSS feed. This approach just makes it more bullet proof, and
avoids
> the
> > need for T at H polling the main server.
> 
> I do think we need to try and minimize the number of needless render
> requests. I'd much prefer a system where I could hit a button to
> request a render, rather than do it automatically.
> 
> T at H might have overcapacity, but the main server does not, and every
> request is another BBOX request on the main server...

There is an as yet unused "priority" field for tile requests, maybe we
could have a 60 minute delay on low priority (i.e. automatic requests
(RSS and JOSM uploads)) to allow multiple edits to merge.

Rob



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