[OSM-dev] Rendering Chain for api.dev.osm?

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

    I was wondering whether it is feasible to set up some kind of Mapnik 
rendering chain for the api.dev system. The backdrop to this is a number 
of recent discussions on the German mailing lists where people would 
like to not only test their selfmade editor against a test API, but 
sometimes they would also like to see how certain edits come through on 
a standard Mapnik map.

Currently, we offer no dump or diff services on the dev API, so even if 
someone was capable of running their local Mapnik instance they couldn't 
download the data. Ideally though, we'd even be offering some kind of 
Mapnik rendering for the data so people don't have to install the stuff 
themselves.

It is clear that we do not have the resources for a full-blown system 
with world-wide rendering and planet dumps and diff updates and whatnot, 
but maybe we could hack something together somehow which makes the dev 
API usable for a wider range of try-out tasks.

Perhaps an idea for the upcoming hack weekend?

Bye
Frederik