Added the new prototype of the SimStadt<->novaFACTORY data connection.

src/eu/simstadt/nf/Coord.java

+package eu.simstadt.nf;
+
+/**
+ * This is an intermediate representation for WGS 84 coordinates. 
+ * 
+ * @author Marcel Bruse
+ */
+public class Coord {
+
+	/** The latitude of the geographic position. */
+	public double latitude;
+	
+	/** The longitude of the geographic position. */
+	public double longitude;
+
+	/** Standard constructor.
+	 * 
+	 * @param latitude The latitude of the WGS 84 coordinate.
+	 * @param longitude The longitude of the WGS 84 coordinate.
+	 */
+	public Coord(double latitude, double longitude) {
+		this.latitude = latitude;
+		this.longitude = longitude;
+	}
+	
+}

src/eu/simstadt/nf/JobStatus.java

+package eu.simstadt.nf;
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of possible states of nF import and export jobs.
+ * 
+ * @author Marcel Bruse
+ */
+public enum JobStatus {
+	UNKOWN(-1), PENDING(0), RUNNING(10), FAILED(20), FINISHED(30);
+	
+	public static final String UNKNOWN_STATUS_MESSAGE = "The state of the job is unknown.";
+	public static final String PENDING_MESSAGE = "Job is pending.";
+	public static final String RUNNING_MESSAGE = "Job is running.";
+	public static final String FAILED_MESSAGE = "Job failed.";
+	public static final String FINISHED_MESSAGE = "Job is finished.";
+	
+	private int jobId;
+	private int value;
+	private String message;
+	
+	private JobStatus(int value) {
+		this.value = value;
+		if (value == 0) {
+			message = PENDING_MESSAGE;
+		} else if (value == 10) {
+			message = RUNNING_MESSAGE;
+		} else if (value == 20) {
+			message = FAILED_MESSAGE;
+		} else if (value == 30) {
+			message = FINISHED_MESSAGE;
+		} else {
+			message = UNKNOWN_STATUS_MESSAGE;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static JobStatus getInstanceForStatus(int status) {
+		if (status == 0) {
+			return PENDING;
+		} else if (status == 10) {
+			return RUNNING;
+		} else if (status == 20) {
+			return FAILED;
+		} else if (status == 30) {
+			return FINISHED;
+		} else {
+			return UNKOWN;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public int getValue() {
+		return value;
+	}
+	
+	public int getJobId() {
+		return jobId;
+	}
+	
+	public void setJobId(int jobId) {
+		this.jobId = jobId;
+	}
+	
+	public void setMessage(String message) {
+		this.message = message;
+	}
+	
+	public String getMessage() {
+		return message;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isFinished() {
+		return this == FINISHED;
+	}
+	
+}

src/eu/simstadt/nf/Main.java

+package eu.simstadt.nf;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class Main {
+	
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+//		List<Coord> regionPolygon = Arrays.asList(
+//				new Coord(48.879696, 9.215463),
+//				new Coord(48.878230, 9.215714),
+//				new Coord(48.878323, 9.216613),
+//				new Coord(48.879402, 9.216532)
+//		);
+//		String exportJobDescription = NFJobBuilder.buildExportJob(regionPolygon);
+//		
+//		String filename = "tmp.xml";
+//		
+//		try {
+//			PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(filename);
+//			writer.print(exportJobDescription);
+//			writer.close();
+//			
+//			File exportJobFile = new File(filename);
+//			NFConnector connector = new NFConnectorImpl("193.196.136.164");
+//			JobStatus status = connector.sendExportJob(exportJobFile);
+//			System.out.println(status + " - " + status.getMessage());
+//		} catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
+//			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+//			ex.printStackTrace();
+//		}
+	}
+
+}
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src/eu/simstadt/nf/NFConnector.java

+package eu.simstadt.nf;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * NFConnector lets you communicate with your novaFACTORY (nF) server instance.
+ * 
+ * @author Marcel Bruse
+ */
+public interface NFConnector {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Callers of this NFConnector want to know the actual version of the novaFACTORY and the versions of its
+	 * HTTP/FTP/WPS/etc. interfaces against which this interface has been implemented.
+	 * 
+	 * The various NovaFACTORY interfaces may change over time. Such changes force the SimStadt programmers to
+	 * implement different versions of this NFConnector interface while keeping old implementations due to 
+	 * backward comparability.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The supported version of the novaFACTORY.
+	 */
+	public String supportsNFVersion();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sends an export job to nF. The job has to be passed and to be described in an appropriate XML format.
+	 * The DTD of the XML format can be obtained from the nF installation or documentation.
+	 * 
+	 * @param file The nF export job as a prepared XML file.
+	 * @return The status of the job. Could be pending or failed.
+	 */
+	public JobStatus sendExportJob(File file);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the status of any existing nF job.
+	 * 
+	 * @param jobId The id of the job for which you want to request the status.
+	 * @return The status of any existing nF job.
+	 */
+	public JobStatus requestJobStatus(int jobId);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Downloads the result for a given nF export job and hands over the corresponding file handle.
+	 * 
+	 * @param jobId The id of the export job for which the result should be loaded.
+	 * @return A file handle to the result of the nF export job. 
+	 */
+	public File requestJobResult(int jobId);
+
+}

src/eu/simstadt/nf/NFConnectorImpl.java

+package eu.simstadt.nf;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
+import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
+
+import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+
+/**
+ * NFConnector lets you communicate with your novaFACTORY (nF) server instance. It supports nF version 6.3.1.1.
+ * For more technical details about the NFConnector interface @see NFConnector.
+ * 
+ * @author Marcel Bruse
+ */
+public class NFConnectorImpl implements NFConnector {
+
+	/** Supported version of the novaFACTORY. */
+	public static final String NOVA_FACTORY_VERSION = "6.3.1.1";
+	
+	/** The default context of the nF web application. It is part of any request URL directed at the nF server. */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_CONTEXT = "novaFACTORY";
+	
+	/** The default port number of the nF web application. */
+	public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 80;
+	
+	/** The default protocol for requests. */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_PROTOCOL = "http";
+	
+	/** The standard char set for requests. */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_CHARSET = "UTF-8";
+	
+	/** The standard line separator required for file transmission via multipart/form-data. */
+	public static final String CRLF = "\r\n";
+	
+	/** The name of nF's remote order servlet. */
+	public static final String REMOTE_ORDER_SERVLET = "RemoteOrder";
+	
+	/** The name of nF's remote status servlet. */
+	public static final String REMOTE_STATUS_SERVLET = "RemoteStatus";
+	
+	/** The name of nF's remote import servlet. */
+	public static final String REMOTE_IMPORT_SERVLET = "RemoteImport";
+	
+	/** Default parser error message. */
+	public static final String XML_PARSER_ERROR = "Request failed due to an unknown XML parser error.";
+	
+	/** Default IO exception occurred message. */
+	public static final String IO_EXCEPTION_OCCURRED = 
+			"Request failed due to an IO exception. Check the host and port.";
+	
+	/** Default malformed URL message. */
+	public static final String MALFORMED_URL = "Request failed due to a malformed URL.";
+	
+	/** Default unknown error message. */
+	public static final String UNKNOWN_ERROR_OCCURRED = "An unknown error occurred.";
+	
+	/** The server or host name of the nF server. */
+	private String server;
+	
+	/** The port of the nF server. */
+	private int port;
+	
+	/** The protocol of the data connection. */
+	private String protocol;
+	
+	/** The context of the nF web application. It is part of any request URL directed at the nF server. */
+	private String context;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructs your NFConnector instance.
+	 * 
+	 * @param server The host name of the nF server with which you want to establish a data connection.
+	 */
+	public NFConnectorImpl(String server) {
+		this(server, DEFAULT_PORT, DEFAULT_CONTEXT, DEFAULT_PROTOCOL);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Constructs your NFConnector instance.
+	 * 
+	 * @param server The host name of the nF server with which you want to establish a data connection.
+	 * @param port The port of the nF web application.
+	 * @param context The context of the nF web application. It is part of any request URL directed at the nF server.
+	 */
+	public NFConnectorImpl(String server, int port, String context, String protocol) {
+		this.server = server;
+		this.port = port;
+		this.context = context;
+		this.protocol = protocol;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Callers of this NFConnector want to know the actual version of the novaFACTORY and the versions of its
+	 * HTTP/FTP/WPS/etc. interfaces against which this interface has been implemented.
+	 * 
+	 * The NovaFACTORY interfaces may change over time. Such changes force the SimStadt programmers to
+	 * implement different versions of this NFConnector interface while keeping old implementations in order to 
+	 * ensure backward compatibility.
+	 * 
+	 * @return The supported version of the novaFACTORY.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String supportsNFVersion() {
+		return NOVA_FACTORY_VERSION;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns the status of any existing nF job.
+	 * 
+	 * @param jobId The id of the job for which you want to request the status.
+	 * @return The status of any existing nF job.
+	 * @throws IOException An error occurred during the request. This could be a malformed URL or a network failure.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public JobStatus requestJobStatus(int jobId) {
+		JobStatus result = JobStatus.UNKOWN;
+		try {
+			List<String> parameters = Arrays.asList(buildParameter("jobid", jobId));
+			result = getJobStatusFromResponse(getResponse(buildURL(REMOTE_STATUS_SERVLET, parameters)));
+		} catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			result.setMessage(MALFORMED_URL);
+		} catch (IOException ex) {
+			result.setMessage(IO_EXCEPTION_OCCURRED);
+		} catch (ParserConfigurationException | SAXException ex) {
+			result.setMessage(XML_PARSER_ERROR);
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Downloads the result for a given nF export job and hands over the corresponding file handle.
+	 * 
+	 * @param jobId The id of the export job for which the result should be loaded.
+	 * @return A file handle to the result of the nF export job. 
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public File requestJobResult(int jobId) {
+		File result = null;
+		try {
+			List<String> parameters = Arrays.asList(
+					buildParameter("request", "downloadJob"),
+					buildParameter("mode", 0),
+					buildParameter("jobId", jobId));
+			result = downloadFile(buildURL(REMOTE_ORDER_SERVLET, parameters));
+		} catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (IOException ex) {
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Builds a simple parameter string for a HTTP GET request string.
+	 * 
+	 * @param key The parameter name.
+	 * @param value The value of the parameter.
+	 * @return The HTTP GET request parameter as concatenated key and value.
+	 */
+	private String buildParameter(String key, Object value) {
+		return key + "=" + value;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Builds a HTTP GET request URL out of the used protocol, nF server, port, context, servlet and existing
+	 * parameters.
+	 * 
+	 * @param servlet One of the supported nF servlets RemoteOrder, RemoteStatus or RemoteImport.
+	 * @param parameters List of parameters to be send to the servlet.
+	 * @return The built URL instance.
+	 * @throws MalformedURLException You will get some of this, if you mess up any part of the URL.
+	 */
+	private URL buildURL(String servlet, List<String> parameters) throws MalformedURLException {
+		String url = String.format("%s://%s:%s/%s/%s", protocol, server, port, context, servlet);
+		if (Objects.nonNull(parameters) && !parameters.isEmpty()) {
+			url += "?" + String.join("&", parameters);
+		}
+		return new URL(url);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Requests a response from the given URL. The response is expected to be returned as nF XML report.
+	 * 
+	 * @param url The URL of the nF servlet with all its necessary parameters. Read the nF handbook for more
+	 * details about the usage of nF servlets.
+	 * @return The response is expected to be a XML report, which will then be returned as a String.
+	 * @throws IOException You will get some of this, if anything goes wrong with your data connection to your
+	 * nF instance.
+	 */
+	private String getResponse(URL url) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, IOException {
+		HttpURLConnection httpConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+		httpConnection.setRequestProperty("Accept-Charset", DEFAULT_CHARSET);
+		return getResponse(httpConnection);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Requests a response from the given HTTP connection. The response is expected to be a XML document. 
+	 * 
+	 * @param httpConnection The HTTP Connection to the nF servlet. Read the nF handbook for more details
+	 * about the usage of the nF servlets.
+	 * @return The response is expected to be a XML report, which will then be returned as a String.
+	 * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException You will get some of this, if your connection uses wrong encodings.
+	 * @throws IOException You will get some of this, if anything goes wrong with your data connection to your
+	 * nF instance.
+	 */
+	private String getResponse(HttpURLConnection httpConnection) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, IOException {
+		String xml = "";
+		if (httpConnection.getResponseCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
+			String contentType = httpConnection.getHeaderField("Content-Type");
+			String charset = null;
+			for (String param : contentType.replace(" ", "").split(";")) {
+				if (param.startsWith("charset=")) {
+					charset = param.split("=", 2)[1];
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			InputStream response = httpConnection.getInputStream();
+			if (Objects.nonNull(charset)) {
+				BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(response, charset));
+				String line;
+				while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+					xml += line;
+				}			
+			}
+			response.close();
+		} else {
+			throw new IOException();
+		}
+		return xml;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * If everything works as expected, then nF's servlets will respond with XML reports to your requests. The job
+	 * status will be extracted from the response string. The XML reports have a certain structure. Read the nF
+	 * manual for more information about the XML reports and have a look at the DTD of the XML reports.
+	 * 
+	 * @param xml A XML string that is supposed to be a XML document.
+	 * @return The status of the job which was encoded in the given XML string.
+	 * @throws ParserConfigurationException Something went wrong.
+	 * @throws SAXException Some parse error.
+	 * @throws IOException Some parse error.
+	 */
+	private JobStatus getJobStatusFromResponse(String xml)	
+			throws ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException {
+		JobStatus result = JobStatus.UNKOWN;
+		SAXParserFactory saxFactory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
+		SAXParser parser = saxFactory.newSAXParser();
+		StringReader reader = new StringReader(xml);
+		ReportHandler handler = new ReportHandler();
+		parser.parse(new InputSource(reader), handler);
+		if (Objects.nonNull(handler.serviceException)) {
+			result.setMessage(handler.serviceException);
+		} else if (Objects.nonNull(handler.statusId)) {
+			result = JobStatus.getInstanceForStatus(handler.statusId);
+		} 
+		if (Objects.nonNull(handler.jobId)) {
+			result.setJobId(handler.jobId);			
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Downloads a (zipped) CityGML file from the nF server. The file will be the result of an export job.
+	 *  
+	 * @param url The URL of the remote order servlet that points at the CityGML file on the nF server. 
+	 * @return Returns a handle to the downloaded (zipped) CityGML file.
+	 * @throws IOException Something went wrong with your data connection. Check your server and the port.
+	 */
+	private File downloadFile(URL url) throws IOException {
+		File handle = null;
+		HttpURLConnection httpConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+		httpConnection.setRequestProperty("Accept-Charset", DEFAULT_CHARSET);
+		if (httpConnection.getResponseCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
+			String filename = "result.gml";
+            String disposition = httpConnection.getHeaderField("Content-Disposition");
+            if (disposition != null) {
+                int index = disposition.indexOf("filename=");
+                if (index > -1) {
+                    filename = disposition.
+                    		substring(index + 9, disposition.length()).
+                    		replaceAll("\"", "").
+                    		replaceAll(";", "");
+                }
+            }
+            InputStream inputStream = httpConnection.getInputStream();
+            FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(filename);
+            int bytesRead = -1;
+            byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
+            while ((bytesRead = inputStream.read(buffer)) != -1) {
+                outputStream.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
+            }
+            outputStream.close();
+            inputStream.close();
+            handle = new File(filename);
+		} else {
+			throw new IOException();
+		}
+		return handle;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sends an export job to the nF. This job will be enqueued in the queue of export jobs.
+	 * 
+	 * @param file The XML file which describes the nF export job.
+	 * @return Returns the status of the export job you just sent.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public JobStatus sendExportJob(File file) {
+		JobStatus result = JobStatus.UNKOWN;
+		try {
+			URL url = buildURL(REMOTE_ORDER_SERVLET, null);
+			JobStatus status = sendFile(url, file);
+			if (Objects.nonNull(status.getJobId())) {
+				status = requestJobStatus(status.getJobId());
+			} else {
+				status.setMessage(UNKNOWN_ERROR_OCCURRED);
+			}
+			result = status;
+		} catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+			result.setMessage(MALFORMED_URL);
+		} catch (IOException ex) {
+			result.setMessage(IO_EXCEPTION_OCCURRED);
+		} catch (ParserConfigurationException | SAXException ex) {
+			result.setMessage(XML_PARSER_ERROR);
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Does the actual job for the sendExportJob() method. sendExportJob() builds the URL for the remote servlet
+	 * and calls this method.
+	 * 
+	 * @param url The URL of the remote order servlet to which the file should be send to.
+	 * @param file The file to be sent to nF.
+	 * @return Returns the status of the export job you just sent.
+	 * @throws IOException There was a problem with your data connection.
+	 * @throws ParserConfigurationException There was a problem while parsing the response.
+	 * @throws SAXException Some parse error while parsing the response.
+	 */
+	private JobStatus sendFile(URL url, File file) throws IOException, ParserConfigurationException, SAXException {
+		HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
+		connection.setRequestMethod("POST");
+		connection.setRequestProperty("Connection", "Keep-Alive");
+		connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+		connection.setDoOutput(true); // Sends export job file
+		connection.setDoInput(true);  // Expects XML response
+		connection.connect();
+		OutputStream os = connection.getOutputStream();
+		PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(os, DEFAULT_CHARSET), true);
+		Files.copy(file.toPath(), os);
+		os.flush();
+		writer.append(CRLF).flush();
+		return getJobStatusFromResponse(getResponse(connection));
+	}
+	
+}
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src/eu/simstadt/nf/NFJobBuilder.java

+package eu.simstadt.nf;
+
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
+import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
+import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
+
+import org.geotools.geometry.GeneralDirectPosition;
+import org.geotools.referencing.CRS;
+import org.opengis.geometry.DirectPosition;
+import org.opengis.geometry.MismatchedDimensionException;
+import org.opengis.referencing.FactoryException;
+import org.opengis.referencing.NoSuchAuthorityCodeException;
+import org.opengis.referencing.crs.CoordinateReferenceSystem;
+import org.opengis.referencing.operation.MathTransform;
+import org.opengis.referencing.operation.TransformException;
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Builds nF import and export jobs using nF's XML job format.
+ * 
+ * @author Marcel Bruse
+ */
+public class NFJobBuilder {
+	
+	/**
+	 * This is an intermediate prototype.
+	 * 
+	 * @param regionPolygon A polygon of geo coordinates which encloses the buildings to be downloaded.
+	 * @return Returns a string representation of the nF export job.
+	 */
+	public static String buildExportJob(List<Coord> regionPolygon) {
+		String result = null;
+		
+		try {
+			DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
+			DocumentBuilder builder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
+			
+			Document doc = builder.newDocument();
+			Element root = doc.createElement("EXPORT_JOB");
+			root.setAttribute("version", "1.0.0");
+			doc.appendChild(root);
+			
+			Element job = doc.createElement("job");
+			root.appendChild(job);
+			
+				Element initiator = doc.createElement("initiator");
+				initiator.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("2758"));
+				job.appendChild(initiator);
+				
+				Element jobnumber = doc.createElement("jobnumber");
+				jobnumber.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("GR_EXPORT_CITYGML_LOD1"));
+				job.appendChild(jobnumber);
+				
+				Element account = doc.createElement("account");
+				account.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("Habib"));
+				job.appendChild(account);
+				
+			Element product = doc.createElement("product");
+			product.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("LBTEST"));
+			root.appendChild(product);
+			
+			Element layers = doc.createElement("layers");
+			layers.setAttribute("color", "0");
+			layers.setAttribute("mono", "0");
+			layers.setAttribute("plotLabelSrs", "-1");
+			layers.setAttribute("plotframe", "0");
+			layers.setAttribute("single", "1");
+			root.appendChild(layers);
+			
+				Element layer = doc.createElement("layer");
+				layer.setAttribute("name", "GML");
+				layer.setAttribute("product", "LBTEST");
+				layer.setAttribute("style", "#000000");
+				layers.appendChild(layer);
+			
+			Element srs = doc.createElement("srs");
+			srs.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("31467"));
+			root.appendChild(srs);
+			
+			Element extent = doc.createElement("extent");
+			extent.setAttribute("merge_mapsheets", "off");
+			extent.setAttribute("tile1asgn", "false");
+			root.appendChild(extent);
+			
+				Element polygon = appendRegionPolygon(doc, regionPolygon);
+				extent.appendChild(polygon);
+				
+			Element resolution = doc.createElement("resolution");
+			resolution.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("100.0"));
+			root.appendChild(resolution);
+			
+			Element scale = doc.createElement("scale");
+			scale.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("10000.0"));
+			root.appendChild(scale);
+			
+			Element format = doc.createElement("format");
+			format.setAttribute("alphalinscale", "0.0");
+			format.setAttribute("alphascale", "1.0");
+			format.setAttribute("citygml_actfunc", "tolod1");
+			format.setAttribute("citygml_apptheme", "");
+			format.setAttribute("citygml_elemclasses", "true");
+			format.setAttribute("citygml_lodmode", "all");
+			format.setAttribute("citygml_lods", "1");
+			format.setAttribute("citygml_metadata", "true");
+			format.setAttribute("citygml_outmode", "normal");
+			format.setAttribute("dtm", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("foredit", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("materialcopymode", "none");
+			format.setAttribute("polyopts_reverse", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("relcoords", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("rooftxr", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("roundcoords", "3");
+			format.setAttribute("schemetxr", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("solar", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("solargeoplex", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("tex", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1", "true");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_add", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_delrest", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_dstattrabsgrnd", "");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_dstattrabsheight", "");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_dstattrrelheight", "");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_dstattrzmode", "");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_geommode", "lod1solid");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_lodsrcmode", "all");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_triangulate", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_zroofmode", "mid");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_zusegenattrs", "");
+			format.setAttribute("tolod1_zusemeasuredheight", "false");
+			format.setAttribute("xyz", "false");
+			format.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("CityGML"));
+			root.appendChild(format);
+			
+			Element exportmetadata = doc.createElement("exportmetadata");
+			exportmetadata.setAttribute("calibration", "0");
+			exportmetadata.setAttribute("xmetadata", "0");
+			exportmetadata.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("1"));
+			root.appendChild(exportmetadata);
+			
+			Element addfile = doc.createElement("addfile");
+			addfile.setAttribute("col", "0");
+			addfile.setAttribute("eck", "");
+			root.appendChild(addfile);
+			
+			Element usenodatamask = doc.createElement("usenodatamask");
+			usenodatamask.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("0"));
+			root.appendChild(usenodatamask);
+			
+			Element usepdctborderpoly = doc.createElement("usepdctborderpoly");
+			usepdctborderpoly.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("0"));
+			root.appendChild(usepdctborderpoly);
+			
+			Element dhkresolvereferences = doc.createElement("dhkresolvereferences");
+			dhkresolvereferences.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("1"));
+			root.appendChild(dhkresolvereferences);
+			
+			Element zipresult = doc.createElement("zipresult");
+			zipresult.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("0"));
+			root.appendChild(zipresult);
+			
+			Element userdescription = doc.createElement("userdescription");
+			root.appendChild(userdescription);
+			
+			Element namingpattern = doc.createElement("namingpattern");
+			root.appendChild(namingpattern);
+			
+			TransformerFactory transformerFactory = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
+			Transformer transformer = transformerFactory.newTransformer();
+			StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
+			StreamResult streamResult = new StreamResult(writer);
+			transformer.transform(new DOMSource(doc), streamResult);
+			
+			result = writer.toString();
+		} catch (ParserConfigurationException ex) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (TransformerConfigurationException ex) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (TransformerException ex) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Transforms a global WGS 84 position into a coordinate of the given target SRS.
+	 *  
+	 * @param wgs84Position The WGS 84 position to be transformed to a position within the target SRS.
+	 * @param targetCRS The target SRS for the transformation.
+	 * @return The transformed target position within the target SRS.
+	 */
+	public static DirectPosition transformCoordinate(DirectPosition wgs84Position, 
+			CoordinateReferenceSystem targetCRS) {
+		DirectPosition result = null;
+		try {
+			CoordinateReferenceSystem sourceCRS = CRS.decode("EPSG:4326"); // WGS 84 (used by Google Maps)
+			MathTransform transform = CRS.findMathTransform(sourceCRS, targetCRS, true);
+			result = transform.transform(wgs84Position, null);
+		} catch (NoSuchAuthorityCodeException ex) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (FactoryException ex) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (MismatchedDimensionException ex) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		} catch (TransformException ex) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Appends the region polygon to the XML export job document. In order to do this, the given WGS 84 region
+	 * polygon will be transformed into a DHDN Gauss-Kruger zone 3 polygon. 
+	 * 
+	 * @param doc The XML export job document.
+	 * @param regionPolygon The polygon of the region which has been selected to be exported.
+	 * @return The w3c.dom.Element of the XML export job which describes the region polygon.
+	 */
+	private static Element appendRegionPolygon(Document doc, List<Coord> regionPolygon) {
+		Element polygon = doc.createElement("polygon");
+		polygon.setAttribute("srs", "31467");
+		try {
+			CoordinateReferenceSystem targetCRS	= CRS.decode("EPSG:31467"); // DHDN Gauss-Kruger zone 3
+			for (Coord coord : regionPolygon) {
+				DirectPosition sourcePosition = new GeneralDirectPosition(coord.latitude, coord.longitude);
+				DirectPosition targetPosition = transformCoordinate(sourcePosition, targetCRS);
+				
+				Element vertex = doc.createElement("vertex");
+				vertex.setAttribute("x", String.valueOf(targetPosition.getCoordinate()[1]));
+				vertex.setAttribute("y", String.valueOf(targetPosition.getCoordinate()[0]));
+				polygon.appendChild(vertex);
+			}
+		} catch (FactoryException ex) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			ex.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return polygon;
+	}
+
+}

src/eu/simstadt/nf/ReportHandler.java

+package eu.simstadt.nf;
+
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;
+
+/**
+ * This SAX handler scans a nF XML status report instance and searches for the nF job id and the status of a
+ * nF job.
+ * 
+ * @author Marcel Bruse
+ */
+public class ReportHandler extends DefaultHandler {
+
+	/** The XML tag which tells you the status of a nF job. */
+	public static final String STATUS_TAG = "status";
+	
+	/** The XML tag which holds the id of the nF job. */
+	public static final String JOB_ID = "jobId";
+	
+	/** If there was a problem on the nF server, then this XML tag gives you some hints. */
+	public static final String SERVICE_EXCEPTION_TAG = "ServiceException";
+	
+	/** The id of the status of the nF job. */
+	public Integer statusId = null;
+	
+	/** The id of the nF job. */
+	public Integer jobId = null; 
+	
+	/** If there was any problem, then you will find an exception message here. */
+	public String serviceException = null;
+	
+	/** Scanned string will be stored here temporarily. */
+	private String currentString;
+	
+	/**
+	 * If a tag has been read, its contents will be tested here. If it contains either a status id, job id or
+	 * service exception messege, then the contents will be stored in the appropriate member variable.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void endElement(String uri, String localName, String qName) throws SAXException {
+		if (qName.equalsIgnoreCase(STATUS_TAG)) {
+			statusId = Integer.valueOf(currentString);
+		} else if (qName.equalsIgnoreCase(SERVICE_EXCEPTION_TAG)) {
+			serviceException = currentString;
+		} else if (qName.equalsIgnoreCase(JOB_ID)) {
+			jobId = Integer.valueOf(currentString);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * The scanner of the XML document.
+	 * 
+	 * @see DefaultHandler
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void characters(char[] ch, int start, int length) {
+		currentString = new String(ch, start, length);
+	}
+	
+}

src/eu/simstadt/regionchooser/RegionChooserController.java

 package eu.simstadt.regionchooser;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+
 import com.lynden.gmapsfx.GoogleMapView;
 import com.lynden.gmapsfx.MapComponentInitializedListener;
 import com.lynden.gmapsfx.javascript.object.GoogleMap;
@@ -13,9 +17,11 @@
 import com.lynden.gmapsfx.javascript.object.Marker;
 import com.lynden.gmapsfx.javascript.object.MarkerOptions;
 
+import eu.simstadt.nf.Coord;
+import eu.simstadt.nf.NFJobBuilder;
 
-public class RegionChooserController implements MapComponentInitializedListener
-{
+public class RegionChooserController implements MapComponentInitializedListener {
+	
 	@FXML
 	private Button button;
 
@@ -31,10 +37,10 @@ public void initialize() {
 
 	@Override
 	public void mapInitialized() {
-		LatLong bochumLoc = new LatLong(51.482, 7.225);
-		LatLong hamburgLoc = new LatLong(53.551, 9.994);
-		LatLong stuttgartLoc = new LatLong(48.778, 9.176);
-		LatLong dresdenLoc = new LatLong(51.049, 13.741);
+		LatLong bochumLoc = new LatLong(48.879696, 9.215463);
+		LatLong hamburgLoc = new LatLong(48.878230, 9.215714);
+		LatLong stuttgartLoc = new LatLong(48.878323, 9.216613);
+		LatLong dresdenLoc = new LatLong(48.879402, 9.216532);
 
 
 		//Set the initial properties of the map.
@@ -80,5 +86,15 @@ public void mapInitialized() {
 
 		InfoWindow bochumInfoWindow = new InfoWindow(infoWindowOptions);
 		bochumInfoWindow.open(map, bochumMarker);
+		
+		// Build the nF export job description from a region polygon
+		List<Coord> regionPolygon = Arrays.asList(
+				new Coord(bochumLoc.getLatitude(), bochumLoc.getLongitude()),
+				new Coord(hamburgLoc.getLatitude(), bochumLoc.getLongitude()),
+				new Coord(stuttgartLoc.getLatitude(), bochumLoc.getLongitude()),
+				new Coord(dresdenLoc.getLatitude(), bochumLoc.getLongitude())
+		);
+		String exportJobDescription = NFJobBuilder.buildExportJob(regionPolygon);
+		System.out.println(exportJobDescription);
 	}
 }
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