Custom Online maps: Extra Headers
As described in the manual https://docs.locusmap.app/doku.php?id=manual:advanced:customization:online_maps#specifications_of_map_definition we can add or modify the Header information. This is e.g important if we need some kind of Authorisation to load a map. So adding or modifying header fields like "User-Agent", "Referer", "Cookies" is essential.
"Referer" already works.
"User-Agent" (not working any more?) at least I was not able to send my own string, Map-Server receives the standard "Locus Map..." User-Agent.
"Cookies" (I'm not sure? Please describe in the manual how to send a list of cookies, eg: "Cky1"="The first value" and "Cky2"="The second value")
In general please improve explanation of "extraHeader" in the manual:
- How to use more than 1 extraHeader: by using several <extraHeader>-Lines, or just using 1 line and separate the Headers?
- How to note strings containing spaces (" ") or other special characters?
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Hello Sonny,
good questions, thanks for it. @Michal Stupka will improve the manual based on discussion here for sure 😉.
- "user-agent" > it has been a long time since I'm blocking custom user agents. It caused a lot of troubles on OSM servers mainly that Locus Map was used for some mass downloading thanks to faking of user-agent. No more, sorry. There should be no need to prevent Locus Map inform the server correctly.
- "extraHeader" > try inserting more lines with this tag. Simply one custom header in a one "extraHeader" tag.
- "cookies" > hmm, how should they be send to server? The same as custom headers? If so, simply use "extraHeader".
Hello Sonny,
good questions, thanks for it. @Michal Stupka will improve the manual based on discussion here for sure 😉.
- "user-agent" > it has been a long time since I'm blocking custom user agents. It caused a lot of troubles on OSM servers mainly that Locus Map was used for some mass downloading thanks to faking of user-agent. No more, sorry. There should be no need to prevent Locus Map inform the server correctly.
- "extraHeader" > try inserting more lines with this tag. Simply one custom header in a one "extraHeader" tag.
- "cookies" > hmm, how should they be send to server? The same as custom headers? If so, simply use "extraHeader".
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