Add method to EPT's FixedPointLayout to allow it to contain non-doubl…

…e XYZs to match a remote buffer layout.

io/EptReader.cpp

@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ void EptReader::addDimensions(PointLayoutPtr layout)
             Dimension::interpretationName(coercedType) << std::endl;
 
         layout->registerOrAssignDim(name, coercedType);
-        m_remoteLayout->registerOrAssignDim(name, remoteType);
+        m_remoteLayout->registerOrAssignFixedDim(name, remoteType);
     }
 
     m_remoteLayout->finalize();

io/private/EptSupport.cpp

@@ -168,5 +168,25 @@ void Pool::work()
     }
 }
 
+void FixedPointLayout::registerFixedDim(const Dimension::Id id,
+    const Dimension::Type type)
+{
+    Dimension::Detail dd = m_detail[Utils::toNative(id)];
+    dd.setType(type);
+    update(dd, Dimension::name(id));
+}
+
+Dimension::Id FixedPointLayout::registerOrAssignFixedDim(const std::string name,
+    const Dimension::Type type)
+{
+    Dimension::Id id = Dimension::id(name);
+    if (id != Dimension::Id::Unknown)
+    {
+        registerFixedDim(id, type);
+        return id;
+    }
+    return assignDim(name, type);
+}
+
 } // namespace pdal
 

io/private/EptSupport.hpp

@@ -284,7 +284,15 @@ class FixedPointLayout : public PointLayout
     // The default PointLayout class may reorder dimension entries for packing
     // efficiency.  However if a PointLayout is intended to be mapped to data
     // coming from a remote source, then the dimensions must retain their order.
-    // FixedPointLayout retains the order of dimensions as they are registered.
+    // FixedPointLayout retains the order of dimensions as they are registered,
+    // as well as adding a custom assignment function that makes sure XYZ are
+    // registered as their appropriate remote type rather than always as
+    // doubles.
+public:
+    void registerFixedDim(Dimension::Id id, Dimension::Type type);
+    Dimension::Id registerOrAssignFixedDim(std::string name,
+        Dimension::Type type);
+
 protected:
     PDAL_DLL virtual bool update(
             pdal::Dimension::Detail dimDetail,