openshift-mongo-java-spatial

This is the code to go along with the OpenShift blog piece on how to use Flask (python) with MongoDB to create a REST like web service with spatial data

Running on OpenShift

Create an account at https://www.openshift.com

Create a JBossEAP application with MongoDB

rhc app create javaws jbosseap-6 mongodb-2

Add this upstream flask repo

cd javaws
git remote add upstream -m master https://github.com/openshift-quickstart/openshift-mongo-spatial-jee6.git
git pull -s recursive -X theirs upstream master

Then push the repo upstream

git push

To add the data to the MongoDB instance please follow the instructions on this blog: Mongo Spatial on OpenShift

Now, ssh into the application.

Add the data to a collection called parkpoints:

mongoimport -d javaws -c parkpoints --type json --file $OPENSHIFT_REPO_DIR/parkcoord.json  -h $OPENSHIFT_MONGODB_DB_HOST  -u admin -p $OPENSHIFT_MONGODB_DB_PASSWORD

Create the spatial index on the documents:

mongo
use javaws
db.parkpoints.ensureIndex( { pos : "2d" } );

Once the data is imported you can now checkout your application at:

http://javaws-$yournamespace.rhcloud.com/ws/parks