Draw elipses in KML

[elihusmails]

I am interested in adding support for ellipses in the KML adapter. This functionality is shown in the geometry processor (https://github.com/Esri/solutions-geoevent-java/tree/master/solutions-geoevent/processors/geometry-processor). Would this functionality just require updates to the KmlAdapterBase? It appears that the KML adapter is geared heavily towards just plotting points and tracks. I need to support ellipses around points as well.

[mzesri]

This version of the KML outbound adapter is geared toward displaying points and tracks. Adapters usually don't process data. You can add code to create placement for polygons as a geometry type. The KML outbound adapter process geoevents from the REST cache. I would recommend using a geometry processor such as the one you referenced to generate the ellipses for each geoevent before you put them into the REST cache.

[elihusmails]

I am using the geometry processor to generate the ellipse information. Unfortunately the KML adapter only supports points. Looking at KmlGeneratorBase.java lines 85 - 110, I believe that if the geometry in the GeoEvent is not a point, you will not get any ellipse information in the resulting KML due to the adapter only supporting points.