XMAS-App

The XLeistelle model-driven application schema app is a Python web application to edit and create data according to geo-spatial standards of the XLeistelle, e.g. XPlanung, XTrasse. It is based on NiceGUI for a graphical user interface and XPlan-Tools for the data model and respective functionality.

While it could be advanced to a standalone application, its current focus is integration in QGIS to provide attribute forms etc.

Features

• Render attribute forms for features.
• Create and edit features in combination with the corresponding QGIS Plugin.
• Import GML documents into a database.
• Export GML, JSON-FG or GPKG files from a databse.
• Delete plans from a database.
• Display and edit relations of plan objects in a tree view.

Installation

Container Image

Container images are available in the registry. See here for configuration.

Python >= v3.11

GDAL and its Python bindings are required, so you need to make sure the GDAL system library and Python package versions match. QGIS installations come with GDAL and a Python environment that can readily be used to install the app.

Install with pip, e.g. via OSGeo4W Shell:

pip install xmas-app

Pixi

This project uses Pixi for package management. To install this repo with a self-contained environment, run

git clone https://gitlab.opencode.de/xleitstelle/xmas-app.git
cd xmas-app
pixi install

Running

Preconditions

A Postgres DB with PostGIS extension and adequate permissions for the used role. If required tables were not previously created with xplan-tools, they will be generated on initialization.

For convenience, you can run

docker compose -f compose.yaml up -d

This will spin up a readily usable XMAS-App container with a PostGIS backend.

Modes

QGIS Plugin mode

If XPlan-GUI was installed in the QGIS Python environment, it can be started from the plugin panel. Configuration parameters are handled by the plugin.

Standalone mode

Starting in standalone mode requires some configuration parameters which have to be provided as an .env file or via environment variables. The database connection parameters can be either user name, password etc. or a service definition.

First activate the pixi shell

pixi shell

then run

xmas-app

Optional: batch import test data to the database using xplan-tools

Test data can be downloaded from https://gitlab.opencode.de/xleitstelle/xplanung/testdaten, e.g. a ZIP archive with BP_Plans in v 6.0.

To import all .gml files at once, extract the archive and use:

(on Linux/Mac/Wsl Bash):

for f in <pfad>/bp/*.gml; do
  xplan-tools convert "$f" postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:55432/postgres
done

(on Windows:):

for %f in (*.gml) do xplan-tools convert "%f" postgresql://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:55432/postgres

License

The code in this repository is licensed under the EUPL-1.2-or-later

© XLeitstelle, 2025