OAProc: derive jobControlOptions and outputTransmission from plugin (#2257)

docs/source/plugins.rst

@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ Below is a sample process definition as a Python dictionary:
                       'it back as output. Intended to demonstrate a simple '
                       'process with a single literal input.',
        'jobControlOptions': ['sync-execute', 'async-execute'],  # whether the process can be executed in sync or async mode
+       'outputTransmission': ['value', 'reference'],  # whether the process can return inline data or URL references
        'keywords': ['hello world', 'example', 'echo'],  # keywords associated with the process
        'links': [{  # a list of 1..n  # link objects relevant to the process
            'type': 'text/html',

pygeoapi/api/processes.py

@@ -130,11 +130,15 @@ def describe_processes(api: API, request: APIRequest,
                 p2.pop('outputs')
                 p2.pop('example', None)
 
-            p2['jobControlOptions'] = ['sync-execute']
-            if api.manager.is_async:
+            jco = p.metadata.get('jobControlOptions', ['sync-execute'])
+            p2['jobControlOptions'] = jco
+
+            if api.manager.is_async and 'async-execute' not in jco:
+                LOGGER.debug('Adding async capability')
                 p2['jobControlOptions'].append('async-execute')
 
-            p2['outputTransmission'] = ['value']
+            p2['outputTransmission'] = p.metadata.get(
+                'outputTransmission', ['value'])
 
             p2['links'] = p2.get('links', [])
 

tests/api/test_processes.py

@@ -37,12 +37,28 @@
 import time
 from unittest import mock
 
+import pytest
+
+from pygeoapi.api import API
 from pygeoapi.api.processes import (
     describe_processes, execute_process, delete_job, get_job_result, get_jobs
 )
 from pygeoapi.formats import FORMAT_TYPES, F_HTML, F_JSON
+from pygeoapi.util import yaml_load
+
+from tests.util import get_test_file_path, mock_api_request
+
 
-from tests.util import mock_api_request
+@pytest.fixture()
+def config_process_metadata() -> dict:
+    """ Returns a pygeoapi configuration with process metadata."""
+    with open(get_test_file_path('pygeoapi-test-config-process-metadata.yml')) as fh:  # noqa
+        return yaml_load(fh)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def api_process_metadata(config_process_metadata, openapi):
+    return API(config_process_metadata, openapi)
 
 
 def test_describe_processes(config, api_):
@@ -143,15 +159,32 @@ def test_describe_processes(config, api_):
 
     # Test describe doesn't crash if example is missing
     req = mock_api_request()
-    processor = api_.manager.get_processor("hello-world")
-    example = processor.metadata.pop("example")
+    processor = api_.manager.get_processor('hello-world')
+    example = processor.metadata.pop('example')
     rsp_headers, code, response = describe_processes(api_, req)
     processor.metadata['example'] = example
     data = json.loads(response)
     assert code == HTTPStatus.OK
     assert len(data['processes']) == 2
 
 
+def test_describe_processes_metadata(config_process_metadata,
+                                     api_process_metadata):
+
+    req = mock_api_request({'limit': 1})
+    # Test for description of single processes
+    rsp_headers, code, response = describe_processes(
+        api_process_metadata, req, 'echo')
+    data = json.loads(response)
+    assert code == HTTPStatus.OK
+    assert len(data['jobControlOptions']) == 2
+    assert 'sync-execute' in data['jobControlOptions']
+    assert 'async-execute' in data['jobControlOptions']
+    assert len(data['outputTransmission']) == 2
+    assert 'value' in data['outputTransmission']
+    assert 'reference' in data['outputTransmission']
+
+
 def test_execute_process(config, api_):
     req_body_0 = {
         'inputs': {

tests/pygeoapi-test-config-process-metadata.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# =================================================================
+#
+# Authors: Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis@gmail.com>
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Tom Kralidis
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+# obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+# files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+# restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+# copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+# conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+# OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+# HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+# OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+# =================================================================
+
+server:
+    bind:
+        host: 0.0.0.0
+        port: 5000
+    url: http://localhost:5000/
+    mimetype: application/json; charset=UTF-8
+    encoding: utf-8
+    gzip: false
+    languages:
+        # First language is the default language
+        - en-US
+        - fr-CA
+    cors: true
+    pretty_print: true
+    limits:
+        default_items: 10
+        max_items: 10
+    # templates: /path/to/templates
+    map:
+        url: https://tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
+        attribution: '&copy; <a href="https://openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap contributors</a>'
+    manager:
+        name: TinyDB
+        connection: /tmp/pygeoapi-test-process-manager.db
+        output_dir: /tmp
+
+logging:
+    level: DEBUG
+    #logfile: /tmp/pygeoapi.log
+
+metadata:
+    identification:
+        title:
+            en: pygeoapi default instance
+            fr: instance par défaut de pygeoapi
+        description:
+            en: pygeoapi provides an API to geospatial data
+            fr: pygeoapi fournit une API aux données géospatiales
+        keywords:
+            en:
+                - geospatial
+                - data
+                - api
+            fr:
+                - géospatiale
+                - données
+                - api
+        keywords_type: theme
+        terms_of_service: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
+        url: http://example.org
+    license:
+        name: CC-BY 4.0 license
+        url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
+    provider:
+        name: Organization Name
+        url: https://pygeoapi.io
+    contact:
+        name: Lastname, Firstname
+        position: Position Title
+        address: Mailing Address
+        city: City
+        stateorprovince: Administrative Area
+        postalcode: Zip or Postal Code
+        country: Country
+        phone: +xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx
+        fax: +xx-xxx-xxx-xxxx
+        email: you@example.org
+        url: Contact URL
+        hours: Hours of Service
+        instructions: During hours of service.  Off on weekends.
+        role: pointOfContact
+
+resources:
+    echo:
+        type: process
+        processor:
+            name: Echo