Convert ArcGIS Server Definition draft from map service to feature service with editing permissions to be published on ArcGIS online

get_feature_service.py

# import minidom module
import xml.dom.minidom as DOM


def get_feature_service(sddraft):
    """
    Converts the default type of sddraft file from a map service to a feature service for publishing to AGOL.
    Copied and adaped from http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//00s30000006q000000
    :param sddraft:
    :return: sddraft: modified to be a feature service
    """
    # read the contents of the original SDDraft into an xml parser
    doc = DOM.parse(sddraft)

    # Change service type from map service to feature service
    typeNames = doc.getElementsByTagName('TypeName')
    for typeName in typeNames:
        if typeName.firstChild.data == "MapServer":
            typeName.firstChild.data = "FeatureServer"

    # Turn off caching
    configProps = doc.getElementsByTagName('ConfigurationProperties')[0]
    propArray = configProps.firstChild
    propSets = propArray.childNodes
    for propSet in propSets:
        keyValues = propSet.childNodes
        for keyValue in keyValues:
            if keyValue.tagName == 'Key':
                if keyValue.firstChild.data == "isCached":
                    keyValue.nextSibling.firstChild.data = "false"

    # Turn on feature access capabilities
    configProps = doc.getElementsByTagName('Info')[0]
    propArray = configProps.firstChild
    propSets = propArray.childNodes
    for propSet in propSets:
        keyValues = propSet.childNodes
        for keyValue in keyValues:
            if keyValue.tagName == 'Key':
                if keyValue.firstChild.data == "WebCapabilities":
                    keyValue.nextSibling.firstChild.data = "Query,Create,Update,Delete,Uploads,Editing"

    # write updated sd draft to disk
    new_sddraft = open(path.join(scratch, 'fileservice.sddraft'), 'w')
    doc.writexml(new_sddraft)
    new_sddraft.close()

    # return new_sddraft
    return new_sddraft