MiniCarto is a mapping abstraction library, written according to gist.
MiniCarto has three goals:
- it takes configuration file with some properties and renders map and layers using one of popular mapping libraries. At demo page I switch between Leaflet and OpenLayers. The design of miniCarto is abstract enough to easy add new mapping libraries easy (e.g. Google Maps or d3.js).
- it handles map layers visibility using abstract TileLayer class (all layers in this demo are rendered as tiled layers)
- it updates sql attribute of CartoDB tiled layer and rerenders it.
To test library from console, I expose it at demo page into global namespace as window.miniCarto.
npm install minicarto
import miniCarto from 'minicarto';
miniCarto.init(...);| Method | Description |
|---|---|
init(config Object, container HTML Element, library String) |
Initializes miniCarto with params. Reads config file, then creates map with layers and draws them in container using library. Default library is 'leaflet'. |
setLibrary(String, 'leaflet' | 'openLayers') |
Sets library, recreates map with layers and draws them. |
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
addLayer(layer miniCarto.Layer) |
Adds layer to the map. Inside adds library layer to library map. |
removeLayer(layer miniCarto.Layer) |
Removes layer from the map. Inside removes library layer from the library map. |
hasLayer(layer miniCarto.Layer) |
Checks if map has layer already. |
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
setVisibility(visible Boolean) |
Handles layer visibility. |
update(options Object) |
Updates layer with options. Inside requests layer data and redraws it. |