@mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw

What is @mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw?

@mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw is a plugin for Mapbox GL JS that adds support for drawing and editing features on a map. It allows users to draw points, lines, and polygons, and provides a user-friendly interface for manipulating these shapes.

What are @mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw's main functionalities?

Drawing Points

This feature allows users to draw points on the map. The code initializes the MapboxDraw control and adds it to the map. When a point is created, an event is triggered, and the created point's features are logged to the console.

const draw = new MapboxDraw();
map.addControl(draw);
map.on('draw.create', function(e) {
  const features = e.features;
  console.log('Point created:', features);
});

Drawing Lines

This feature allows users to draw lines on the map. Similar to drawing points, the MapboxDraw control is added to the map, and an event is triggered when a line is created, logging the line's features to the console.

const draw = new MapboxDraw();
map.addControl(draw);
map.on('draw.create', function(e) {
  const features = e.features;
  console.log('Line created:', features);
});

Drawing Polygons

This feature allows users to draw polygons on the map. The MapboxDraw control is added to the map, and an event is triggered when a polygon is created, logging the polygon's features to the console.

const draw = new MapboxDraw();
map.addControl(draw);
map.on('draw.create', function(e) {
  const features = e.features;
  console.log('Polygon created:', features);
});

Editing Features

This feature allows users to edit existing features on the map. The MapboxDraw control is added to the map, and an event is triggered when a feature is updated, logging the updated feature's details to the console.

const draw = new MapboxDraw();
map.addControl(draw);
map.on('draw.update', function(e) {
  const features = e.features;
  console.log('Feature updated:', features);
});

Deleting Features

This feature allows users to delete features from the map. The MapboxDraw control is added to the map, and an event is triggered when a feature is deleted, logging the deleted feature's details to the console.

const draw = new MapboxDraw();
map.addControl(draw);
map.on('draw.delete', function(e) {
  const features = e.features;
  console.log('Feature deleted:', features);
});

Other packages similar to @mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw

leaflet-draw

leaflet-draw is a plugin for the Leaflet library that provides similar drawing and editing functionalities for maps. It allows users to draw points, lines, and polygons, and offers a user-friendly interface for manipulating these shapes. Compared to @mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw, leaflet-draw is designed specifically for the Leaflet ecosystem.

turf

Turf is a JavaScript library for spatial analysis that includes some drawing and editing functionalities. It allows users to create and manipulate geometries, perform spatial operations, and analyze geospatial data. While Turf is more focused on spatial analysis, it can be used in conjunction with other libraries to provide drawing capabilities similar to @mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw.

README

@mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw

Adds support for drawing and editing features on mapbox-gl.js maps. See a live example here

Requires mapbox-gl-js. Compatible versions are documented in the package.json

On NPM this package has recently moved from mapbox-gl-draw to @mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw

Installing

npm install @mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw

Draw ships with CSS, make sure you include it in your build.
When using modules

require('@mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw/dist/mapbox-gl-draw.css')
// or
import '@mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw/dist/mapbox-gl-draw.css'

When using CDN

<link rel='stylesheet' href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-draw/v1.0.4/mapbox-gl-draw.css' type='text/css' />

Usage in your application

When using modules

var mapboxgl = require('mapbox-gl');
var MapboxDraw = require('@mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw');

When using a CDN

<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-draw/v1.0.4/mapbox-gl-draw.js'></script>

Example setup

mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN';

var map = new mapboxgl.Map({
  container: 'map',
  style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v8',
  center: [40, -74.50],
  zoom: 9
});

var Draw = new MapboxDraw();

// Map#addControl takes an optional second argument to set the position of the control.
// If no position is specified the control defaults to `top-right`. See the docs 
// for more details: https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/api/map#addcontrol

map.addControl(Draw, 'top-left');

map.on('load', function() {
  // ALL YOUR APPLICATION CODE
});

https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/example/mapbox-gl-draw/

See API.md for complete reference.

Enhancements and New Interactions

For additional functionality check out our list of custom modes.

Mapbox Draw accepts functionality changes after the functionality has been proven out via a custom mode. This lets users experiment and validate their mode before entering a review process, hopefully promoting innovation. When you write a custom mode, please open a PR adding it to our list of custom modes.

Developing and testing

Install dependencies, build the source files and crank up a server via:

git clone [e-mail]:mapbox/mapbox-gl-draw.git
npm install
npm start & open http://localhost:9966/debug/?access_token=<token>

Testing

npm run test

Publishing

To github and npm

npm version (major|minor|patch)
git push --tags
git push
npm publish

Update the version number in the GL JS example.

Naming actions

We're trying to follow standards when naming things. Here is a collection of links where we look for inspiration.

• http://turfjs.org/docs.html
• http://toblerity.org/shapely/manual.html