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ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer

Namespace: ThinkGeo.Core

Provides read/write access to legacy ThinkGeo-specific MBTiles databases, including tile generation helpers.

public class ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer : Layer

Inheritance objectLayerBaseLayerThinkGeoMBTilesLayer

Properties

ProjectionConverter

Gets or sets the projection converter used when reading or writing tile coordinates.

public ProjectionConverter ProjectionConverter { get; set; }

Property Value

ProjectionConverter

BitmapTileCache

Gets or sets the cache used to store rendered bitmap tiles.

public RasterTileCache BitmapTileCache { get; set; }

Property Value

RasterTileCache

StyleJsonUri

Gets or sets the Mapbox style json used to interpret vector tiles.

public Uri StyleJsonUri { get; set; }

Property Value

Uri

DrawingQuality

Gets or sets the drawing quality applied when rasterizing vector tiles.

public DrawingQuality DrawingQuality { get; set; }

Property Value

DrawingQuality

ShowDebugInfo

Gets or sets a value indicating whether debug tile boundaries and metadata are rendered.

public bool ShowDebugInfo { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

TileSize

Gets or sets the tile size (in pixels) expected by the MBTiles dataset.

public int TileSize { get; set; }

Property Value

int

RequestDrawingInterval

Gets or sets the interval between automatic draw requests. Obsolete.

public TimeSpan RequestDrawingInterval { get; set; }

Property Value

TimeSpan

Name

Gets or sets the display name for the layer.

public string Name { get; set; }

Property Value

string
The name used to identify the layer within UI components such as legends.

Remarks:

The name is user defined. Assign a descriptive value so tooling such as legends and layer lists can surface a meaningful label to end users.

IsOpen

Gets a value indicating whether the layer is currently open.

public bool IsOpen { get; }

Property Value

bool
true if the layer has completed its open routine; otherwise, false.

Remarks:

This method is the concrete wrapper for the abstract method IsOpenCore. Various methods on the Layer require that it be in an open state. If one of those methods is called when the state is not open, then the method will throw an exception. To enter the open state, you must call the Layer Open method. The method will raise an exception if the current Layer is already open.

As this is a concrete public method that wraps a Core method, we reserve the right to add events and other logic to pre- or post-process data returned by the Core version of the method. In this way, we leave our framework open on our end, but also allow you the developer to extend our logic to suit your needs. If you have questions about this, please contact our support team as we would be happy to work with you on extending our framework.

IsVisible

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the layer is visible.

public bool IsVisible { get; set; }

Property Value

bool
true to draw the layer; otherwise, false.

Remarks:

If this property is set to false, the layer will not draw. We ensure this in the Draw method. This is useful for legends and other controls that control the visibility of layers.

DrawingTime

Gets the last recorded drawing time for the layer.

public TimeSpan DrawingTime { get; protected set; }

Property Value

TimeSpan
The duration of the most recent draw operation.

Remarks:

We track the drawing time for the layer and report it back in this method. This is useful for determining the speed of various layers.

Projection

Gets the projection of the layer.

public Projection Projection { get; set; }

Property Value

Projection

DrawingExceptionMode

Gets or sets how drawing exceptions are handled when the layer renders.

public DrawingExceptionMode DrawingExceptionMode { get; set; }

Property Value

DrawingExceptionMode

Background

Gets or sets the background color used when rendering the layer.

public GeoColor Background { get; set; }

Property Value

GeoColor
The fill applied to areas not covered by layer content.

Transparency

Gets or sets the amount of transparency applied to the rendered image.

public float Transparency { get; set; }

Property Value

float
A value between 0 (fully transparent) and 255 (fully opaque).

BlueTranslation

Gets or sets the intensity adjustment applied to the blue channel.

public float BlueTranslation { get; set; }

Property Value

float
A value between -255 and 255 representing the blue channel translation.

RedTranslation

Gets or sets the intensity adjustment applied to the red channel.

public float RedTranslation { get; set; }

Property Value

float
A value between -255 and 255 representing the red channel translation.

GreenTranslation

Gets or sets the intensity adjustment applied to the green channel.

public float GreenTranslation { get; set; }

Property Value

float
A value between -255 and 255 representing the green channel translation.

KeyColors

Gets the collection of key colors that should be rendered as transparent.

public Collection<GeoColor> KeyColors { get; }

Property Value

Collection<GeoColor>

Remarks:

Attempting to access this collection when the associated GeoCanvas does not support key colors (see GeoCanvas.SupportKeyColor) results in an exception. Add colors to this collection to ensure they render as transparent.

IsNegative

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the image should be rendered with inverted colors.

public bool IsNegative { get; set; }

Property Value

bool
true to invert the color channels; otherwise, false.

IsGrayscale

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the image should be converted to grayscale prior to rendering.

public bool IsGrayscale { get; set; }

Property Value

bool
true to apply a grayscale filter; otherwise, false.

HasBoundingBox

Gets a value indicating whether the layer supports retrieving its bounding box.

public bool HasBoundingBox { get; }

Property Value

bool

Remarks:

When this property is false, calls to or GetFullExtent throw an exception. The default implementation returns false.

ThreadSafe

Gets or sets the threading guarantees provided by the layer implementation.

public ThreadSafetyLevel ThreadSafe { get; set; }

Property Value

ThreadSafetyLevel
The level of thread safety that callers can expect when interacting with the layer.

ColorMappings

Gets the color translation map that will be applied when rendering the layer.

public Dictionary<GeoColor, GeoColor> ColorMappings { get; }

Property Value

Dictionary<GeoColor, GeoColor>

WrappingMode

Gets or sets how the layer wraps when the map extent crosses world boundaries.

public WrappingMode WrappingMode { get; set; }

Property Value

WrappingMode

WrappingExtent

Gets or sets the geographic extent to use when wrapping is enabled.

public RectangleShape WrappingExtent { get; set; }

Property Value

RectangleShape

Constructors

ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer()

Initializes a new instance of the ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer class without a backing database.

public ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer()

ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer(string)

Initializes a new instance of the ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer class that opens the specified MBTiles database.

public ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer(string mbTilesPathFilename)

Parameters

mbTilesPathFilename string
Path to the MBTiles database.

ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer(string, Uri)

Initializes a new instance of the ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer class and associates an optional style json.

public ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer(string mbTilesPathFilename, Uri styleJsonUri)

Parameters

mbTilesPathFilename string
Path to the MBTiles database.

styleJsonUri Uri
URI that points to a Mapbox style json used for rendering.

Methods

CloseCore()

Provides the overridable implementation that closes the instance and releases any resources it holds.

protected void CloseCore()

Returns

void

OpenCore()

Provides the overridable implementation that opens the instance and initializes the resources it depends on.

protected void OpenCore()

Returns

void

GetBoundingBoxCore()

Provides the overridable implementation that returns the bounding box that encloses the relevant geometry.

protected RectangleShape GetBoundingBoxCore()

Returns

RectangleShape
The result of the operation.

GetRasterContentTypeCore()

ThinkGeo vector MBTiles are rendered cartographically.

protected RasterContentType GetRasterContentTypeCore()

Returns

RasterContentType

GetTile(long, long, long)

Retrieves a vector tile from the MBTiles database at the provided XYZ indices.

public VectorTile GetTile(long zoom, long x, long y)

Parameters

zoom long
Zoom level of the tile.

x long
Column index of the tile.

y long
Row index of the tile.

Returns

VectorTile
The matching if it exists; otherwise null.

LoadStyleJson()

Loads and parses the style json referenced by ThinkGeoMBTilesLayer.StyleJsonUri.

public void LoadStyleJson()

Returns

void

DrawTileAsync(GeoCanvas, int, long, long)

Draws a tile directly to the provided canvas using the layer’s style and MBTiles data.

public Task DrawTileAsync(GeoCanvas canvas, int zoomIndex, long columnIndex, long rowIndex)

Parameters

canvas GeoCanvas
Canvas that receives the rendered tile.

zoomIndex int
Zoom level index.

columnIndex long
Tile column to draw.

rowIndex long
Tile row to draw.

Returns

Task

6R4=(GeoCanvas, int, long, long, ZoomLevelSet, bool, RasterTileCache, int, List<string>, H0M=, bool, int, RasterResamplingMode)

internal static Task 6R4=(GeoCanvas canvas, int zoomIndex, long columnIndex, long rowIndex, ZoomLevelSet zoomLevelSet, bool ShowDebugInfo, RasterTileCache BitmapTileCache, int maxZoom, List<string> pbfLayerNames, H0M= getFeaturesFromPbfVectorTileAsyncDelegate, bool useLegacyLabeling, int tileSize, RasterResamplingMode resamplingMode)

Parameters

canvas GeoCanvas

zoomIndex int

columnIndex long

rowIndex long

zoomLevelSet ZoomLevelSet

ShowDebugInfo bool

BitmapTileCache RasterTileCache

maxZoom int

pbfLayerNames List<string>

getFeaturesFromPbfVectorTileAsyncDelegate H0M=

useLegacyLabeling bool

tileSize int

resamplingMode RasterResamplingMode

Returns

Task

6h4=(int, long, long, RectangleShape, CancellationToken, int, List<string>, IEM=)

internal static Collection<Feature> 6h4=(int zoom, long x, long y, RectangleShape boundingBox, CancellationToken cancellationToken, int maxZoom, List<string> pbfLayerNames, IEM= getFeaturesFromPbfVectorTile)

Parameters

zoom int

x long

y long

boundingBox RectangleShape

cancellationToken CancellationToken

maxZoom int

pbfLayerNames List<string>

getFeaturesFromPbfVectorTile IEM=

Returns

Collection<Feature>

6x4=(int, long, long, RectangleShape, CancellationToken, int, List<string>, H0M=)

internal static Task<Collection<Feature>> 6x4=(int zoom, long x, long y, RectangleShape boundingBox, CancellationToken cancellationToken, int maxZoom, List<string> pbfLayerNames, H0M= getFeaturesFromPbfVectorTileAsync)

Parameters

zoom int

x long

y long

boundingBox RectangleShape

cancellationToken CancellationToken

maxZoom int

pbfLayerNames List<string>

getFeaturesFromPbfVectorTileAsync H0M=

Returns

Task<Collection<Feature>>

7R4=(ZoomLevelSet, int)

internal static List<string> 7R4=(ZoomLevelSet zoomLevelSet, int zoomLevelIndex)

Parameters

zoomLevelSet ZoomLevelSet

zoomLevelIndex int

Returns

List<string>

DrawCore(GeoCanvas, Collection<SimpleCandidate>)

Provides the overridable implementation that draws onto and appends any label candidates to .

protected void DrawCore(GeoCanvas canvas, Collection<SimpleCandidate> labelsInAllLayers)

Parameters

canvas GeoCanvas
The to draw to.

labelsInAllLayers Collection<SimpleCandidate>
A shared collection that receives label candidates generated during drawing.

Returns

void

OnGeneratingTile(GeneratingTileMBTilesLayerEventArgs)

Performs on generating tile.

protected void OnGeneratingTile(GeneratingTileMBTilesLayerEventArgs e)

Parameters

e GeneratingTileMBTilesLayerEventArgs
The e.

Returns

void

OnGeneratedTile(GeneratedTileMBTilesLayerEventArgs)

Performs on generated tile.

protected void OnGeneratedTile(GeneratedTileMBTilesLayerEventArgs e)

Parameters

e GeneratedTileMBTilesLayerEventArgs
The e.

Returns

void

BeginTransaction()

Begins a batch transaction so multiple tile changes can be committed atomically.

public void BeginTransaction()

Returns

void

CommitTransaction()

Commits the currently buffered tile edits to the database.

public TransactionResult CommitTransaction()

Returns

TransactionResult
A that summarizes the applied changes.

WriteMetaData(string, string)

Writes or updates a metadata entry in the MBTiles database.

public void WriteMetaData(string key, string value)

Parameters

key string
Metadata key.

value string
Metadata value.

Returns

void

CreateDatabase(string, bool)

Creates a ThinkGeo MBTiles database with the required schema.

public static void CreateDatabase(string mbTilesPath, bool isOverwrite)

Parameters

mbTilesPath string
Destination path for the database.

isOverwrite bool
True to overwrite an existing file; otherwise false.

Returns

void

AddTile(VectorTile)

Adds a new tile to the database.

public void AddTile(VectorTile vectorTile)

Parameters

vectorTile VectorTile
Tile to add.

Returns

void

UpdateTile(VectorTile)

Updates an existing tile in the database.

public void UpdateTile(VectorTile vectorTile)

Parameters

vectorTile VectorTile
Tile content to write.

Returns

void

DeleteTile(VectorTile)

Deletes a tile from the database.

public void DeleteTile(VectorTile vectorTile)

Parameters

vectorTile VectorTile
Tile that identifies the zoom/x/y to remove.

Returns

void

Events

GeneratingTile

Occurs before a tile is generated, allowing the operation to be cancelled.

public event EventHandler<GeneratingTileMBTilesLayerEventArgs> GeneratingTile;

GeneratedTile

Occurs after a tile has been generated.

public event EventHandler<GeneratedTileMBTilesLayerEventArgs> GeneratedTile;

DrawingProgressChanged

Occurs as the layer reports drawing progress (useful for async or tiled rendering scenarios).

public event EventHandler<DrawingProgressChangedEventArgs> DrawingProgressChanged;

RequestedDrawing

Raised after the drawing buffer elapses so consumers can handle a legacy drawing cycle. Obsolete.

public event EventHandler<RequestedDrawingLayerEventArgs> RequestedDrawing;

RequestingDrawing

Raised before the drawing buffer elapses so consumers can cancel a legacy drawing operation. Obsolete.

public event EventHandler<RequestingDrawingLayerEventArgs> RequestingDrawing;

DrawingException

Occurs when the DrawingException event is raised.

public event EventHandler<DrawingExceptionLayerEventArgs> DrawingException;

DrawnException

Occurs when the DrawnException event is raised.

public event EventHandler<DrawnExceptionLayerEventArgs> DrawnException;