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VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer

Namespace: ThinkGeo.Core

Renders vector MBTiles content by reading tiles from a local database and applying a Mapbox style definition.

public class VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer : MvtTilesAsyncLayer, IHttpRequestService, IFeatureLayer

Inheritance objectLayerBaseAsyncLayerXyzTilesAsyncLayerMvtTilesAsyncLayerVectorMbTilesAsyncLayer
Implements IHttpRequestService, IFeatureLayer

Properties

FilePath

Gets or sets the path to the MBTiles database that supplies vector tile data.

public string FilePath { get; set; }

Property Value

string

MaxZoomOfData

Gets or sets the maximum zoom level available in the MBTiles database.

public int MaxZoomOfData { get; set; }

Property Value

int

StyleJsonFilePath

Gets or sets the Mapbox style JSON path. Use MvtTilesAsyncLayer.StyleJsonUri instead.

public string StyleJsonFilePath { get; set; }

Property Value

string

MetaData

Gets the metadata entries embedded in the MBTiles database.

public Dictionary<string, string> MetaData { get; }

Property Value

Dictionary<string, string>

HttpClient

Gets or sets the MvtTilesAsyncLayer.HttpClient instance that will be used to download remote tiles.

public HttpClient HttpClient { get; set; }

Property Value

HttpClient

WebProxy

Gets or sets the web proxy that should be applied when issuing HTTP requests.

public IWebProxy WebProxy { get; set; }

Property Value

IWebProxy

TimeoutInSeconds

Gets or sets the request timeout, in seconds, used for outbound HTTP calls.

public int TimeoutInSeconds { get; set; }

Property Value

int

Credentials

Gets or sets the credentials that are supplied when authenticating against secured tile services.

public ICredentials Credentials { get; set; }

Property Value

ICredentials

UserAgent

Gets or sets the custom user-agent string that is attached to outbound HTTP requests.

public string UserAgent { get; set; }

Property Value

string

LabelDisplayMode

Gets or sets how labels should be drawn for the styles in this layer.

public LabelDisplayMode LabelDisplayMode { get; set; }

Property Value

LabelDisplayMode

StyleJsonUri

Gets or sets the URI of the Mapbox style JSON that describes the visual appearance of the tiles.

public string StyleJsonUri { get; set; }

Property Value

string

VectorTileCache

Gets or sets the cache that stores vector tiles retrieved from remote sources.

public FileTileCache VectorTileCache { get; set; }

Property Value

FileTileCache

ScaleFactor

Gets or sets the factor that scales sprite icons defined in the style JSON.

public float ScaleFactor { get; set; }

Property Value

float

ProjectionConverter

Gets or sets the projection converter used to transform coordinates during rendering.

public ProjectionConverter ProjectionConverter { get; set; }

Property Value

ProjectionConverter

TileMatrixSet

Gets or sets the tile matrix set describing the XYZ grid.

public TileMatrixSet TileMatrixSet { get; set; }

Property Value

TileMatrixSet

TileWidth

Gets or sets the TileWidth.

public int TileWidth { get; set; }

Property Value

int

TileHeight

Gets or sets the TileHeight.

public int TileHeight { get; set; }

Property Value

int

MaxExtent

This is the full extent of the matrix griding the xyz tiles. It's NOT the bounding box of the data itself.

public RectangleShape MaxExtent { get; set; }

Property Value

RectangleShape

MapUnit

Gets or sets the MapUnit.

public GeographyUnit MapUnit { get; set; }

Property Value

GeographyUnit

HasBoundingBox

Gets or sets the HasBoundingBox.

public bool HasBoundingBox { get; }

Property Value

bool

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.

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

VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer()

Initializes a new instance of the VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer class.

public VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer()

VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer(string)

Initializes a new instance of the VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer class for the specified MBTiles file.

public VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer(string filePath)

Parameters

filePath string
The vector MBTiles file to open.

VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer(string, string)

Initializes a new instance of the VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer class for the given MBTiles file and style JSON.

public VectorMbTilesAsyncLayer(string filePath, string styleJsonFilePath)

Parameters

filePath string
The vector MBTiles file to open.

styleJsonFilePath string
The Mapbox style JSON that describes how the tiles should draw.

Methods

OpenAsyncCore(CancellationToken)

Opens the layer, initializes the MBTiles connection, and loads metadata.

protected Task OpenAsyncCore(CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Parameters

cancellationToken CancellationToken
The token that can be used to cancel the operation.

Returns

Task

GetBoundingBoxCore()

Gets the bounding box for the MBTiles dataset.

protected RectangleShape GetBoundingBoxCore()

Returns

RectangleShape
The bounding box either in the dataset projection or converted to the external projection.

GetTileAsyncCore(string, int, int, int, CancellationToken)

Reads the requested tile bytes directly from the MBTiles database.

protected Task<Tile> GetTileAsyncCore(string requestTemplate, int zoom, int x, int y, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Parameters

requestTemplate string

zoom int

x int

y int

cancellationToken CancellationToken

Returns

Task<Tile>

GetFeaturesInsideBoundingBoxAsync(string, RectangleShape, double, int, CancellationToken)

Gets the features for the specified extent while honoring the maximum zoom level advertised by the MBTiles metadata.

protected Task<Dictionary<string, Collection<Feature>>> GetFeaturesInsideBoundingBoxAsync(string requestTemplate, RectangleShape extent, double scale, int maxZoomOfData, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Parameters

requestTemplate string

extent RectangleShape

scale double

maxZoomOfData int

cancellationToken CancellationToken

Returns

Task<Dictionary<string, Collection<Feature>>>

CloseAsyncCore(CancellationToken)

Closes the MBTiles connection and releases resources.

protected Task CloseAsyncCore(CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Parameters

cancellationToken CancellationToken

Returns

Task

Events

SendingHttpRequest

Occurs immediately before an HTTP request for a vector tile is sent.

public event EventHandler<SendingHttpRequestMessageEventArgs> SendingHttpRequest;

ReceivedHttpResponse

Occurs after an HTTP response is received for a previously issued tile request.

public event EventHandler<ReceivedHttpResponseMessageEventArgs> ReceivedHttpResponse;

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;