
ReactiveGoogleMap creates a data-driven map UI component using Google Maps. It is the key component for building map based experiences.
Example uses:
- showing a map of user check-ins by city and topics for powering discovery based experiences.
- displaying restaurants filtered by a nearby distance query on a map.
Usage
Installation
<reactive-google-map /> uses Google Maps JS library to render the google map and access the necessary geo-location services. To configure the google maps you have to install the ReactiveGoogleMap plugin with google maps key. For example,
import Vue from 'vue';
import App from './App.vue';
import {
	ReactiveBase,
	ReactiveGoogleMap,
} from '@appbaseio/reactivesearch-vue';
Vue.use(ReactiveBase);
// Installing the ReactiveGoogleMap plugin
Vue.use(ReactiveGoogleMap, {
	key: 'PUT_YOUR_MAP_KEY',
});
Vue.config.productionTip = false;
new Vue({
	render: h => h(App),
}).$mount('#app');
Nuxt.js config
If you're using Nuxt.js then you have to add the following to the build section of your nuxt.config.js file:
transpile: [/^gmap-vue($|\/)/, /^@appbaseio\/reactivesearch-vue($|\/)/],You can also check this example with Nuxt.js.
Basic Usage
    <reactive-google-map
        componentId="MapUI" 
        dataField="location" 
    />Usage With All Props
<reactive-google-map
	componentId="MapUI"
	dataField="location"
	:size="10"
	:defaultZoom="13"
	:defaultCenter="{ lat: 37.74, lng: -122.45 }"
    :defaultRadius="200"
    :unit="mi"
	:showMarkerClusters="true"
	:showSearchAsMove="true"
	:searchAsMove="true"
    :autoCenter="true"
    :pagination="true"
	:react="{
		and: 'CitySensor',
	}"
/>Props
componentId
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| String | No | 
unique identifier of the component, can be referenced in other components' react prop.
dataField
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| String | No | 
DB data field to be connected to the component's UI view, usually of a geopoint (i.e. location) data type and used for rendering the markers on the map.
size
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Number | Yes | 
number of results to show in the map view, can be a number in the range [1, 1000]. Defaults to 10.
calculateMarkers
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Function | Yes | 
The ReactiveGoogleMap component uses the ElasticSearch hits to render the markers, if you wish to override the default markers then calculateMarkers prop is the way.
The calculateMarkers function accepts an object with following properties:
- data, parsed hits data
- rawData, Elasticsearch raw response
The function must return an array of markers where each marker must have the following properties:
- _id, unique identifier for each marker
- [dataField], location object with latandlngvalues.
Note: The
dataFieldkey should be similar to thedataFieldprop defined for theReactiveGoogleMapcomponent. For example, if yourdataFieldname islocationthen the marker object would look like below:
{
    "_id": "xyz",
    "location": {
        lat: 37.7749,
        lng: 122.4194,
    }
}You can check the following example that uses the Elasticsearch aggregations to render the markers. https://codesandbox.io/s/github/appbaseio/reactivesearch/tree/vue-maps/packages/vue/examples/reactive-google-map-aggregations?file=/src/App.vue
clusterProps
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Object | Yes | 
can be used to bind the properties to the Google Maps Cluster object. It supports the following properties:
- maxZoom Number
- batchSizeIE Number
- calculator Function
- enableRetinaIcons Boolean
- gridSize  Boolean
- averageCenter Boolean
- ignoreHidden Boolean
- imageExtension Boolean
- imagePath String
- imageSizes Array
- minimumClusterSize Number
- clusterClass String
- styles Array
- zoomOnClick Boolean
defaultZoom
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Number | Yes | 
preset map's zoom level, accepts integer values between [0, 20]. 0 is the minimum zoom level, where you can see the entire globe. 20 is the maximum zoom level. Defaults to 13.
defaultCenter
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Object | Yes | 
preset map's center position by specifying an object with valid lat and lng values. This prop, when set, will cause the component to run a geo-distance query with a distance of 10mi (Refer: defaultRadius and unit prop to configure the distance).
defaultQuery
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Function | Yes | 
applies a default query to the map component. This query will be run when no other components are being watched (via React prop), as well as in conjunction with the query generated from the React prop. The function should return a query.
Read more about it here.
The following example uses the defaultQuery with calculateMarkers to display the markers using Elasticsearch aggregations instead of hits.
https://codesandbox.io/s/github/appbaseio/reactivesearch/tree/vue-maps/packages/vue/examples/reactive-google-map-aggregations?from-embed=&file=/src/App.vue
The following example changes the defaultQuery whenever the zoom value changes.
https://codesandbox.io/s/github/appbaseio/reactivesearch/tree/vue-maps/packages/vue/examples/reactive-google-map-default-query?from-embed=&file=/src/App.vue
center
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Object | Yes | 
set map's center position by specifying an object with valid lat and lng values. This prop, when set, will cause the component to run a geo-distance query with a distance of 10mi (Refer: defaultRadius and unit prop to configure the distance).
defaultRadius
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Number | Yes | 
used as distance value for the geo-distance query when defaultCenter or center is set. It accepts all positive integers.
unit
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| String | Yes | 
unit for distance measurement, uses mi (for miles) by default. Distance units can be specified from the following:

showMarkers
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Boolean | Yes | 
whether to show the markers on the map, defaults to true. Sometimes, it doesn't make sense to display markers (when building a heatmap or weather map or a directions navigation map)
defaultPin
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| String | Yes | 
URL of the default marker pin image to be shown. It comes with a default image. Should only be set if you wish to use a custom marker.
showMarkerClusters
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Boolean | Yes | 
whether to aggregate and form a cluster of nearby markers. Defaults to true.
Note
- It requires
showMarkersprop enabled.- You have to define the [m1-m5] cluster images at
public/imagesfolder. Please check this example.
showSearchAsMove
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Boolean | Yes | 
whether to show the Search As I Move checkbox in the UI. Defaults to true.
searchAsMove
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Boolean | Yes | 
whether to set the Search As I Move checkbox. Defaults to false.
searchAsMoveLabel
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| String | Yes | 
allows to customize the default text for search as move button
autoClosePopover
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Boolean | Yes | 
automatically closes the existing open popovers when a new marker is clicked. Defaults to false.
react
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Object | Yes | 
specify dependent components to reactively update ReactiveGoogleMap's options. Read more about it here.
- key Stringone ofand,or,notdefines the combining clause.- and clause implies that the results will be filtered by matches from all of the associated component states.
- or clause implies that the results will be filtered by matches from at least one of the associated component states.
- not clause implies that the results will be filtered by an inverse match of the associated component states.
 
- value String or Array or Object- Stringis used for specifying a single component by its- componentId.
- Arrayis used for specifying multiple components by their- componentId.
- Objectis used for nesting other key clauses.
 
autoCenter
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Boolean | Yes | 
whether to auto center the map based on the geometric center of all the location markers. Defaults to false.
className
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| String | Yes | 
CSS class to be injected on the component container.
style
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Object | Yes | 
CSS style object to be applied to the ReactiveGoogleMap component.
pagination
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Boolean | Yes | 
When set to true, a pagination based list view with page numbers will appear.
renderItem
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Function|slot-scope | Yes | 
useful to customize the markers. It can be defined as a Function or slot.
The following example would render the marker with a label.
<reactive-google-map
    :renderItem="result => ({
        label: result.title,
    })"
/>The following example would render the marker with an icon.
<reactive-google-map
    :renderItem="result => ({
        icon: 'https://i.imgur.com/NHR2tYL.png',
    })"
/>The following example uses the slot to customize the marker.
<reactive-google-map>
    <template #renderItem="item">
        <div>
            {{item.magnitude}}
        </div>
    </template>
</reactive-google-map>renderPopover
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| slot-scope | Yes | 
It is useful to render the popover content when a marker is clicked. The slot data would be an object with the following properties:
item
represents the marker data
handleClose
useful to close the popover programmatically
The following example displays the title and description in popover.
<reactive-google-map>
    <template #renderPopover="{ item }">
        <div>
            <div>{{ item.title }}</div>
            <p>{{ item.description }}</p>
        </div>
    </template>
</reactive-google-map>renderClusterPopover
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| slot-scope | Yes | 
It is useful to render the popover content when a cluster is clicked. The slot data would be an object with the following properties:
markers
An array of markers for the selected cluster
cluster
Cluster reference object
handleClose
useful to close the popover programmatically
The following example displays the markers information for a particular cluster.
<reactive-google-map>
    <template #renderClusterPopover="{ markers, cluster }">
        <pre>{{ JSON.stringify(markers, null, 2) }}</pre>
    </template>
</reactive-google-map>
render
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| slot-scope | Yes | 
The render slot can be used to render the results in a list based UI.
It accepts an object with these properties:
- loading:- booleanindicates that the query is still in progress
- error:- objectAn object containing the error info
- data:- arrayAn array of results obtained from combining- promotedresults along with the- hits.
- promotedData:- arrayAn array of promoted results obtained from the applied query. Read More- Note: - dataand- promotedDataresults has a property called- _click_idwhich can be used with triggerClickAnalytics to register the click analytics info.
- customData- objectCustom data set in the query rule when appbase.io is used as backend. Read More
- rawData- objectAn object of raw response as-is from elasticsearch query.
- resultStats:- objectAn object with the following properties which can be helpful to render custom stats:- numberOfResults:- numberTotal number of results found
- numberOfPages:- numberTotal number of pages found based on current page size
- currentPage:- numberCurrent page number for which data is being rendered
- time:- numberTime taken to find total results (in ms)
- displayedResults:- numberNumber of results displayed in current view
- hidden:- numberTotal number of hidden results found
- promoted:- numberTotal number of promoted results found
 
- loadMore:- functionA callback function to be called to load the next page of results into the view.
- triggerClickAnalytics:- functionA function which can be called to register a click analytics. Read More
- setPage:- functionA function which will allow to dispatch a page change event when using custom pagination. It accepts- pageNumberas its parameter.
<reactive-google-map>
    <template #render="{ loading, error, data }">
        <div>
            <div v-if="loading">Fetching Results.</div>
            <div v-if="Boolean(error)">Something went wrong! Error details {{JSON.stringify(error)}}</div>
            <ul v-bind:key="result._id" v-for="result in data">
                <li>
                    {{result.title}}
                    <!-- Render UI -->
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </template>
</reactive-google-map>renderError
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| String|Function|slot-scope | Yes | 
can be used to render an error message in case of any error.
<template #renderError="error">
    <div>Something went wrong!<br />Error details<br />{{ error }}</div>
</template>Demo
Styles
ReactiveGoogleMap component supports innerClass prop with the following keys:
- checkboxContainer
- checkbox
- label
Events
queryChange
is an event which accepts component's prevQuery and nextQuery as parameters. It is called everytime the component's query changes. This event is handy in cases where you want to generate a side-effect whenever the component's query would change.
pageClick
accepts a function which is invoked with the updated page value when a pagination button is clicked. For example if 'Next' is clicked with the current page number as '1', you would receive the value '2' as the function parameter.
data
| Type | Optional | 
|---|---|
| Function | Yes | 
gets triggered after data changes, which returns an object with these properties: data,promotedData, rawData, customData & resultStats.
error
gets triggered in case of an error and provides the error object, which can be used for debugging or giving feedback to the user if needed.
zoom-changed
called whenever map zoom gets changed
drag-end
gets triggered when map drag ends
idle
gets called when map is in idle position
open-marker-popover
gets called when marker popover gets opened or marker is clicked, the current marker object is also emitted along.
close-marker-popover
gets called when marker popover is closed, the current marker object is also emitted along.
open-cluster-popover
gets called when cluster popover gets opened or cluster is clicked, an array of associated marker objects is also emitted along.
close-cluster-popover
gets called when cluster popover is closed
search-as-move
gets called whenever Search As I Move checkbox is clicked. It returns the checked state of the Search As I Move checkbox.
Extending
ReactiveGoogleMap component can be extended to
- customize the look and feel with classNameandstyleprops,
- render the results in a customized view using renderslot.
- customize the markers using renderItemslot.
- customize popover content using renderPopoverslot.
- get the google map reference using refs. ThegetMapRefmethod ofReactiveGoogleMapcomponent would return the map ref.