MapLibre GL Directions

A plugin to show routing directions on a MapLibre GL JS map. Supports any OSRM or Mapbox Directions API compatible Routing-provider.

Live Demo.

Features

Different Routing-providers

The plugin supports any OSRM- or Mapbox Directions API-compatible Routing-provider out of the box!

Sane Defaults

Works without any configuration at all out of the box, though at the same time configurable enough to support most of the imaginable scenarios.

User interaction

Add waypoints by clicking the map, click a waypoint to remove it, drag waypoints to move them, add waypoints in-between existing ones by dragging the selected route line, change the selected route by clicking an alternative route line or completely disable the user interaction with a single call. Everything is touch-friendly!

Congestions

Supports the Mapbox Directions API congestions (both plain and numeric!)

Bearings

Supports the waypoints' bearings settings with the help of a custom Control.

Multiple routing profiles per single directions request

Originally, backends (e.g. OSRM and Mapbox Directions API) don't support multiple routing profiles per single routing request. But the plugin overcomes the limitation, and it becomes possible to retrieve directions for a walk to a bus stop, then riding on a bus and then again walking from the next bus stop to the final destination all in one request!

Customization

The powerful customization interface allows to customize everything starting from visual aspects all the way up to request logic.

Standard Controls

Provides standard map-controls. Currently, there're only 2 of them (loading-indicator and bearings), but there are more to come.

TypeScript support

The plugin is written 100% in TypeScript and therefore ships with built-in types.

Installation

npm i @maplibre/maplibre-gl-directions

Usage

// Import the plugin
import MapLibreGlDirections, { LoadingIndicatorControl } from "@maplibre/maplibre-gl-directions";

// Make sure to create a MapLibreGlDirections instance only after the map is loaded
map.on("load", () => {
  // Create an instance of the default class
  const directions = new MapLibreGlDirections(map);

  // Enable interactivity (if needed)
  directions.interactive = true;

  // Optionally add the standard loading-indicator control
  map.addControl(new LoadingIndicatorControl(directions));

  // Set the waypoints programmatically
  directions.setWaypoints([
    [-73.8271025, 40.8032906],
    [-73.8671258, 40.82234996],
  ]);

  // Remove waypoints
  directions.removeWaypoint(0);

  // Add waypoints
  directions.addWaypoint([-73.8671258, 40.82234996], 0);

  // Remove everything plugin-related from the map
  directions.clear();
});

Check out the Demo or dive right into the API Docs for more!

Future plans

• Implement default control
• Write tests