Context

Context object providing access to configuration, state, and services. This object is passed to various callbacks and components throughout the application.

Properties

appConfig

Type:

Object

Application configuration passed to the InteractiveMap constructor.

appState

Type:

Object

Current application state, including:

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{
  breakpoint: 'mobile' | 'tablet' | 'desktop',
  interfaceType: 'mouse' | 'touch' | 'keyboard',
  // ... other app state
}

iconRegistry

Type:

Object

Registry of icons available for use in buttons and controls.

mapProvider

Type:

MapProvider

The map provider instance. Provides methods to interact with the underlying map engine.

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// Example usage
const center = context.mapProvider.getCenter()
context.mapProvider.setView({ zoom: 10 })

mapProvider.registerPatterns(patternConfigs, mapStyleId, patternRegistry)

Rasterises and registers pattern fill images with the map engine. Plugin layer adapters call this instead of importing provider internals directly, keeping cross-package boundaries clean.

• patternConfigs — flat array of dataset/sublayer configs that have a fillPattern or fillPatternSvgContent property (sublayer merging is the caller's responsibility)
• mapStyleId — current map style ID
• patternRegistry — the core pattern registry instance

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// In a plugin's MapLibre layer adapter
await mapProvider.registerPatterns(getPatternConfigs(datasets, patternRegistry), mapStyleId, patternRegistry)

mapProvider.registerSymbols(symbolConfigs, mapStyleId, symbolRegistry)

Rasterises and registers symbol images with the map engine. Plugin layer adapters call this instead of importing provider internals directly, keeping cross-package boundaries clean.

• symbolConfigs — flat array of dataset/sublayer configs that have a symbol property (sublayer merging is the caller's responsibility — use getSymbolConfigs from the datasets adapter or equivalent)
• mapStyleId — current map style ID, used to resolve style-variant token values
• symbolRegistry — the core symbol registry instance

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// In a plugin's MapLibre layer adapter
await mapProvider.registerSymbols(getSymbolConfigs(datasets), mapStyleId, symbolRegistry)

mapState

Type:

Object

Current map state, including:

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{
  zoom: 8,
  center: [-1.5, 52.5],
  bounds: [...],
  // ... other map state
}

services

Type:

Object

Core services for interacting with the application.

announce

Updates the map's aria-live region with a screen reader announcement. Use this to communicate important state changes to assistive technology users.

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context.services.announce('3 results found')

reverseGeocode

Returns a location description for the given coordinates. Uses the reverseGeocodeProvider if configured in options.

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const description = await context.services.reverseGeocode(zoom, center)
// e.g. "Manchester, Greater Manchester"

closeApp

Closes the map if in fullscreen mode and returns to the previous page. Use this when your interaction needs to exit the map entirely.

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context.services.closeApp()

symbolRegistry

Registry of named symbol definitions. Use this to register custom symbols that can be referenced by name in dataset or feature configs.

See Symbol Registry for full documentation.

patternRegistry

Registry of named fill pattern definitions. Built-in patterns ('dot', 'cross-hatch', 'diamond', etc.) are pre-registered. Use this to register custom named patterns that can be shared across plugins.

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context.services.patternRegistry.register('my-hatch', '<path d="M0 0L16 16" stroke="{{foregroundColor}}"/>')

Patterns authored in a 16×16 coordinate space. Use {{foregroundColor}} and {{backgroundColor}} tokens for colour injection.

eventBus

Pub/sub event bus for communication within the application.

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const { eventBus } = context.services

// Subscribe to an event
eventBus.on('map:panel-opened', ({ panelId }) => {
  console.log('Panel opened:', panelId)
})

// Unsubscribe from an event
eventBus.off('map:panel-opened', handler)

// Emit an event
eventBus.emit('my-plugin:custom-event', { data: 'value' })

See Events for available event name constants.