Map Status Getters

[thingsinjars]

$('#mapInstance').jHERE('center')

$('#mapInstance').jHERE('boundingBox')

... and so on.

[mmarcon]

Can't be done with the current structure of the plugin. A call to $('#mapInstance').jHERE('anything', anyargument) always returns the jQuery object for chainability.

See, there was a good reason for that functionality not being present. I need to think more about that.

[thingsinjars]

How about directly extending the jQuery object returned?

var c = $('.#map').jHERE().center;

In the same style as .length returns the size of the jquery set.

[mmarcon]

The thing is also that everything that happens with JSLA is asynchronous, as the code is executed within the done callback of a promise that is resolved only when JSLA is loaded. So by the time the center method determines the center of the map, the plugin has already returned. It's not as easy as it looked...

It's always like that, I do very clever and elegant things and then I find myself cursing when I try to solve the issues you post.

[mmarcon]

I might have an idea that comes from your latest suggestion. I can just add the center property to the instance of the jQuery object, but I need to find a way to do that and not touch the jQuery prototype at the same time.

[mmarcon]

Ok, got this type of API committed but not pushed, I will push tomorrow if I don't come up with a better idea:

$(window).on('load', function(){
    var map = $('#map');
    //Set default credentials
    $.jHERE.defaultCredentials('_peU-uCkp-j8ovkzFGNU', 'gBoUkAMoxoqIWfxWA5DuMQ');
    map.jHERE({center: {latitude: 52.49, longitude: 13.39}});
    //At this point the map is not yet initialized, so this should console.log
    //an object with the center property === undefined
    console.log(map.jHERE());

    $('.center').on('click', function(){
        var properties = map.jHERE();
        alert('LAT: ' + properties.center.latitude + ' LON: ' + properties.center.longitude);
    });

    $('.zoom').on('click', function(){
        var properties = map.jHERE();
        alert('ZOOM LEVEL: ' + properties.zoom);
    });

});

[mmarcon]

Almost there. I will merge into master tomorrow.

[mmarcon]

Pushed, check the docs here: http://jhere.net/docs.html (Inspect map properties)