Better React Wrapper for Mapbox GL

This is a React wrapper for Mapbox GL JS. I created this wrapper for 2 reasons:

Existing wrappers are not well maintained and are not up to date with the latest Mapbox GL JS API.
I wanted to support mapbox-gl@v2 while still supporting mapbox-gl@v1 because it’s free.

Installation

npm install mapbox-react-wrapper

By default, this package will install mapbox-gl@v1. If you want to use mapbox-gl@v2, you can install it like this:

npm install mapbox-react-wrapper mapbox-gl@2.10.0

Usage

import React from "react";
import { MapboxReact } from "mapbox-react-wrapper";

const App = () => {
  return (
    <MapboxReact
      accessToken={"YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"} // not required if you are on mapbox-gl@v1 and aren't using mapbox's map styles
      mapStyle="mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11" // url or mapbox style object
      mapboxOptions={{
        center: [0, 0],
        zoom: 1.5,
      }}
    />
  );
};

export default App;

Props

Prop	Type	Description
accessToken	string	Mapbox access token. Required if you are using mapbox’s map styles.
mapStyle	string or object	Mapbox style object or url.
interactive	boolean	Whether the map is interactive.
height	CSSProperties[‘height’]	Height of the map.
width	CSSProperties[‘height’]	Width of the map.
mapboxOptions	MapboxOptions	Mapbox options.
idleSpin	boolean	Whether the map should spin when idle.
showMapControls	boolean	Whether to show map controls.
markers	CustomMarkerProps[]	Array of markers.
flyTo	CustomFlyToOptions	Fly to options.

Props supported in `mapbox-gl@v2`

Prop	Type	Description
projection	ProjectionLike	Projection used by the map.
fog	FogOptions	Fog options.

Examples

3D Globe Projection

Works with mapbox-gl@v2

import React from "react";
import { MapboxReact } from "mapbox-react-wrapper";

const App = () => {
  return (
    <MapboxReact
      accessToken={"YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"} // not required if you are on mapbox-gl@v1 and aren't using mapbox's map styles
      mapStyle="mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11" // url or mapbox style object
      mapboxOptions={{
        center: [0, 0],
        zoom: 1.5,
        projection: {
          name: "globe",
        },
      }}
      fog={{
        range: [-1, 2],
        "horizon-blend": 0.3,
        color: "#242B4B",
        "high-color": "#161B36",
        "space-color": "#0B1026",
        "star-intensity": 0.8,
      }}
    />
  );
};

export default App;

Free Mapbox GL JS

Using open satellite layer from arcgis instead of mapbox map styles and mapbox-gl@v1 where you don’t need an access token if no mapbox APIs are being used. You can also use map style objects which follow Mapbox Style Spec like for example from ArcGIS, which you can store with your source code and import as a JSON Object. A good example of this is in Planet WebApp & Usage with react-mapbox-gl, Example Mapstyle Object. It requires a little bit of tweeking but it works. Maybe I can include support for ArcGIS styles in future versions. Best part is with mapbox-gl@v1 you can use it for free. Don’t forget to add proper attribution when using third party map styles.

import React from "react";
import { MapboxReact } from "mapbox-react-wrapper";

const App = () => {
  return (
    <MapboxReact
      mapboxOptions={{
        center: [0, 0],
        zoom: 1.5,
      }}
      // arcgis satellite layer
      rasterSourceLayers={[
        {
          source: {
            id: "satellite-source",
            type: "raster",
            tiles: [
              "https://wayback.maptiles.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}",
            ],
            tileSize: 256,
          },
          layers: [
            {
              id: "raster-layer",
              type: "raster",
              source: "satellite-source",
              minzoom: 0,
              maxzoom: 22,
            },
          ],
        },
      ]}
    />
  );
};

export default App;

Roadmap till v0.1.0

globe projection with mapbox-gl@v2
free usage with mapbox-gl@v1
custom map styles
default markers
partial support for raster layers
fly to options
idle spin
fog support with mapbox-gl@v2
custom markers and popups
geojson layers
raster layers
vector layers
events
clustering

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or a PR.

License

MIT

❤️ of Open Source

This project is part of the Open Source Initiative.

Disclaimer

This project is not affiliated with Mapbox in any way. Mapbox is a registered trademark of Mapbox, Inc.. I am using Mapbox’s APIs and services in the spirit of Open Source. Any issues with the usage of Mapbox’s APIs and services should be directed to Mapbox, Inc..

GitHub

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