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Google Map on demand with jQuery

It's pretty common to embed a map on a contact page. But you want this map only on this page. So you don't need to load the Google Map API on every page of your site

Coupled with adress microdata (which you should already have in place), it becomes easy to load a google map on demand with a marker to the desired address.

1. Load Google Map

To load google map is simple. Just call in the URL of the Ajax API. But we must ensure proper load and execute the following script when it's completly loaded. Otherwise, you call functions that doesn't exist on the page.

A simple callback on the load of the script isn't sufficient because Google actually loads an other JS file, corresponding to the current Google Map API version.

I you readSi the doc, you understand you can add a callback that will be called by the APi once loaded

We'll write a function to load this JS file and add a callback given as a parameter. A small addition will permit to load it only one time.

var gmapUrl = 'http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false',
	gmapLoaded = false,
	loadGmap = function(clb) {
		if (!gmapLoaded) {
			window.gMapClb = function() {
				window.gMapClb = null;
				gmapLoaded = true;
				clb();
			};
			$.ajax({url: gmapUrl+'&callback=gMapClb', dataType: 'script'});
		} else {
			clb();
		}
	};

We can now dynamically load the Google Map API and execute a function when everything has come up.

2. Read microdata

The purpose of the code we're writing is to be called on a container, find Address microdata and display the corresponding map.

Once the address is found, we will use geocode from Googme Map to locate the map and add a marker.

Reading microdata is pretty easy thanks to jQuery. We're adding every element in an array:

var adr = me.find('[itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Address"]');
if (adr.length) {
	var search = [],
		elm;
	$.each(['street-address', 'postal-code', 'locality', 'region', 'country-name'], function() {
		elm = adr.find('[itemprop="'+this+'"]');
		if (elm.length)
			search.push(elm.text());
	});
}

Once the address is on the search Array, it only remains to call the geocoder to find its location.

3. Locate address and show the map

We've got the address. We can load the Google Map API on demand with a callback. We still have to find the address location. And if we have it, show the map. To search it, I won't discuss here all the details of Geocoder.

When getting a result from geocoder, a div[class=map] is append to the containing element and the Google Map instance will be created on it. It's the CSS duty to positionnate this div and giving it a height and width.

To allow a toffle of this map, we will save a reference of the map container, a reference of the Google map and the location of the result. A marker is automaticall added at the result location.

loadGmap(function() {
	var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
	geocoder.geocode({address: search.join(', ')}, function(results, status) {
		if (results.length && status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
			var map = $('<div class="map" />').appendTo(me),
				GMap = new google.maps.Map(map.get(0), {
					center: results[0].geometry.location,
					mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
					zoom: defaultZoom
				});
			new google.maps.Marker({
				map: GMap,
				visible: true,
				position: results[0].geometry.location
			})
			me.data('gmap', {
				map: map,
				GMap: GMap,
				location: results[0].geometry.location
			});
		}
	});
});

Note the defaultZoom variable defined elsewhere. (required to create a map)

 

4. Put it all together

We have the 3 necessary elements to view the map. Let's put that in a jQuery plugin, add functionnality to hide/show it on each call of this plugin and we get this:

$(function() {
	var defaultZoom = 15,
		gmapUrl = 'http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false',
		gmapLoaded = false,
		loadGmap = function(clb) {
			if (!gmapLoaded) {
				window.gMapClb = function() {
					window.gMapClb = null;
					gmapLoaded = true;
					clb();
				};
				$.ajax({url: gmapUrl+'&callback=gMapClb', dataType: 'script'});
			} else
				clb();
		};
	
	$.fn.extend({
		myGmap: function() {
			return this.each(function() {
				var me = $(this);
				if (!me.data('gmap')) {
					var adr = me.find('[itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Address"]');
					if (adr.length) {
						var search = [],
							elm;
						$.each(['street-address', 'postal-code', 'locality', 'region', 'country-name'], function() {
							elm = adr.find('[itemprop="'+this+'"]');
							if (elm.length)
								search.push(elm.text());
						});
						if (search.length) {
							loadGmap(function() {
								var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
								geocoder.geocode({address: search.join(', ')}, function(results, status) {
									if (results.length && status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
										var map = $('<div class="map" />').appendTo(me),
											GMap = new google.maps.Map(map.get(0), {
												center: results[0].geometry.location,
												mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
												zoom: defaultZoom
											});
										new google.maps.Marker({
											map: GMap,
											visible: true,
											position: results[0].geometry.location
										})
										me.data('gmap', {
											map: map,
											GMap: GMap,
											location: results[0].geometry.location
										});
									}
								});
							});
						}
					}
				} else {
					me.data('gmap').map.fadeToggle(function() {
						if (me.data('gmap').map.is(':not(:visible)')) {
							me.data('gmap').GMap.setZoom(defaultZoom);
							me.data('gmap').GMap.panTo(me.data('gmap').location);
						}
					});
				}
			});
		}
	});
});

When the map is hidden, the map is centered again and the default zoom is resset to the default value.

Enjoy!

Version française de ce billet.

Carte Google Map à la volée avec jQuery

Il n'est pas rare de vouloir intégrer une carte sur une page contact d'un site. Mais on ne veut afficher une carte uniquement sur cette page. C'est donc dommage de charger le javascript de Google Map sur toutes les pages.

Couplé à des micro-data d'adresse (que vous devriez déjà avoir mis en place), il devient facile de charger une carte google à la volée avec un marker à l'adresse désirée.

1. Charger Google Map

Pour charger google map, c'est simple. Il suffit d'appeler en Ajax l'URL de l'API. Mais il faut aussi s'assurer de son bon chargement et n'exécuter la suite du script que lorsqu'il est complètement chargé. Sinon, on se retrouve à appeler des fonctions qui n'existent pas encore sur la page.

Un simple callback sur le chargement du script ne suffit pas puisque Google charge encore un autre fichier JS qui correspond en réalité à la dernière version de l'API.

Si l'on lit la doc, on comprend que l'on peut ajouter un callback que l'API appelera une fois chargée.

Nous allons donc écrire une fonction pour charger le fichier JS et appeler un callback donné en paramètre lorsque celle sera en place. Un petit ajout permettra de ne charger qu'une seule fois si on exécute plusieurs la fonction :

var gmapUrl = 'http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false',
	gmapLoaded = false,
	loadGmap = function(clb) {
		if (!gmapLoaded) {
			window.gMapClb = function() {
				window.gMapClb = null;
				gmapLoaded = true;
				clb();
			};
			$.ajax({url: gmapUrl+'&callback=gMapClb', dataType: 'script'});
		} else {
			clb();
		}
	};

On peut donc maintenant charger dynamiquement l'API de Google Map, et exécuter un code lorsque tout est arrivé.

2. Lire le micro-format

Le but du code que nous sommes en train d'écrire permettra d'être appelé sur un bloc contenant, de chercher le micro-format d'adresse et d'afficher la carte correspondante.

Une fois les informations de l'adresse trouvées, nous l'utiliserons avec le geocoder de Google Map pour positionner la carte et ajouter le marker.

La lecture du mirco-format est hyper simple, on met chacun des éléments à la suite dans un tableau :

var adr = me.find('[itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Address"]');
if (adr.length) {
	var search = [],
		elm;
	$.each(['street-address', 'postal-code', 'locality', 'region', 'country-name'], function() {
		elm = adr.find('[itemprop="'+this+'"]');
		if (elm.length)
			search.push(elm.text());
	});
}

Une fois cette adresse complétée dans le tableau search, il ne restera plus qu'à appeler le geocoder pour chercher cette adresse.

3. Chercher l'adresse et afficher la carte

Nous avons l'adresse. Nous savons charger la Google Map API à la volée avec un callback. Il ne reste plus qu'à chercher l'adresse, et si l'on trouve, affiché cette carte. Pour la recherche d'adresse, je ne détaillerai pas ici les détails du Geocoder.

Au résultat du geocoder, on ajouter une div[class=map] à l'élément contenant et l'instance de la carte Google sera créée dans cette div. Charge à la CSS du site de positionner cette div, en lui donnant une hauteur et largeur adequat.

Pour permettre un toggle de cette map, on enregistrera dans une data la référence du conteneur de la carte, la référence de la carte et la position du résultat. Le marker est automatiquement ajouté à l'emplacement du résultat.

loadGmap(function() {
	var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
	geocoder.geocode({address: search.join(', ')}, function(results, status) {
		if (results.length && status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
			var map = $('<div class="map" />').appendTo(me),
				GMap = new google.maps.Map(map.get(0), {
					center: results[0].geometry.location,
					mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
					zoom: defaultZoom
				});
			new google.maps.Marker({
				map: GMap,
				visible: true,
				position: results[0].geometry.location
			})
			me.data('gmap', {
				map: map,
				GMap: GMap,
				location: results[0].geometry.location
			});
		}
	});
});

On remarquera la variable defaultZoom défini ailleurs. (indispensable pour la création d'une map)

 

4. On assemble le tout

On a les 3 éléments indispensable pour afficher cette carte. Mettons tout ceci dans un plugin jQuery, ajoutons la fonctionnalité de caché/affiché la carte à chaque appel de ce plugin et nous obtenons ceci :

$(function() {
	var defaultZoom = 15,
		gmapUrl = 'http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false',
		gmapLoaded = false,
		loadGmap = function(clb) {
			if (!gmapLoaded) {
				window.gMapClb = function() {
					window.gMapClb = null;
					gmapLoaded = true;
					clb();
				};
				$.ajax({url: gmapUrl+'&callback=gMapClb', dataType: 'script'});
			} else
				clb();
		};
	
	$.fn.extend({
		myGmap: function() {
			return this.each(function() {
				var me = $(this);
				if (!me.data('gmap')) {
					var adr = me.find('[itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Address"]');
					if (adr.length) {
						var search = [],
							elm;
						$.each(['street-address', 'postal-code', 'locality', 'region', 'country-name'], function() {
							elm = adr.find('[itemprop="'+this+'"]');
							if (elm.length)
								search.push(elm.text());
						});
						if (search.length) {
							loadGmap(function() {
								var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
								geocoder.geocode({address: search.join(', ')}, function(results, status) {
									if (results.length && status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
										var map = $('<div class="map" />').appendTo(me),
											GMap = new google.maps.Map(map.get(0), {
												center: results[0].geometry.location,
												mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
												zoom: defaultZoom
											});
										new google.maps.Marker({
											map: GMap,
											visible: true,
											position: results[0].geometry.location
										})
										me.data('gmap', {
											map: map,
											GMap: GMap,
											location: results[0].geometry.location
										});
									}
								});
							});
						}
					}
				} else {
					me.data('gmap').map.fadeToggle(function() {
						if (me.data('gmap').map.is(':not(:visible)')) {
							me.data('gmap').GMap.setZoom(defaultZoom);
							me.data('gmap').GMap.panTo(me.data('gmap').location);
						}
					});
				}
			});
		}
	});
});

Lorsqu'on cache la carte, on en profite pour recentrer la map et remettre le niveau de zoom à celui paramétré par défaut.

Enjoy!

English version of this post.

jQuery UI Position : Change the collision function

For a tooltip script quickly developed for a big current project I'm working on, I'm using the position plugin of jQuery UI.

This function allow you to positionnate an element exactly how you need relative to another element. The ultimate function when dealing with tooltip.

This plugin comes with a detection collision with the windows. In other words, if the positionnate element goes outside the window, then it's positionnate on the other side.

The only problem is that there is no possibility to detect when this collision is happening.

By reading the code I found a simple solution to detect it and a way to add a class to the positionnating element. In my case it is useful in order to change the arrow of the tooltip on the other side.

 

Here is the code:

var currentlyPositionning,
    initPos;
$.ui.position.custom = {
    left: function(position, data) {
        initPos = position.left;
        $.ui.position.flip.left(position, data);
        if (initPos != position.left) {
            currentlyPositionning.addClass('tooltipFlip');
        }
    },
    top: function(position, data) {
        initPos = position.top;
        $.ui.position.flip.top(position, data);
        if (initPos != position.top) {
            currentlyPositionning.addClass('tooltipFlip');
        }
    }
};

Actually we're simply adding a custom option to the plugin. For each top ou left properties, the code is checking if the value is changed by the original collision detection function. If it's the case, then we're adding a class to the element.

You probably notice the currentlyPositionning variable; It should correspond to the element that is currently positionned. Indeed there is no information on the data object to let us find it back.

 

Finally, to use this new functionnality you should call the position function as following::

currentlyPositionning = elem;
elem.position({
    of: me,
    my: 'left bottom',
    at: 'right top',
    offset: '15px',
    collision: 'custom'
});

Et voilà.

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jQuery UI Position : Modifier la fonction de collision

Pour un script de tooltip développé rapidement sur un gros projet en cours, j'ai utilisé le plugin position de jQuery UI.

Cette fonction permet de positionner exactement comme on veut un élément par rapport à un autre. La fonction utlime pour une infobulle.

Et ce plugin vient même avec une détection de collision avec la fenêtre. Autrement dit, si l'élément positionné dépasse de la fenêtre, alors on le positionne de l'autre côté. Un must !

Le seul problème est qu'il n'existe actuellement aucune possibilité de détecter lorsque cela arrive.

En lisant le code de ce plugin, il existe en réalité un moyen très simple pour détecter cette collision et ajouter une classe à l'élément positionné. Dans mon cas, cela me permet de modifier l'affichage de l'infobulle de façon à avoir la flèche du bon côté.

 

Le code en question :

var currentlyPositionning,
    initPos;
$.ui.position.custom = {
    left: function(position, data) {
        initPos = position.left;
        $.ui.position.flip.left(position, data);
        if (initPos != position.left) {
            currentlyPositionning.addClass('tooltipFlip');
        }
    },
    top: function(position, data) {
        initPos = position.top;
        $.ui.position.flip.top(position, data);
        if (initPos != position.top) {
            currentlyPositionning.addClass('tooltipFlip');
        }
    }
};

En réalité, on ajoute simplement une option custom au plugin position. Pour chacune des propriétés top ou left pour lesquels le plugin détecte une collision, on vérifie si la propriété a été modifié par la fonction de détection originelle du plugin. Et si oui, dans mon cas, j'ajoute une classe à l'élément.

Vous avez sans doute remarqué la variable currentlyPositionning ; Elle doit correspondre à l'élément sur lequel on applique actuellement la position. En effet, aucune information dans l'objet data ne permet de remonter jusqu'à cet élément.

 

Enfin, pour utiliser cette nouvelle fonctionnalité, il suffit d'appeler le plugin position comme suit :

currentlyPositionning = elem;
elem.position({
    of: me,
    my: 'left bottom',
    at: 'right top',
    offset: '15px',
    collision: 'custom'
});

Et voilà, le tour est joué.

 

English version of this post.

Embed.ly and his so great customer service

You probably know embed.ly. It is a service which, as its name suggests it, lets embed external content on your own website pretty easily.

The idea of their API is simple: send a media URL of a sharing website (youtube, dailymotion, twitter, google maps, etc... and many others) and the API returns many informations about the media: author, inserted dat, and more important the HTML code to embed the content on your website such as flash player, iframe or others things regarding the needs.

In one word, a real advantage with big time savings for the developper who may propose in a few lines of code a huge number of content sharing sites.

 

Yeah ok, but why are these guys better than others?

I'm coming to it.

 

Since it'sversion 2, nyroModal uses embed.ly to display these kind of content directly on modal windows. From only youtube, my open-source project is passed to a multitide of différent video sites, as well as tweets, google maps, and so on...

So great!

the Embed.ly API was at this time free and without limits, requires no registration and no account on their website.

 

Then Embed.ly evolved. To monetiez their API, they set up various plans and prices. There is still a free API with a minimum of services - same as before - with a 10 000 queries limit per month.

In order to keep nyroModal working, I updated source code on September 17th. I created an API key on embed.ly and use it on my demo page

The commit on GitHub.

 

Ok good. But... nyroModal runs at an average of 1,000 visits per day. A rate of 3 urls that send request to embed.ly, we arrive at the limit in 3 days. Moreover, there is a embed.ly demo page with almost 170 demo links.

In his great goodness, embed.ly sent me an email on September 25 telling me that I came close to this limite (around 8,000). So I decided to place a PHP script to cache embed.ly queries to solve this problem.

On September 26, the commit was sent and I thougt I definitvely solved this problem. Some tests later, it's working great.

 

Good, and embed.ly is when they are friendly and the best of the world?

I'm there.

September, I've got an email telling me I exceeded the limit... Neither one nor two, I plunged back into the code, I analyze and I draw what I send to embed.ly and how I create the file name cache. In fact, jQuery adds a parameter to the query, simply named "_"  to not cache the response.

I immediately coorectedthe bug, commit it, set it up and test it again.

It does not work at all! The answers to embed. Ly are simply empty.

Normal, I exceeded the quota and have to go with a pay plan to continue using the API.

 

I read the email from embed.ly and see : "Please reply to this email with questions."

Without much hope, I write an email explaining the situation and that I did not pay because I do not make money with.

 

Then I click around on the Embed.ly dashboard, read their FAQ, prices, etc...

And only 9 minutes later, I received two answers from embed.ly employees:

Hey Cedric,

If you are just using the key as a demo for nyroModal, then there is no
reason for us to charge you. I've updated your account, but I ask that you
add the IPs that your proxy server is going to hit Embedly from here:
https://app.embed.ly/organizations/nyrodev--nyromodal/ip.

This way we can assure that the key is only being used by the demo site.

Thanks,

Sean

Sean just set my API key to a 50 000 queries par month. Free and without further requests for explanations. I quickly my server IP address as requested, and another answer from another employee came up:

Cédric,

I've reset your monthly counter. Enjoy my friend!

Bob Corsaro

Bob put my account of queries to zero for the current month. Exactly what I expected too.

And voilà. These people got it all. Where some companies would surely seek to charge or request futher explanattions, embed.ly, in 10 minutes solved my probelm and encourage me to make open-source:

We love it when people incorporate Embedly into open source projects and we are happy to help out the developers.

I'm confident that this flexibility in their management is because they are only 4 in the team. They can react quickly as they wish.

 

Finally, use embed.ly! This service works really rellay good and people behing it are at the top of the developper mountain.