Organic Maps Android API (hereinafter referred to as "API Library" or just "library") provides interface for client application to perform next tasks:
- Show one or more points on offline map of Organic Maps app
- Come back to the client application after selecting specific point on the map, by sending PendingIntent with point data when user asks for more information by pressing "More Info" button in Organic Maps app
- Map screen branding : your application's icon and name (or custom title) will be placed at the top.
Thus, you can provide two way communication between your application and Organic Maps, using Organic Maps to show points of interest (POI) and providing more information in your app.
Please refer to sample application for demo.
Note: this library provides convenience wrappers for deep links. Your application can also use deep links directly without including the library as a dependency. You can look at the library implementation for ideas on how to do that.
It is supposed that you are familiar with Android Development. You should be familiar with concept of Intents, library projects, and PendingIntents (recommended) as well.
Organic Maps works from Android SDK version 21 (Android 5) and above
First step is to clone repository or download it as an archive.
When your are done you find two folders: lib and sample-app-capitals. First one is a library project that you should add to your project.
You don't need any additional permissions in your AndroidManifest.xml to use API library, so you can write real code straight away, calling for different Api methods (more details below).
Core classes you will work with are:
- app.organicmaps.api.Point - model of POI, includes lat, lon, name, id, and style data.
- app.organicmaps.api.PickPointResponse - helps you to extract response from Organic Maps by applying
Response.extractFromIntent(Intent)to Intent. Contains Point data.
The simplest usage:
public class MyPerfectActivity extends Activity {
...
void showSomethingOnTheMap(SomeDomainObject arg)
{
// Do some work, create lat, lon, and name for point
final double lat = ...;
final double lon = ...;
final String name = ...;
// Ask Organic Maps to show the point
Api.showPointOnMap(this, lat, lon, name);
}
...
}
For multiple points use Point class:
void showMultiplePoints(List<SomeDomainObject> list)
{
// Convert objects to OM Points
final Point[] points = new Point[list.length];
for (int i = 0; i < list.size; i++)
{
// Get lat, lon, and name from object and assign it to new Point
points[i] = new Point(lat, lon, name);
}
// Show all point on the map, you could also provide some title
Api.showPointsOnMap(this, "Look at my points, my points are amazing!", points);
}
We support PendingIntent interaction (just like Android native NotificationManager does). You should specify ID for each point to distinguish it later, and PendingIntent that Organic Maps will send back to your application when user press "More Info" button :
// Here is how to pass points with ID ant PendingIntent
void showMultiplePointsWithPendingIntent(List<SomeDomainObject> list, PendingIntent pendingIntent)
{
// Convert objects to Points
final Point[] points = new Point[list.length];
for (int i = 0; i < list.size; i++)
{
// ||
// ||
// \/
// Now you should specify string ID for each point
points[i] = new Point(lat, lon, name, id);
}
// Show all points on the map, you could also provide some title
Api.showPointsOnMap(this, "This title says that user should choose some point", pendingIntent, points);
}
//Code below shows general way to extract response data
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Handle intent you specified with PandingIntent
// Now it has additional information (Point).
handleIntent(getIntent());
}
@Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent)
{
super.onNewIntent(intent);
// if defined your activity as "SingleTop"- you should use onNewIntent callback
handleIntent(intent);
}
void handleIntent(Intent intent)
{
// Apply Response extraction method to intent
final Response mwmResponse = Response.extractFromIntent(this, intent);
// Here is your point that user selected
final Point point = mwmResponse.getPoint();
// Now, for instance you can do some work depending on point id
processUserInteraction(point.getId());
}
All versions since 2022-07-26 and above support API calls.
Nothing serious. API library will show simple dialog with gentle offer to download Organic Maps. You can see how it looks like below.
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