Javascript Application Sample Project

This is a simple Javascript ES6 application that provides basic scaffold features typical of a location sharing service. It can be plugged into any bigger project which requires location sharing service as one of its many components or microservices.

How to Run

1. Subscribe to static hosting services provider (e.g., Firebase);
2. Follow instruction on the provider website to deploy the application;
3. Load the application using the appropriate url;

About the Application

1. The application uses google map API to render map of current location of user;
2. Map marker is used to indicate the current location of the user on the map;
3. User current location is determined by coordinates returned from browser API;
4. Link of user current location is auto-displayed on an input field;
5. To share one's location, a user can easily copy the link (from the input field) to clipboard and share same with friends;

NOTE:

1. The Google API key used (in this project) to fetch map data has some referral restrictions;
2. To use this application, we recommend that the Google API key used in the app be replaced with a paid version (or alternative full-featured if available) obtainable from Google or better still, use another map service (e.g., mapbox) and tweak the code as may be required;
3. Please ignore the commit comment that the Google API key has been replaced with full-featured, this isn't the case yet;