README.md

Leaflet PolylineDecorator

A Leaflet plug-in to define and draw patterns on existing Polylines or along coordinate paths.

Features

• Dashed or dotted lines, arrow heads, markers following line
• Works on Polygons too! (easy, as Polygon extends Polyline)
• Multiple patterns can be applied to the same line
• New behaviors can be obtained by defining new symbols

Usage

    var polyline = L.polyline([...]).addTo(map);
    var decorator = L.polylineDecorator(polyline, {
        patterns: [
            // define a pattern of 10px-wide dashes, repeated every 20px on the line 
            {offset: 0, repeat: '20px', symbol: new L.Symbol.Dash({pixelSize: 10})}
        ]
    }).addTo(map);

The polyline parameter can be a single array of L.LatLng or, with Leaflet's simplified syntax, an array of 2-cells arrays of coordinates. It is useful if you don't want to actually display a polyline, but just a pattern following coordinates, like a dotted line.

Screenshot

Performance note

Please note that this library is in an early stage, and many operations could still be optimized. Moreover, as it requires a lot of (re-)computations, and each pattern symbol is an actual L.ILayer object, it can have an impact on the responsiveness of your map, especially if used on many objects. In cases where it's applicable (dash patterns), you should probably use instead the dashArray property of L.Path, as it's natively drawn by the browser.

TODO

• Documentation
• Optimize rendering and mem footprint
• Other symbol types
• Animations(?)