871879 - Plot set of events returned from query on a Google Map

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Webmaker Graveyard :: Events, defect)

Description

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

Given a set of events in JSON, plot those events on a Google Map allowing a user to select a specific event from the map directly.

Comment 1

[Daniel Jabbour (:bitgangsta)]

Steve has started this code in a branch called googlemaps in our repo.

You can see the diff here:
https://github.com/AmoebaConsulting/webmaker.org/compare/parties...googlemaps

I'll attach screenshot of the work in progress. Any feedback on the code / work would be appreciated, but it's still very much incomplete.

Comment 2

[Daniel Jabbour (:bitgangsta)]

Attachment: Screenshot of WIP

Comment 3

[Mike Beltzner [:beltzner, not reading bugmail]]

My initial thoughts are: looking good. There are some obvious missing bits (being able to click through to details on an event, f.e.) but the big ones I can think of are:

 - what happens when there are multiple events at the same location?
 - what style options do we have on the map (see: http://ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca/walk-locations for an example)

Comment 4

[cbarton]

> - what style options do we have on the map (see: http://ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca/walk-locations for an example)
> > We are using the grouped pins for now, but really any asset that you can put a number in, we can use.

> - what happens when there are multiple events at the same location?
> > It will show them side by side ever so slightly, so that you can click on both events successfully.

There are blue dots, pins and grouped pins. We have an understanding of the pins, but what are the dots used to signify?

Comment 5

[hike]

This has been implemented:
 * you can create events, which will immediately show up as pins on the map
 * events at the same location cluster into a numbered pin
 * clicking on events will open an 'info window'
   - the link to the details page now works
   - the whole description is currently shown, rather than the summary

I'm going to close this one as fixed.