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Add cluster symbol annotations

Show fire hydrants in Washington DC area in a cluster using a symbol layer.
SymbolClusteringExample.swift
import UIKit
import MapboxMaps

final class ViewController: UIViewController {
private var mapView: MapView!
private var cancelables = Set<AnyCancelable>()

override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()

// Create a `MapView` centered over Washington, DC.
let center = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 38.889215, longitude: -77.039354)
let cameraOptions = CameraOptions(center: center, zoom: 11)
let mapInitOptions = MapInitOptions(cameraOptions: cameraOptions, styleURI: .dark)
mapView = MapView(frame: view.bounds, mapInitOptions: mapInitOptions)
mapView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]

view.addSubview(mapView)

// Add the source and style layers once the map has loaded.
mapView.mapboxMap.onMapLoaded.observeNext { _ in
self.addSymbolClusteringLayers()
}.store(in: &cancelables)

// Add tap handers to and clustered and unclustered layers.
for layer in ["unclustered-point-layer", "clustered-circle-layer"] {
mapView.gestures.onLayerTap(layer) { [weak self] queriedFeature, _ in
return self?.handleTap(queriedFeature: queriedFeature) ?? false
}.store(in: &cancelables)
}
}

func addSymbolClusteringLayers() {
// The image named `fire-station-11` is included in the app's Assets.xcassets bundle.
// In order to recolor an image, you need to add a template image to the map's style.
// The image's rendering mode can be set programmatically or in the asset catalogue.
let image = UIImage(named: "fire-station-11")!.withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate)

// Add the image tp the map's style. Set `sdf` to `true`. This allows the icon images to be recolored.
// For more information about `SDF`, or Signed Distance Fields, see
// https://docs.mapbox.com/help/troubleshooting/using-recolorable-images-in-mapbox-maps/#what-are-signed-distance-fields-sdf
try! mapView.mapboxMap.addImage(image, id: "fire-station-icon", sdf: true)

// Fire_Hydrants.geojson contains information about fire hydrants in the District of Columbia.
// It was downloaded on 6/10/21 from https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::fire-hydrants/about
let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "Fire_Hydrants", withExtension: "geojson")!

// Create a GeoJSONSource using the previously specified URL.
var source = GeoJSONSource(id: "fire-hydrant-source")
source.data = .url(url)

// Enable clustering for this source.
source.cluster = true
source.clusterRadius = 75

// Create expression to identify the max flow rate of one hydrant in the cluster
// ["max", ["get", "FLOW"]]
let maxExpression = Exp(.max) {Exp(.get) { "FLOW" }}

// Create expression to determine if a hydrant with EngineID E-9 is in the cluster
// ["any", ["==", ["get", "ENGINEID"], "E-9"]]
let ine9Expression = Exp(.any) {
Exp(.eq) {
Exp(.get) { "ENGINEID" }
"E-9"
}
}

// Create expression to get the sum of all of the flow rates in the cluster
// [["+", ["accumulated"], ["get", "sum"]], ["get", "FLOW"]]
let sumExpression = Exp {
Exp(.sum) {
Exp(.accumulated)
Exp(.get) { "sum" }
}
Exp(.get) { "FLOW" }
}

// Add the expressions to the cluster as ClusterProperties so they can be accessed below
let clusterProperties: [String: Expression] = [
"max": maxExpression,
"in_e9": ine9Expression,
"sum": sumExpression
]
source.clusterProperties = clusterProperties


let clusteredLayer = createClusteredLayer(source: source.id)
let unclusteredLayer = createUnclusteredLayer(source: source.id)

// `clusterCountLayer` is a `SymbolLayer` that represents the point count within individual clusters.
let clusterCountLayer = createNumberLayer(source: source.id)

// Add the source and two layers to the map.
try! mapView.mapboxMap.addSource(source)
try! mapView.mapboxMap.addLayer(clusteredLayer)
try! mapView.mapboxMap.addLayer(unclusteredLayer, layerPosition: .below(clusteredLayer.id))
try! mapView.mapboxMap.addLayer(clusterCountLayer)

// This is used for internal testing purposes only and can be excluded
// from your implementation.

}

func createClusteredLayer(source: String) -> CircleLayer {
// Create a symbol layer to represent the clustered points.
var clusteredLayer = CircleLayer(id: "clustered-circle-layer", source: source)

// Filter out unclustered features by checking for `point_count`. This
// is added to clusters when the cluster is created. If your source
// data includes a `point_count` property, consider checking
// for `cluster_id`.
clusteredLayer.filter = Exp(.has) { "point_count" }

// Set the color of the icons based on the number of points within
// a given cluster. The first value is a default value.
clusteredLayer.circleColor = .expression(Exp(.step) {
Exp(.get) { "point_count" }
UIColor.systemGreen
50
UIColor.systemBlue
100
UIColor.systemRed
})

clusteredLayer.circleRadius = .constant(25)

return clusteredLayer
}

func createUnclusteredLayer(source: String) -> SymbolLayer {
// Create a symbol layer to represent the points that aren't clustered.
var unclusteredLayer = SymbolLayer(id: "unclustered-point-layer", source: source)

// Filter out clusters by checking for `point_count`.
unclusteredLayer.filter = Exp(.not) {
Exp(.has) { "point_count" }
}
unclusteredLayer.iconImage = .constant(.name("fire-station-icon"))
unclusteredLayer.iconColor = .constant(StyleColor(.white))

// Rotate the icon image based on the recorded water flow.
// The `mod` operator allows you to use the remainder after dividing
// the specified values.
unclusteredLayer.iconRotate = .expression(Exp(.mod) {
Exp(.get) { "FLOW" }
360
})

return unclusteredLayer
}

func createNumberLayer(source: String) -> SymbolLayer {
var numberLayer = SymbolLayer(id: "cluster-count-layer", source: source)

// check whether the point feature is clustered
numberLayer.filter = Exp(.has) { "point_count" }

// Display the value for 'point_count' in the text field
numberLayer.textField = .expression(Exp(.get) { "point_count" })
numberLayer.textSize = .constant(12)
return numberLayer
}

// Shows cluster or hydrant info. Returns false if couldn't parse data.
private func handleTap(queriedFeature: QueriedFeature) -> Bool {
if let selectedFeatureProperties = queriedFeature.feature.properties,
case let .string(featureInformation) = selectedFeatureProperties["ASSETNUM"],
case let .string(location) = selectedFeatureProperties["LOCATIONDETAIL"] {
showAlert(withTitle: "Hydrant \(featureInformation)", and: "\(location)")
// If the feature is a cluster, it will have `point_count` and `cluster_id` properties.
// These are assigned when the cluster is created.
return true
}

if let selectedFeatureProperties = queriedFeature.feature.properties,
case let .number(pointCount) = selectedFeatureProperties["point_count"],
case let .number(clusterId) = selectedFeatureProperties["cluster_id"],
case let .number(maxFlow) = selectedFeatureProperties["max"],
case let .number(sum) = selectedFeatureProperties["sum"],
case let .boolean(in_e9) = selectedFeatureProperties["in_e9"] {
// If the tap landed on a cluster, pass the cluster ID and point count to the alert.
let inEngineNine = in_e9 ? "Some hydrants belong to Engine 9." : "No hydrants belong to Engine 9."
showAlert(withTitle: "Cluster ID \(Int(clusterId))", and: "There are \(Int(pointCount)) hydrants in this cluster. The highest water flow is \(Int(maxFlow)) and the collective flow is \(Int(sum)). \(inEngineNine)")
return true
}
return false
}
}
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