Display line that crosses 180th meridian | Mapbox GL JS

Draw a line across the 180th meridian using a GeoJSON source.
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<title>Display line that crosses 180th meridian</title>
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#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
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<div id="map"></div>
<script>
	// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
	// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
	// https://account.mapbox.com
	mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
    const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
        container: 'map',
        // Choose from Mapbox's core styles, or make your own style with Mapbox Studio
        style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v12',
        center: [139.839478, 35.652832],
        zoom: 2
    });

    map.on('load', () => {
        map.addLayer({
            'id': 'route',
            'type': 'line',
            'source': {
                'type': 'geojson',
                'data': {
                    'type': 'Feature',
                    'properties': {},
                    'geometry': createGeometry(false)
                }
            },
            'layout': { 'line-cap': 'round' },
            'paint': {
                'line-color': '#007296',
                'line-width': 4
            }
        });

        map.addLayer({
            'id': 'route-label',
            'type': 'symbol',
            'source': 'route',
            'layout': {
                'symbol-placement': 'line-center',
                'text-field': 'Crosses the world'
            }
        });

        map.addLayer({
            'id': 'route-two',
            'type': 'line',
            'source': {
                'type': 'geojson',
                'data': {
                    'type': 'Feature',
                    'properties': {},
                    'geometry': createGeometry(true)
                }
            },
            'layout': { 'line-cap': 'round' },
            'paint': {
                'line-color': '#F06317',
                'line-width': 4
            }
        });

        map.addLayer({
            'id': 'route-two-label',
            'type': 'symbol',
            'source': 'route-two',
            'layout': {
                'symbol-placement': 'line-center',
                'text-field': 'Crosses 180th meridian'
            }
        });

        function createGeometry(doesCrossAntimeridian) {
            const geometry = {
                'type': 'LineString',
                'coordinates': [
                    [-72.42187, -16.59408],
                    [140.27343, 35.67514]
                ]
            };

            // To draw a line across the 180th meridian,
            // if the longitude of the second point minus
            // the longitude of original (or previous) point is >= 180,
            // subtract 360 from the longitude of the second point.
            // If it is less than 180, add 360 to the second point.

            if (doesCrossAntimeridian) {
                const startLng = geometry.coordinates[0][0];
                const endLng = geometry.coordinates[1][0];

                if (endLng - startLng >= 180) {
                    geometry.coordinates[1][0] -= 360;
                } else if (endLng - startLng < 180) {
                    geometry.coordinates[1][0] += 360;
                }
            }

            return geometry;
        }
    });
</script>

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