ol-ishare (or oli for short) is a new embedded map JavaScript client using the latest OpenLayers library which was itself designed from the outset for use on mobile devices.
Using ol-ishare we have produced an embedded map component that is similar in functionality to iShare Lite maps, along with the new Spotlight map creator and a rewrite of Logger.
Release
The official latest release version is at: https://ol-ishare.services.astuntechnology.com/v1/apps/spotlight/index.html for embedding, downloading resources, etc.. This uses the v1 branch.
Branches
The current principal branches are:
v1
Where the latest v1.x.y release will always be available.
main
https://ol-ishare.services.astuntechnology.com/main/
Where other branches are consolidated and tested before progressing to a release candidate. Minor bugfixes are allowed but any changes to capability or significant work required for a fix should be reviewed via the pull request process and so require use of feature & bugfix branches (temporary or otherwise).
Other notable branches
v1-beta - Archive of code used by customer feedback beta. (https://ol-ishare.services.astuntechnology.com/v1-beta/apps/spotlight/index.html)
Feature & bugfix branches
We create new branches for any significant new features or major bugfixes. These then go through a Pull Request and code review before being merged into the main branch. These are made available on ol-ishare.services.astuntechnology.com URLs through the same build process that outputs main etc. but there is no guarantee that these URLs will persist beyond the point at which the branches get merged.
Examples
A number of examples of using ol-ishare can be found here:
https://ol-ishare.services.astuntechnology.com/v1/examples/index.html
A significant benefit of ol-ishare is that we have structured the JavaScript code in such a way (using UMD bundles) so as to make it far easier for other developers to work with and develop custom solutions by themselves - or for Astun to build and maintain customer specific embedded map components containing bespoke functionality.
Documentation
API documentation can be found in each branch, e.g. https://ol-ishare.services.astuntechnology.com/main/apidoc/