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Leaflet plugin to support pre-loading tiles outside the current viewport

Leaflet.EdgeBuffer Bower version npm version

Leaflet 1.0 plugin to support pre-loading tiles outside the current viewport on L.GridLayer-based layers.

Usage

Include Leaflet.EdgeBuffer.js. By default, a 1 tile buffer will be added beyond the viewport. To define a different buffer size use the options below.

Options

  • edgeBufferTiles: (number) The number of tiles that should be loaded beyond the edge of the map viewport. This may be a fractional number. Defaults to 1.

Demos

This demo shows two maps, one without this plugin active and one with.

  • http://www.tolon.co.uk/Leaflet.EdgeBuffer/comparison.html

Limitations

This plugin does not currently work with the GoogleMutant plugin. See issues https://gitlab.com/IvanSanchez/Leaflet.GridLayer.GoogleMutant/issues/27 and https://github.com/TolonUK/Leaflet.EdgeBuffer/issues/10.

License

Leaflet.EdgeBuffer is free software and may be redistributed under the MIT License.