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MGLShape subclasses can now return NSDictionaries that represent the shapes' GeoJSON geometries. MGLFeature classes can now return NSDictionaries that represent the features as GeoJSON features. This makes it trivial to serialize iOS and macOS shapes and features into GeoJSON. MGLFeature instances can also return a representation of themselves as an mbgl::Feature. This capability is used in a refactoring of the implementations of MGLGeoJSONSource to more efficiently transform MGLFeatures into mbgl::Features so they can be fed directly into mbgl::GeoJSONSource without having to round trip through NSJSONSerialization. The MGLFeature identifier is converted into the mbgl::identifier type based on the type of the identifier. The MGLFeature attributes are recursively converted into an mbgl::PropertyMap and each value is converted into one of the types that the PropertyMap's Value variant supports.
Mapbox GL Native
A library for embedding interactive, customizable vector maps into native applications on multiple platforms. It takes stylesheets that conform to the Mapbox Style Specification, applies them to vector tiles that conform to the Mapbox Vector Tile Specification, and renders them using OpenGL. Mapbox GL JS is the WebGL-based counterpart, designed for use on the Web.
The Mapbox GL ecosystem
This repository hosts the cross-platform Mapbox GL Native library, plus convenient SDKs for several platforms. The cross-platform library comes with a GLFW-based demo application for Ubuntu Linux and macOS. The SDKs target the usual languages on their respective platforms:
| SDK | Languages | Build status |
|---|---|---|
| Mapbox GL Native | C++14 |   |
| Mapbox Android SDK | Java |  |
| Mapbox iOS SDK | Objective-C or Swift |  |
| Mapbox macOS SDK | Objective-C, Swift, or AppleScript |  |
| node-mapbox-gl-native | Node.js |  |
| Mapbox Qt SDK | C++03 |  |
Additional Mapbox GL Native–based libraries for hybrid applications are developed outside of this repository:
| Toolkit | Android | iOS | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| React Native (npm) | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Apache Cordova (npm) | ✅ | ✅ | Telerik |
| NativeScript (npm) | ✅ | ✅ | Telerik |
| Xamarin | ✅ | ✅ | Xamarin |
If your platform or hybrid application framework isn’t listed here, consider embedding Mapbox GL JS using the standard Web capabilities on your platform.