About @react-google-maps/marker-clusterer
The @react-google-maps/marker-clusterer is a critical npm package for developers looking to efficiently manage and display large numbers of markers on Google Maps within React applications. This module is particularly useful for projects involving maps with a high density of markers, such as real estate listings or retail store locators. By clustering markers, the package significantly improves the loading times and performance of maps, enhancing the user experience by preventing the map from becoming cluttered and difficult to interact with. Additionally, it supports various customization options, allowing developers to tailor the appearance and behavior of the clusters according to specific requirements.
To incorporate @react-google-maps/marker-clusterer into your React project, simply run the command npm install @react-google-maps/marker-clusterer. This installation adds powerful clustering capabilities to your application, enabling automatic grouping of nearby markers into a single cluster. This cluster then breaks down into individual markers as users zoom in, making navigation intuitive and efficient. The package integrates seamlessly with the Google Maps JavaScript API and React's component lifecycle, ensuring that developers can leverage up-to-date Google Maps features and React best practices.
The @react-google-maps/marker-clusterer also supports custom cluster icon configurations, making it possible to enhance the visual appeal of your maps while maintaining excellent functionality. Developers can define custom styles for different cluster sizes, add labels, or even use different icons based on specific data associated with each cluster. This flexibility makes it an indispensable tool for creating highly interactive and visually appealing map-based applications in React.
Dependencies
Core dependencies of this npm package and its dev dependencies.
@babel/core, @babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties, @babel/plugin-proposal-decorators, @babel/plugin-proposal-export-default-from, @babel/plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator, @babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread, @babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining, @babel/plugin-proposal-private-methods, @babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import, @babel/plugin-syntax-jsx, @babel/plugin-syntax-typescript, @babel/plugin-transform-arrow-functions, @babel/plugin-transform-classes, @babel/plugin-transform-destructuring, @babel/plugin-transform-for-of, @babel/plugin-transform-parameters, @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx, @babel/plugin-transform-spread, @babel/plugin-transform-typescript, @babel/preset-env, @babel/preset-react, @babel/preset-typescript, @googlemaps/react-wrapper, @jest/types, @mdx-js/loader, @storybook/addon-actions, @storybook/addon-essentials, @storybook/addon-links, @storybook/builder-webpack5, @storybook/manager-webpack5, @storybook/react, @svgr/webpack, @testing-library/dom, @types/google.maps, @types/invariant, @types/jest, @types/node, @types/react, @types/react-dom, @types/supercluster, @typescript-eslint/parser, @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin, @typescript/lib-dom, acorn, acorn-jsx, autoprefixer, babel-loader, babel-plugin-macros, babel-plugin-polyfill-corejs3, babel-plugin-react-require, css-module-builder, eslint, eslint-config-prettier, eslint-config-standard, eslint-import-resolver-typescript, eslint-import-resolver-webpack, eslint-plugin-ascii, eslint-plugin-babel, eslint-plugin-compat, eslint-plugin-css-modules, eslint-plugin-filenames, eslint-plugin-html, eslint-plugin-import, eslint-plugin-jest, eslint-plugin-jest-dom, eslint-plugin-json, eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y, eslint-plugin-n, eslint-plugin-no-inferred-method-name, eslint-plugin-node, eslint-plugin-optimize-regex, eslint-plugin-prettier, eslint-plugin-promise, eslint-plugin-promiseparams, eslint-plugin-react, eslint-plugin-react-hooks, eslint-plugin-react-perf, eslint-plugin-security-node, eslint-plugin-you-dont-need-lodash-underscore, fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin, husky, jest, jest-environment-jsdom, jest-specific-snapshot, lerna, lint-staged, postcss, postcss-flexbugs-fixes, prettier, react, react-dom, require-from-string, sass-loader, source-map-explorer, ts-jest, tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin, typescript, url-loader, webpack
Documentation
A README file for the @react-google-maps/marker-clusterer code repository. View Code
@react-google-maps organization root
You can donate or became a sponsor https://opencollective.com/react-google-maps-api#category-CONTRIBUTE
README
For API README please navigate to https://github.com/JustFly1984/react-google-maps-api/tree/master/packages/react-google-maps-api
or https://react-google-maps-api-docs.netlify.app
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For Developers and Contributors
Requirements
- basic git, JavaScript, React knowledge
- Google Maps API Key from Google Cloud Console
- git
- node
- yarn
To develop locally
Fork original repo at https://github.com/JustFly1984/react-google-maps-api. Clone your fork to local directory of your choice, install dependencies, set up your API Key, and start storybook server. Following commands should do the job:
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USER_NAME/react-google-maps-api.git- clone your fork `cd react-google-maps-api- move to newly created foldercp .storybook/example.maps.config.ts .storybook/maps.config.ts- create file with API Keyyarn install- install dependenciesyarn bootstrap- setup workspaceyarn storybook- run storybook server
Any changes you make to src folders of contained packages should reflect on the storybook server.
To contribute
Create a feature/fix branch on your own fork and make pull request towards develop branch of the original repo.
You can donate or became a sponsor https://opencollective.com/react-google-maps-api#category-CONTRIBUTE