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145 changes: 103 additions & 42 deletions README.md
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- [Map providers](#map-providers)
- [Native POI press events](#native-poi-press-events)
- [Custom marker images](#custom-marker-images)
- [GeoJSON overlays](#geojson-overlays)
- [Google Maps setup](#google-maps-setup)
- [Marker entering animations](#marker-entering-animations)
- [Capability matrix](#capability-matrix)
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- **New Architecture native** - Built exclusively for React Native's New Architecture: Fabric + TurboModules.
- **Unified map API** - One typed React API for Apple MapKit and Google Maps SDK.
- **Provider-aware props** - TypeScript narrows provider-specific props with `MapViewPropsForProvider<P>`.
- **Markers and overlays** - Markers with title/subtitle callouts and drag support, plus polylines, polygons, and circles.
- **Markers and overlays** - Markers with title/subtitle callouts and drag support, plus polylines, polygons, circles, and GeoJSON FeatureCollections.
- **Native POI taps** - `onPoiPress` reports provider-owned places from Apple Maps and Google Maps without confusing them with app-owned markers.
- **Camera control** - Declarative region/camera props plus imperative camera helpers.
- **Marker clustering** - Native marker clustering for large point sets.
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Provider-specific props narrow the callback payload:

| Provider | Payload |
| --- | --- |
| `apple` | `{ provider: 'apple', coordinate, name?, category, rawCategory? }` |
| `google` | `{ provider: 'google', coordinate, name, placeId }` |
| omitted | `ApplePoiPressEvent \| GooglePoiPressEvent` because the runtime default depends on platform |
| Provider | Payload |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `apple` | `{ provider: 'apple', coordinate, name?, category, rawCategory? }` |
| `google` | `{ provider: 'google', coordinate, name, placeId }` |
| omitted | `ApplePoiPressEvent \| GooglePoiPressEvent` because the runtime default depends on platform |

## Custom marker images

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### react-native-maps migration (markers)

| react-native-maps | react-native-better-maps |
| react-native-maps | react-native-better-maps |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `image={require(...)}` | `image={require(...)}` |
| `anchor={{ x, y }}` | `anchor={{ x, y }}` |
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| `opacity` | `opacity` |
| Custom RN child views | Not supported (use bitmap `image`) |

## GeoJSON overlays

`<Geojson>` converts a GeoJSON object (or JSON string) into the existing marker, polyline, and polygon overlay pipeline. There is no native GeoJSON parser — conversion happens in JavaScript so overlay diffing stays shared.

```tsx
import { MapView, Geojson, type GeojsonInput } from 'react-native-better-maps';

export function DeliveryMap({
deliveryZones,
}: {
deliveryZones: GeojsonInput;
}) {
return (
<MapView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
<Geojson
geojson={deliveryZones}
strokeColor="#FF3B30"
fillColor="#FF3B3044"
strokeWidth={2}
onPress={(feature) => console.log(feature.properties)}
/>
</MapView>
);
}
```

| GeoJSON type | Rendered as |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| `Point` / `MultiPoint` | Marker(s) |
| `LineString` / `MultiLineString` | Polyline(s) |
| `Polygon` / `MultiPolygon` | Polygon(s) |
| `FeatureCollection` / `Feature` / `GeometryCollection` | Flattened into the types above |

Per-feature style follows the [simplestyle](https://github.com/mapbox/simplestyle-spec) property names used by `react-native-maps`: `stroke`, `stroke-width`, `stroke-opacity`, `fill`, `fill-opacity`, and `marker-color`. Marker titles use `properties.title` or `properties.name`; `properties.zIndex` overrides the component-level drawing order.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Qualify the zIndex documentation by platform.

properties.zIndex does not always override drawing order. docs/geojson.md Line 38 states that MapKit does not expose shape overlay z-ordering. Update this sentence to qualify Apple polygon and polyline behavior. The current wording overpromises the result for those overlays.

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In `@README.md` at line 406, Update the README sentence describing
properties.zIndex to qualify its behavior by platform, explicitly noting that
Apple MapKit polygon and polyline overlays do not expose shape overlay
z-ordering while preserving the documented override behavior where supported.


For large FeatureCollections, convert once with `geojsonToOverlayDescriptors` and pass the result to bulk `markers` / `polylines` / `polygons` props. Collections that expand to more than 1000 overlays log a development warning.

Not supported today: custom marker views, TopoJSON, and altitude (Z is dropped). Invalid GeoJSON is skipped with a development warning instead of crashing.

See [docs/geojson.md](docs/geojson.md) for the full geometry, style, and limit notes.

### react-native-maps migration (GeoJSON)

| react-native-maps | react-native-better-maps |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `<Geojson geojson={collection} />` | Same |
| `color` | `markerColor` |
| `markerComponent` | Not supported (default markers) |
| `lineDashPattern` | Not supported |
| `zIndex` | Same |
| `onPress` overlay event | `onPress(feature)` with the source Feature |
| Polygon holes | Supported |

## Google Maps setup

Host apps must provide platform API keys for the Google Maps SDK.
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| Custom marker images | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Marker callouts / dragging | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Overlay press events | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| GeoJSON overlays | Supported (JS conversion) | Supported (JS conversion) | Supported (JS conversion) |
| Native POI press events | Supported on iOS 16+ | Supported | Supported |
| Marker entering animation | System + `fade`, `fade-scale` | System + `fade`; scale fallback | System + `fade`; scale fallback |
| Cluster entering animation | System + `fade`, `fade-scale` | System + `fade`; scale fallback | System + `fade`; scale fallback |
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### Components

| Component | Description |
| ---------- | --------------------- |
| `MapView` | Root map container |
| `Marker` | Point annotation |
| `Polyline` | Line overlay |
| `Polygon` | Filled area overlay |
| `Circle` | Circular area overlay |
| Component | Description |
| ---------- | --------------------------------- |
| `MapView` | Root map container |
| `Marker` | Point annotation |
| `Polyline` | Line overlay |
| `Polygon` | Filled area overlay |
| `Circle` | Circular area overlay |
| `Geojson` | GeoJSON FeatureCollection overlay |

### Types

| Type | Description |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `Coordinate` | `{ latitude, longitude }` |
| `Region` | Center + span |
| `Camera` | Position, zoom, heading, pitch |
| `MapType` | `'standard' \| 'satellite' \| 'hybrid' \| 'terrain'` |
| `MapProvider` | `'apple' \| 'google' \| 'openstreetmap' \| 'mapbox'` |
| `PoiPressEvent` | Provider-discriminated native POI press payload |
| `ApplePoiPressEvent` | Apple Maps POI payload with category |
| `GooglePoiPressEvent` | Google Maps POI payload with place ID |
| `ApplePoiCategory` | Known MapKit POI categories plus `unknown` |
| `MapViewRef` | Imperative handle for camera control |
| `MapViewProps` | Props for `MapView` |
| `MapViewPropsForProvider` | Provider-specific `MapView` props |
| `MarkerDescriptor` | Bulk marker descriptor |
| `MarkerProps` | Props for `Marker` |
| `MarkerImage` | Resolved marker image descriptor |
| `MarkerAnchor` | Anchor point on marker image (0..1) |
| `MarkerPoint` | Point offset in dp |
| `OverlayEnteringAnimation` | Marker / marker-cluster entering animation config |
| `PolylineProps` | Props for `Polyline` |
| `PolygonProps` | Props for `Polygon` |
| `CircleProps` | Props for `Circle` |
| Type | Description |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `Coordinate` | `{ latitude, longitude }` |
| `Region` | Center + span |
| `Camera` | Position, zoom, heading, pitch |
| `MapType` | `'standard' \| 'satellite' \| 'hybrid' \| 'terrain'` |
| `MapProvider` | `'apple' \| 'google' \| 'openstreetmap' \| 'mapbox'` |
| `PoiPressEvent` | Provider-discriminated native POI press payload |
| `ApplePoiPressEvent` | Apple Maps POI payload with category |
| `GooglePoiPressEvent` | Google Maps POI payload with place ID |
| `ApplePoiCategory` | Known MapKit POI categories plus `unknown` |
| `MapViewRef` | Imperative handle for camera control |
| `MapViewProps` | Props for `MapView` |
| `MapViewPropsForProvider` | Provider-specific `MapView` props |
| `MarkerDescriptor` | Bulk marker descriptor |
| `MarkerProps` | Props for `Marker` |
| `MarkerImage` | Resolved marker image descriptor |
| `MarkerAnchor` | Anchor point on marker image (0..1) |
| `MarkerPoint` | Point offset in dp |
| `OverlayEnteringAnimation` | Marker / marker-cluster entering animation config |
| `PolylineProps` | Props for `Polyline` |
| `PolygonProps` | Props for `Polygon` |
| `CircleProps` | Props for `Circle` |
| `GeojsonProps` | Props for `Geojson` |
| `GeojsonFeature` | Feature passed to `Geojson` `onPress` |
| `GeojsonOverlayDescriptors` | Result of `geojsonToOverlayDescriptors` |

### Utilities

| Function | Description |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `regionFromCoordinate(coord, latDelta?, lonDelta?)` | Create a `Region` from a coordinate |
| `distanceBetween(a, b)` | Haversine distance in meters |
| Function | Description |
| --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `regionFromCoordinate(coord, latDelta?, lonDelta?)` | Create a `Region` from a coordinate |
| `distanceBetween(a, b)` | Haversine distance in meters |
| `geojsonToOverlayDescriptors(geojson, options?)` | Convert GeoJSON into bulk overlay descriptors |

## Example app

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bun run example start
```

The example app lives in [example](example). It demonstrates provider switching, overlays, clustering, Google Map IDs, entering animation presets, and native POI tap logging.
The example app lives in [example](example). It demonstrates provider switching, overlays, GeoJSON FeatureCollections, clustering, Google Map IDs, entering animation presets, and native POI tap logging.

For Google Maps in the example app, configure one shared key or platform-specific keys:

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- [Expo setup](docs/expo-setup.md)
- [Architecture](docs/architecture.md)
- [GeoJSON overlays](docs/geojson.md)
- [Roadmap](docs/roadmap.md)
- [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [ADRs](docs/adr)
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```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Public API (TypeScript / React) │
│ MapView, Marker, Polyline, Polygon, Circle │
│ MapView, Marker, Polyline, Polygon, Circle, │
│ Geojson │
│ Types: Coordinate, Region, Camera, MapViewRef │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Nitro Layer │
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### Overlay components

`Marker`, `Polyline`, `Polygon`, and `Circle` are overlay components that compose inside `MapView`. Overlay props are collected on the JS side and serialized into descriptor structs passed to the native `HybridMapView` (data-driven architecture).
`Marker`, `Polyline`, `Polygon`, `Circle`, and `Geojson` are overlay components that compose inside `MapView`. Overlay props are collected on the JS side and serialized into descriptor structs passed to the native `HybridMapView` (data-driven architecture). `Geojson` is converted into marker, polyline, and polygon descriptors before that native pass; invalid GeoJSON is skipped with a development warning.

Marker and marker-cluster entering animations follow the same descriptor model. The public API accepts `false`, `system`, or a serializable preset config; the React wrapper normalizes that into native descriptors. Native provider adapters execute the animation when a marker render element appears in the render diff. Updating animation config for an already retained marker does not restart the animation; the new config is used the next time that marker is added again.

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```
User interaction
React component tree (<MapView><Marker /></MapView>)
React component tree (<MapView><Marker /><Geojson /></MapView>)
MapView collects overlay descriptors + props
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# GeoJSON overlays

`Geojson` renders a GeoJSON object as existing map overlays. Conversion happens in JavaScript and reuses the marker, polyline, and polygon descriptor pipeline on iOS and Android.

## Supported geometry

| GeoJSON type | Overlay |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| `Point` | `Marker` |
| `MultiPoint` | One `Marker` per position |
| `LineString` | `Polyline` |
| `MultiLineString` | One `Polyline` per line |
| `Polygon` | `Polygon` with interior holes |
| `MultiPolygon` | One `Polygon` per part |
| `Feature` | Inner geometry |
| `FeatureCollection` | Each feature |
| `GeometryCollection` | Each nested geometry |

Coordinates are `[longitude, latitude]`. A third value (altitude) is ignored.

## Style

Component props supply defaults. Feature `properties` override them using simplestyle names:

| Property | Applies to | Notes |
| ---------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------ |
| `stroke` | Line, polygon | Hex color |
| `stroke-width` | Line, polygon | Density-independent pixels |
| `stroke-opacity` | Line, polygon | Replaces alpha on hex `stroke` |
| `fill` | Polygon | Hex color |
| `fill-opacity` | Polygon | Replaces alpha on hex `fill` |
| `marker-color` | Point | Default marker color |
| `title` / `name` | Point | Marker title |
| `zIndex` | All overlays | Drawing order |

Colors follow the library-wide format: `#RGB`, `#RGBA`, `#RRGGBB`, or `#RRGGBBAA` with alpha last. Opacity properties replace the color's alpha, so `fill: '#34C75980'` with `fill-opacity: 0.25` becomes `#34C75940`. Non-hex colors are left unchanged.

Component-level `markerColor` and `zIndex` provide defaults. Feature properties take precedence. `zIndex` applies to every generated Google Maps overlay and to Apple Maps markers; MapKit does not expose shape overlay z-ordering.

`onPress` receives the original `GeojsonFeature`, including `properties`.

## Limits

- Prefer `geojsonToOverlayDescriptors` plus bulk `MapView` overlay props above about 1000 generated overlays.
- Point styling supports title text and default marker color; custom marker views are not applied.
- TopoJSON is not parsed. Convert it to GeoJSON first.
- Invalid GeoJSON does not throw. It is skipped with a development warning.

## Bulk conversion

```tsx
import { MapView, geojsonToOverlayDescriptors } from 'react-native-better-maps';

const overlays = geojsonToOverlayDescriptors(deliveryZones, {
strokeColor: '#FF3B30',
fillColor: '#FF3B3044',
strokeWidth: 2,
});

export function DeliveryZonesMap() {
return (
<MapView
markers={overlays.markers}
polylines={overlays.polylines}
polygons={overlays.polygons}
onPolygonPress={(id) => {
console.log(overlays.featuresByOverlayId[id]?.properties);
}}
/>
);
}
```
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