The purpose of this project was to test the mapbox_gl and mapbox_api packages to see if they were ready for real-world use and also because it was free.
P.S: Mapbox will give you a 25,000 free monthly active users and only 100,000 free requests for Directions API and same amount for Temporary Geocoding API (A search query).
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Both packages hold a lot of potential if the developers behind it keep supporting it.
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Definitely not ready for production. I had plenty of issues especially with the map controller and the documentations aren't very clear.
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You need both packages to get basic map functionality, such as routing, forward geocoding, directions, etc.
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They implement the same concepts as Google Maps and can be used for learning and maybe doing some cool map-related stuff for free.
- Reverse geocoding api from mapbox_api package (To get location's name).
- Directions api from mapbox_api package.
- Device location & Location tracking from Location package.
- Polyline package to decode the coordinates coming from Directions api.
- MapboxMapController from mapbox_gl package to create/update symbols (Markers) on the map and to get coordinates.
First you have to creat mapbox account here. Then obtain a free access token on your Mapbox account page.
In the main directory, create an .env file and replace YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN with the token you have gotten:
MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
After that add a line like this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:
assets:
- .env
And that's it, you can run the app now and play with it.