WhirlyGlobeRenderController

Objective-C

@interface WhirlyGlobeRenderController : MaplyRenderController

Swift

class WhirlyGlobeRenderController : MaplyRenderController

The Globe Render Controller is a standalone renderer for the globe. This is separate from the WhirlyGlobeViewController, but performs a similar function for offline rendering.

  • Initialize with the size of the target rendering buffer

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (instancetype _Nullable)initWithSize:(CGSize)screenSize
                                  mode:(MaplyRenderType)renderType;

    Swift

    init?(size screenSize: CGSize, mode renderType: MaplyRenderType)

  • Initialize as an offline renderer of a given target size with default renderer (Metal)

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (instancetype _Nullable)initWithSize:(CGSize)size;

    Swift

    init?(size: CGSize)

  • Set this if you’re doing frame by frame animation. It will move particles along and run any animations you may have going. *

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    @property (nonatomic) NSTimeInterval currentTime;

    Swift

    var currentTime: TimeInterval { get set }

  • Set the viewing state all at once

    This sets the position, tilt, height, screen position and heading all at once.

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (void)setViewState:
    (WhirlyGlobeViewControllerAnimationState *_Nonnull)viewState;

    Swift

    func setViewState(_ viewState: WhirlyGlobeViewControllerAnimationState)

  • Make a WhirlyGlobeViewControllerAnimationState object from the current view state.

    This returns the current view parameters in a single WhirlyGlobeViewControllerAnimationState.

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (nullable WhirlyGlobeViewControllerAnimationState *)getViewState;

    Swift

    func getViewState() -> WhirlyGlobeViewControllerAnimationState?

  • Takes a snapshot of the current OpenGL view and returns it.

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (id)snapshot;

    Swift

    func snapshot() -> Any!

  • This version of snapshot just returns the raw NSData from the “screen”.

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    - (NSData *_Nullable)snapshotData;

    Swift

    func snapshotData() -> Data?

  • If set, keep north facing upward on the screen as the user moves around.

    Off by default.

    Declaration

    Objective-C

    @property (nonatomic) _Bool keepNorthUp;

    Swift

    var keepNorthUp: Bool { get set }