[Script] Live Map UR Layer v1.5 (20130516)

[Twister_UK]

This is a first stab at hacking together a UR/map problems layer for the Waze livemap view. This version is intended for users to test the core functionality required in such a layer - namely the ability for a third-party script to retrieve UR/problem data from the Waze server when no such data is already present on the page, and to then display it somehow over the existing map view.

After installation, you should see a new checkbox at the bottom of the Live Map window, titled "Update Requests". Tick this box to activate the script. Once active, the script monitors for any movement/zooming of the live map view, and requests the current UR/problem data from the Waze server for the area being viewed. The locations of any received URs are then plotted on the map as a small red/blue box (map problems are not plotted at present).

The Waze servers will not return any data for an area wider or taller than 1 degree of lat/lon, so if the livemap is zoomed out too far the script will only retrieve data for the central area. The area in which data is being requested should show up as a translucent yellow box.

Note that the Waze server will only return data if there is a logged-in user, and the data returned is filtered according to the editable areas assigned to that user - this script cannot display ALL the URs/problems in a given area, ONLY those that the logged-in user would be able to edit.


http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/150276

[Twister_UK]

A few improvements for the 0.2 proof of concept release

* should now work on the NA server as well as the world one
* prompts users to log-in if they aren't already
* now shows map problems as green dots

Note - the script will only be activated if you are using the secure live map server - if you do not see the checkbox at the bottom of the live map window, you're probably on the non-secure server...

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/150276

[Timbones]

Nice work, Twister - it works quite nicely.

[foxitrot]

I was positively surprised that you've indeed tunneled the UR data through
I have even found one fresh generated Map Problem - not seen for ages
Works really nicely for a proof of concept!

[iainhouse]

I have even found one fresh generated Map Problem - not seen for ages

Slight thread hijack - sorry! I've seen loads of them over the last few days. Looks like the drought is over - now fix them quick before IGN jumps in!

[bgodette]

[pvaladares]

Hello!

Very nice proof of concept.
I would suggest to add also cameras with pending approval in a different colour (green?)


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[Twister_UK]

V0.3 now shows the users managed and editable areas - since the UR and problem data is only returned within these areas, displaying them on the livemap makes it clearer whether or not an area is genuinely devoid of problems or simply appears so because you don't have editing rights there...

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/150276

[pvaladares]

BUG:
Now I get more frequently the error message "Could not possible to connect to the UR server".

Suggestion:
It would be great if you could add a link to each red square so we could easily open the UR in the editor (something like the already existing UR in the editor)

[Twister_UK]

Thanks for the bug report, 0.4 should now have solved that problem... In fixing that error, I've also resolved the problem where the editable area would appear and disappear if you were panning across certain parts of the map at certain zoom levels.

Linking the UR/problem markers to WME is my long-term intention for this script, but I don't want to rush into this until I'm happy that the foundations of the code are OK, hence all of these proof of concept versions.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/150276