OpenLayers Module Architecture

Presets

OpenLayers presets contain

• Map Settings
  • Height, width
  • Centerpoint
  • OpenLayers source file, theme location, ProxyHost
• Enabled Behaviors
• Enabled Layers
• Enabled Styles

OpenLayers Map Views

OpenLayers map views use the Views module merely as a way to put a map on a page. They do not, like other views, query data by themselves. To add Drupal nodes or data to a OpenLayers map view, enable openlayers_views and create a OpenLayers Map Data view, and add it as a layer.

OpenLayers Map Views pull from OpenLayers Presets

Layer Types

Layer types are plugins. A base set of layer types is provided within the OpenLayers module, more are provided within the openlayers_layers module, and other contrib modules like MapBox can provide even more.

Layer Types generate Layers and provide their functionality

Layers

Layers are exportables which contain per-layer configuration.

Styles

Styles are exportables which contain OpenLayers Styles. They are attached to layers by the configuration in Presets.