openlayers（openlayers 效率）

OpenLayers

Use this skill for practical OpenLayers web map work in browser apps.

OpenLayers is the right choice when the user needs a stronger GIS-style 2D web map stack than Leaflet, especially for projection-aware workflows, tiled and vector layers, custom styling, feature interaction, and more explicit control over map/view/source/layer composition.

Workflow

1. Confirm the runtime first:

- plain HTML - Vite - React - Next.js or another SPA framework

1. Confirm the actual map job:

- base map only - markers or selected features - GeoJSON overlay - WMS or WMTS layer - draw or modify interaction - bug fixing or migration

1. Start from the smallest visible map before adding custom sources, interactions, or large datasets.
2. Check container size, CSS, and projection assumptions before debugging layer logic.
3. Keep coordinate transforms explicit; OpenLayers often needs fromLonLat(...) or explicit dataProjection and featureProjection.

Implementation Guardrails

• Ensure the map container has a real height before initializing Map.
• Keep View projection, incoming data projection, and display projection explicit.
• Use fromLonLat([lng, lat]) for geographic coordinates shown on the default Web Mercator map.
• For GeoJSON, set both dataProjection and featureProjection when the source CRS is known.
• Prefer stable layer and source instances instead of recreating the whole map on every state update.
• Clean up the map target in SPA teardown paths.
• Fit bounds from actual features or source extents when the dataset is dynamic.
• Style features deterministically; do not bury business logic inside a style function unless the user needs data-driven styling.

Common Failure Checks

• Blank map: verify container height, CSS import, map target, and layer source URL.
• Features in the wrong place: verify whether lon/lat was used without fromLonLat(...), or whether GeoJSON projections were omitted.
• Click picking not working: verify layer visibility, z-index ordering, and forEachFeatureAtPixel(...) usage.
• Map looks offset after layout changes: call map.updateSize() after the container becomes visible or resizes.
• Performance issues with many features: simplify data, cluster points, reduce style churn, or move expensive logic out of pointer handlers.
• WMS or WMTS not rendering: verify service URL, layer names, matrix set, CRS, and cross-origin behavior.

Practical Patterns

Minimal map

• Create one Map, one View, and one base TileLayer.
• Use OSM or XYZ only after confirming the tile URL and attribution requirements.
• Set center using fromLonLat(...) when starting from geographic coordinates.

GeoJSON overlay

• Use VectorSource with a GeoJSON format object.
• Set dataProjection and featureProjection explicitly when precision matters.
• Fit the view to vectorSource.getExtent() after features load.

Interactive picking

• Use map.on("singleclick", ...) for primary feature selection.
• Use forEachFeatureAtPixel(...) to identify the top visible feature.
• Keep popup or side-panel rendering outside the OpenLayers style layer when possible.

SPA integration

• Create the map once after the container mounts.
• Reuse Source and Layer objects across updates.
• On teardown, call map.setTarget(undefined) to release DOM bindings.

Draw and edit

• Add Draw, Modify, or Select only when the user explicitly needs editing.
• Confirm output format and projection before persisting edited geometries.

Task Boundaries

• Use this skill for OpenLayers-specific implementation, debugging, and migration patterns.
• For CRS and reprojection reasoning, use project, wgs84, or cgcs2000 as appropriate.
• For file-based GIS conversion or batch reprojection, use qgis.
• For lightweight non-GIS-heavy web maps, leaflet may be simpler.
• For Mapbox GL style expressions or hosted Mapbox platform APIs, use mapbox.
• For globe and 3D scene rendering, use cesium.

What To Return

• A minimal working OpenLayers setup or a targeted fix.
• The likely root cause when debugging projection, sizing, or layer visibility issues.
• Clear notes on coordinate order, projection assumptions, and view fitting.
• Framework-specific lifecycle handling when relevant.
• A smaller reproducible example first if the original integration is noisy.

Practical Commands

Generate a minimal OpenLayers page

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/openlayers_scaffold.py minimal --out ./openlayers-demo.html

Generate a GeoJSON-ready OpenLayers page

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/openlayers_scaffold.py geojson --out ./openlayers-geojson.html --geojson ./data/sample.geojson

OpenClaw + ClawHub Notes

• Keep examples generic, portable, and safe to paste into local projects.
• Do not hardcode private tile services, private tokens, or machine-specific paths.
• Prefer standards-based examples and explicit projection handling over hidden magic.
• For clawhub.ai publication, keep examples reproducible and version/changelog updates semver-driven.

Reference Docs In This Skill

• Read {baseDir}/references/patterns.md when generating or fixing OpenLayers code.
• Read {baseDir}/references/layer-recipes.md when the task involves XYZ, OSM, GeoJSON, WMS, WMTS, or feature interaction patterns.