Flutter Mappls Direction Widget #

A ready to use Fragment to show the Routes in an Android platform. It offers the following basic functionalities:

• Takes support of Mappls Place search for searching locations of origin, destinations and via points.
• It allows to use origin and destinations in Mappls digital address (semicolon separated) mappls pin or WGS 84 geographical coordinates both.
• The ability to set the vehicle profile like driving, and biking.
• Easily set the resource for traffic and ETA information.
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Getting Started #

To work with Mappls Direction Widget in flutter add these to your package's pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:  
 mappls_direction_plugin: ^2.0.0  

Android Setup #

• Download Configuration files for your app (associated with Package Name and Signing Certificate SHA-256)
• Add Configuration files (

IOS Setup #

• Follow steps for Swift Package Manager for Flutter
• To initialize and authenticate any Mappls SDK, you must include IOS Configuration files(

Import Place Widget #

Now in your dart code you need to import this package:

import 'package:mappls_direction_plugin/mappls_direction_plugin.dart';  

Direction Widget #

Use method openDirectionWidget to open Direction Widget:

// Platform messages may fail, so we use a try/catch PlatformException.  
try {  
  
DirectionCallbcak directionCallback = await openDirectionWidget(directionOptions:options );  
} on PlatformException {  
  
}  

You can use DirectionOptions to set the properties of the widget:

1. resource(String): Below are the available resource:
   • DirectionsCriteria.RESOURCE_ROUTE (Default): to calculate a route & its duration without considering traffic conditions.
   • DirectionsCriteria.RESOURCE_ROUTE_ETA get the updated duration of a route considering live traffic; Applicable for India only "region=ind" and "rtype=1" is not supported. This is different from route_traffic; since this doesn't search for a route considering traffic, it only applies delays to the default route.
   • DirectionsCriteria.RESOURCE_ROUTE_TRAFFIC:
     to search for routes considering live traffic; Applicable for India only “region=ind” and “rtype=1” is not supported
2. showAlternative(Boolean): Show alternative routes.
3. profile(String): Below are the available profile:
   • DirectionsCriteria.PROFILE_DRIVING (Default):Meant for car routing
   • DirectionsCriteria.PROFILE_WALKING: Meant for pedestrian routing. Routing with this profile is restricted to route_adv only. region & rtype request parameters are not supported in pedestrian routing
   • DirectionsCriteria.PROFILE_BIKING:Meant for two-wheeler routing. Routing with this profile is restricted to route_adv only. region & rtype request parameters are not supported in two-wheeler routing.
   • DirectionsCriteria.PROFILE_TRUCKING:Meant for Truck routing. Routing with this profile is restricted to route_adv only. region & rtype request parameters are not supported in truck routing.
4. overview(String): Add overview geometry either full, simplified according to highest zoom level it could be display on, or not at all. Below are the available value:
   • DirectionsCriteria.OVERVIEW_FULL
   • DirectionsCriteria.OVERVIEW_FALSE
   • DirectionsCriteria.OVERVIEW_SIMPLIFIED
5. steps(Boolean): Return route steps for each route leg. Possible values are true/false. By default it will be used as false.
6. excludes(List<String>) : Additive list of road classes to avoid, order does not matter. Below are the available value:
   • DirectionsCriteria.EXCLUDE_FERRY
   • DirectionsCriteria.EXCLUDE_MOTORWAY
   • DirectionsCriteria.EXCLUDE_TOLL
7. showStartNavigation(Boolean): To show the Start Navigation button if the origin is current location.
8. destination(DirectionPoint): You can use DirectionPoint to pass the destination in direction widget:
   • location(LatLng): Latitude and longitude of destination
   • mapplsPin(String): It takes mappls pin
   • placeName(String): It takes the place name
   • placeAddress(String): It takes the address
9. searchPlaceOption(PlaceOptions): To set the properties of search widget

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