## About this library
VGM community fork is a repository to keep the original [Vue Google Maps repository](https://github.com/fawmi/vue-google-maps) alive. The original repository is great, but it wasn't maintained anymore, so the community decided to fork it because many of us depends on it.
We tried to contact Fawmi many times in different ways, but we never got an answer. He did a great job and we hope to talk to him about all the situation. All we want is to keep this library alive and better.
You can find more about the community decision [here](https://github.com/fawmi/vue-google-maps/issues/159).
I'll keep this repo forked for now, but I'll transform into a package soon enough.
## How to contribute with us
The best way to help this library to grow is reporting bugs throught issues and send PR's to improve it. I'm trying to understand everything that is happening yet, TBH I never had such an important library to keep alive, so if you want to help directly as a contribuitor, let me know!
Issues and discussion will be more organic soon.
For now you can contact me in my email: natspaludo@gmail.com
Also, I created a [Discord](https://discord.gg/6VbKmW5u) for us, feel free to enter
# Original Readme.md:
## Vue 3 Google maps Components
Set of mostly used Google Maps components for Vue.js.
## Documentation
Checkout [vue-map.netlify.app](https://vue-map.netlify.app) for a detailed documentation or [codesandbox for an example](https://codesandbox.io/s/vue-3-google-maps-ygpr4?file=/src/main.js)
## Installation
You can install it using npm
```
npm install -S @fawmi/vue-google-maps
```
## Basic usage
You need an API Key. Learn how to [get an Api key ](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key).
### Configure Vue to use the Components
In your `main.js`
```js
import { createApp } from 'vue'
import VueGoogleMaps from '@fawmi/vue-google-maps'
const app = createApp(App)
app
.use(VueGoogleMaps, {
load: {
key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_COMES_HERE',
},
})
.mount('#app')
```
### Use it anywhere in your components
```vue
```
## Components
### Markers
If you need to add markers to the `Map`, add `GMapMarker` as child of `GMapMap` component.
```vue
```
### Cluster
If you have too many markers, it is helpful to cluster markers. You can easily cluster markers by wrapping your markers with `GMapCluster` component.
```vue
```
### Heatmap
If you need to add heatmap layer to the Map, add visualization library in load config and add GMapHeatmap as child of GMapMap component.
```js
import { createApp } from 'vue'
import VueGoogleMaps from '@fawmi/vue-google-maps'
const app = createApp(App)
app
.use(VueGoogleMaps, {
load: {
key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_COMES_HERE',
libraries: 'visualization',
},
})
.mount('#app')
```
```vue
```
Checkout docs for more component
## Access map object
If you want to access `google map` object, you can access it by getting ref of the map object.
```vue
```
### Map options
You can pass Map options using options property:
See [MapOptions](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/map#MapOptions) for a complete list of available options.
```vue
```
## More components
Many other components are also supported. Checkout [docs](https://vue-map.netlify.app) for more.
## Nuxt 3 usage
First add `@fawmi/vue-google-maps` to `build.transpile` property in your `nuxt.config.ts`.
```ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
build: {
transpile: ['@fawmi/vue-google-maps'],
},
})
```
Then create a plugin `~/plugin/vueGoogleMaps.ts`.
```ts
import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#app'
import VueGoogleMaps from '@fawmi/vue-google-maps'
export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
nuxtApp.vueApp.use(VueGoogleMaps, {
load: {
key: 'YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY',
},
})
})
```
## Contributions
The best way to contribute is to report reproducible bugs, but feature requests and improvement suggestions are always welcome too. And definitely bug fixes and PR are welcome.