Latest Contributions by BrianRassier

We have a desire to create a custom JS application that consumes a secure WebMap (not publicly available).  This same JS app would be deployed to multiple customers, each pointing at their own secure WebMap. My question is, is there any benefit (or requirement) to create an "app"?  I'm guessing we could prompt the user for their AGOL credentials, get a token, and then allow access to this WebMap via the token.  So there likely isn't a need for an "app" in this workflow, correct? When looking at the possibility of using an "app", would that just allow us to register our JS app's URL as a place that users could share their AGOL contents with?  Is that really any different then us asking them to log in, and then using their token to gain access to their AGOL contents? <Bonus Points:> When looking into adding an App for this, the "purpose" field isn't very clear.  Selecting "ready to use", "configurable", "self-configurable" or "code sample" just adds more questions for me in regard to if an app is needed.  Is there anywhere that explains the purpose of these options in more than just 1 sentence? ... View more

We're starting to evaluate which JS pieces to leverage for a new application, which will be replacing a Silverlight app.  We were going to start out with Angular as a core piece of the puzzle, until noticing a comment here: Esri/angular-esri-map · GitHub when we have tried to use Angular on single-page, full-screen mapping applications, we have found ourselves working against the framework. Can someone give a tangible explanation of how this went bad?  Are there alternative frameworks that make more sense for a full-screen mapping application?  Our application is very map-centric, and it has many layers and interactions with map elements.  ... View more

Has anyone seen problems with GraphicsLayers not redrawing after longer periods of time (~15 minutes)? We have an application that puts route graphics on the map for navigation purposes.  When a long route is travelled, the GPS unit moves many times across the route graphic.  Often times after 10-15 minutes we'll see the route graphic disappear for a stretch of road, then it eventually comes back about 30 seconds later.  When this happens it really seems like the graphics layer didn't redraw over certain tiles.  Then panning far enough off the map grabs enough new tiles for the graphics layer to redraw - putting the route back on the map. An example image is attached.  (Don't mind the GPS direction - it's actually going SE.  This simulator doesn't have heading data).  In this instance I stopped the simulator, and the route didn't redraw for 5+ minutes.  I could pan around this immediate area, and the route would not come back.  Once I panned far enough down the route to need more tiles, the route came back. Any insight would be helpful to track this down.  It really feels like an Esri redraw issue, so I'm not sure there's much we can do on our side? ... View more

Hello - I have various JS FeatureLayers on my map, and I want to hook in some logic when a feature/graphic is clicked.  This works fine using the "click" event, however, mobile devices have difficulty selecting certain features/graphics.  We have some point/line symbols that are fairly small, making it difficult to tap with a mobile device. Is there a simple way to buffer these taps when hooking into the FeatureLayer click event?  Or possibly a tolerance setting that I didn't see, similar to the Identify task?  This seems like it has to be a common problem when moving to touch-based devices, so I don't want to reinvent something. Thanks! ... View more