VECTORTILE¶

A vector tile layer.

Property	Description
`name`	the unique name of the layer used internally. White spaces and special characters should be avoided. To be able to reuse layers add after the layer name a double underscore plus a suffix to tell them apart.
`title`	title for the layer visible to the user.
`abstract`	short description of the layer shown in the layer info. Optional.
`type`	type of source for the layer. For vector tiles service the type is VECTORTILE.
`source`	named source of the layer. The source must be defined.
`layerURL`	url to the service added to the source url. Mandatory unless layerName and gridset is set. E.g. layerName@gridset@format/{z}/{x}/{-y}.format
`layerName`	the layer name on the webserver, used to build the layerUrl. Mandatory unless layerUrl is set.
`gridset`	the gridset defined on the webserver, used to build the layerUrl. Mandatory unless layerUrl is set.
`format`	format fot the vector tiles. Valid are topojson, geojson and pbf. Mandatory.
`style`	the name of the referenced style to be used for the layer.
`group`	group the layer belong to. If group is not provided it will not be included in legend. Optional.
`opacity`	opacity of the layer. Value between 0 and 1. Default is 1.
`attribution`	attribution for the layer shown in the footer. Used for copyright text or any other information. Optional.
`visible`	if the layer should be visible. Default is false.
`extent`	extent of the layer. Map extent is default.
`searchable`	used with includeSearchableLayers in search control. Can be set to 'always', true (when visible) or false.
`tileGrid`	custom tileGrid for the vector tile layer. extent, alignBottomLeft, resolutions and tileSize can be set.
`removable`	Adds a Remove layer option to the layer info menu if set to true. Optional.
`zoomToExtent`	Adds a Zoom To option to the layer info menu if set to true. Optional.
`opacityControl`	Adds an opacity slider in the legends extended layer info. Optional, defaults to true.
`css`	Used for adding CSS properties to layer canvas element. Formatted as key/value pairs.

Source options	Description
`url`	url to the vector tiles endpoint. E.g. http://yourhost/geoserver/gwc/service/tms/1.0.0/
`tileGrid`	custom tileGrid for the vector tile source. extent, alignBottomLeft, resolutions and tileSize can be set.

Basic example VECTORTILE¶

{
  "name": "my_vector_tiles",
  "source": "vector tiles source",
  "title": "My vector tiles",
  "type": "VECTORTILE",
  "style": "customstyle",
  "layerName": "my_vector_tiles",
  "gridset": "my_gridset",
  "format": "pbf"
}