[google_maps_flutter] Add Advanced Markers support #7882

aednlaxer · 2024-10-16T11:26:56Z

This PR adds Advanced Markers support to google_maps_flutter as discussed in #155526. The document from the issue offers several options to implement Advanced Markers support, this PR uses option 1 (Advanced Marker Dart class is a subclass Marker class).

Summary of changes:

Add map capability check
Add AdvancedMarker class
Add MarkerCollisionBehavior enum to control Advanced Marker's behavior when it collides with another marker
Add PinConfig bitmap descriptor for customizing Advanced Marker's pin and icon
Add markerType parameter to indicate that Advanced Markers should be used
Rename cloudMapId to mapId

Notes:

native implementations need to know what kind of marker should be used, this is needed to use correct marker options, cluster manager and marker controller. Indicating marker type is done by using a markerType option when creating a GoogleMap (could be marker or advancedMarker). Default option is marker
cloudMapId is deprecated in favor of mapId. New name follows SDKs, documentation and Cloud Console naming.
web implementation uses generics because gmaps.Marker and gmaps.AdvancedMarkerElement are not related to each other and should be handled differently
legacy markers are deprecated but still supported in Maps Javascript API. google_maps_flutter still uses them by default in this PR because of backward-compatibility. #130472 is related, package users will be able to use Advanced Markers to fix the deprecation warning
Advanced Markers example on iOS doesn't show advanced markers, seems to be a known issue
Using Flutter widget as Advanced Marker icon (so called View Marker) is not part of this PR, this was discussed in the document and later removed as we agreed that it should be a separate issue

Resolves #155526

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reidbaker

High level android code review. I am concerned by having to runtime type check class.

That said thank you for opening this pull request.

packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter/example/android/app/build.gradle

...r_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/ClusterManagersController.java

...flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapController.java

...ps_flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapFactory.java

...ps_flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/MarkerController.java

stuartmorgan-g

I've only looked at the app-facing and platform interface packages so far, but there are some fundamental structure questions at the interface layer.

...ages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter/example/lib/readme_sample_advanced_markers.dart

packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter/example/lib/clustering.dart

packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter/example/lib/main.dart

packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter/example/lib/marker_icons.dart

packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_platform_interface/lib/src/types/glyph.dart

...gle_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_platform_interface/lib/src/types/map_configuration.dart

...s_flutter/google_maps_flutter_platform_interface/lib/src/types/map_widget_configuration.dart

packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_platform_interface/lib/src/types/marker.dart

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packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_web/lib/src/convert.dart

camsim99

Overall, the Android implementation looks good to me! Left some questions regarding testing.

...google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/Convert.java

...le_maps_flutter_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/ConvertTest.java

...ter_android/android/src/test/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/GoogleMapControllerTest.java

..._maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/googlemaps/MarkerBuilder.java

camsim99 · 2025-05-28T20:18:39Z

...gle_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/example/integration_test/google_maps_tests.dart

    skip: true,
  );
+
+  testWidgets('markerWithPinConfig', (WidgetTester tester) async {


Is this testing anything? Can we remove it?

It doesn't explicitly check anything with expect(), it's similar to other marker tests (markerWithLegacyBytes, markerWithAssetMapBitmapCreate etc) which are "run it to make sure it doesn't throw an exception or fail in a different way" kind of tests

vashworth

iOS side LGTM

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camsim99

Android LGTM!

stuartmorgan-g · 2025-07-16T13:28:34Z

@aednlaxer This has high-level LGs for all components now, so please feel free to split out the platform interface PR. I'll re-review that piece here in the meantime, but any comments can be addressed in the sub-PR.

stuartmorgan-g

I re-reviewed the platform interface portion, and everything looks good there :)

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Piinks · 2025-09-22T21:55:36Z

Greetings from stale PR triage! 👋
Is this change still on your radar? It looks like it has had quite the journey and a fair number of stamps, is it ready? :)

stuartmorgan-g · 2025-09-24T13:41:24Z

This is waiting on the sub-PR at #9773

stuartmorgan-g · 2025-10-30T14:11:26Z

@aednlaxer It looks like only web was split out; is there a reason the Android and iOS implementations weren't included in that PR (or a parallel split-out PR)?

jokerttu · 2025-11-02T09:01:03Z

@aednlaxer It looks like only web was split out; is there a reason the Android and iOS implementations weren't included in that PR (or a parallel split-out PR)?

@stuartmorgan-g Discussed with @aednlaxer and I'll take over @aednlaxer 's work, and continue splitting the next PR's.
Already rebased to the main (not pushed yet), and currently fixing issues I found with iOS implementation before creating the PR's. Should be ready soon.

jokerttu · 2025-11-07T14:54:42Z

Created split PR for Android.
I will create split-PR for iOS implementation later as draft as this known issue seems to be still visible.
I have a separate discussion open about this issue, and hopefully, I’ll get a resolution soon.

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