Openstreetmap based routes

[zeldigas]

Hi, Christian!

I use RouteConverter to plan my trips and it's really a great tool.

Unfortunatelly, currently only Gmaps routing is supported.
There are a number of routing services and engines based on OSM data, and this type of routing is great, because osm maps is more detailed in some places and this route services offer more features, then gmaps, for example: pedestrian, bicycle and car routing with different params.
Do you plan to add osm routing?
From architectural point of view how hard is RouteConveter tied to gmaps routing only? I'm also a java developer and can participate in this task. Can you point maven module and packages to start from?

[routeconverter]

I use RouteConverter to plan my trips and it's really a great tool.

Great! I'm always smiling when I hear that.

Do you plan to add osm routing?

No, I'm watching it while it matures.

From architectural point of view how hard is RouteConveter tied to gmaps routing only?

I've tried to keep all Google Maps JavaScript API related stuff as local as possible. But there is no "API" between the Java side (BaseMapView) and the JavaScript side (routeconverter.html)

I'm also a java developer and can participate in this task. Can you point maven module and packages to start from?

Any help is appreciated. Start looking around with BaseMapView and routeconverter.html (later: EclipseSWTMapView, contextmenu.js, keydragzoom.js)

Before you start hacking, I'd like to formalize the "API" between the Java side (BaseMapView) and the JavaScript side (routeconverter.html). And remove all Google Maps API specific stuff from BaseMapView.

[zeldigas]

Thanks!
I'm going to check sources next week.

[routeconverter]

I've started to eliminate Google Maps API calls from BaseMapView, basically just the directions rendering is left.