feat: mapViewImpl so native code can register custom mapView factory

android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapView.kt

@@ -195,6 +195,22 @@ data class FeatureEntry(val feature: AbstractMapFeature?, val view: View?, var a
 
 }
 
+typealias Factory = (impl: String, ViewGroup) -> MapView?;
+public class RNMBXMapViewFactory {
+    companion object {
+        var factories = mutableMapOf<String,Factory>();
+        fun regiser(impl: String, factory: Factory) {
+            val (impl, options) = impl.split(":",limit=2)
+            factories.put(impl, factory);
+        }
+
+        fun get(impl: String): Factory? {
+            val (impl, options) = impl.split(":",limit=2);
+            return factories.get(impl);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 open class RNMBXMapView(private val mContext: Context, var mManager: RNMBXMapViewManager, options: MapInitOptions?) : FrameLayout(mContext), OnMapClickListener, OnMapLongClickListener, OnLayoutChangeListener {
     /**
      * `PointAnnotations` are rendered to a canvas, but the React Native `Image` component is
@@ -249,6 +265,8 @@ open class RNMBXMapView(private val mContext: Context, var mManager: RNMBXMapVie
     private var wasGestureActive = false
     private var isGestureActive = false
 
+    var mapViewImpl: String? = null
+
     val mapView: MapView
         get() = this.mMapView
 
@@ -1136,17 +1154,37 @@ open class RNMBXMapView(private val mContext: Context, var mManager: RNMBXMapVie
         const val LOG_TAG = "RNMBXMapView"
     }
 
+    fun createAndAddMapView(mapViewImpl: String): MapView? {
+        RNMBXMapViewFactory.get(mapViewImpl)?.let {
+            return it(mapViewImpl, this);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     fun createMapView() : MapView {
-        var options: MapInitOptions? = null
-        if (surfaceView == false) {
-            options = MapInitOptions(context= mContext, textureView= true)
+        var created = false;
+        mapViewImpl?.also {impl ->
+            createAndAddMapView(impl)?.let { mapView ->
+                mMapView = mapView
+                created = true;
+            }
         }
-        val mapView = if (options != null) MapView(mContext, options) else MapView(mContext)
-        mMapView = mapView
+        if (!created) {
+            var options: MapInitOptions? = null
+            if (surfaceView == false) {
+                options = MapInitOptions(context = mContext, textureView = true)
+            }
+            val mapView = if (options != null) MapView(mContext, options) else MapView(mContext)
+            mMapView = mapView
+
 
-        val matchParent = FrameLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT)
-        mapView.setLayoutParams(matchParent)
-        addView(mapView)
+            val matchParent = FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
+            )
+            mapView.setLayoutParams(matchParent)
+            addView(mapView)
+        }
         this.addOnLayoutChangeListener(this)
 
         val map = mapView.getMapboxMap()

android/src/main/java/com/rnmapbox/rnmbx/components/mapview/RNMBXMapViewManager.kt

@@ -337,6 +337,13 @@ open class RNMBXMapViewManager(context: ReactApplicationContext, val viewTagReso
         }
     }
 
+    @ReactProp(name = "mapViewImpl")
+    override fun setMapViewImpl(mapView: RNMBXMapView, value: Dynamic?) {
+        value?.let {
+            mapView.mapViewImpl = it.asString()
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun setCompassImage(view: RNMBXMapView, value: Dynamic?) {
         // TODO: No-op on Android?
     }

android/src/main/old-arch/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNMBXMapViewManagerDelegate.java

@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ public void setProperty(T view, String propName, @Nullable Object value) {
       case "compassImage":
         mViewManager.setCompassImage(view, new DynamicFromObject(value));
         break;
+      case "mapViewImpl":
+        mViewManager.setMapViewImpl(view, new DynamicFromObject(value));
+        break;
       default:
         super.setProperty(view, propName, value);
     }

android/src/main/old-arch/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/RNMBXMapViewManagerInterface.java

@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ public interface RNMBXMapViewManagerInterface<T extends View> {
   void setAttributionViewMargins(T view, Dynamic value);
   void setAttributionViewPosition(T view, Dynamic value);
   void setCompassImage(T view, Dynamic value);
+  void setMapViewImpl(T view, Dynamic value);
 }

ios/RNMBX/RNMBXMapView.swift

@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@
 import Turf
 import MapKit
 
+public typealias RNMBXMapViewFactoryFunc = (String, UIView) -> MapView?;
+
+/**
+ * Experimental MapView factory for advanced usecases
+ */
+public class RNMBXMapViewFactory {
+  private static var factories: [String: RNMBXMapViewFactoryFunc] = [:];
+
+  static func get(_ id: String) -> RNMBXMapViewFactoryFunc? {
+    if let id = id.split(separator: ":", maxSplits: 1).first {
+      return factories[String(id)]
+    }
+    return nil
+  }
+
+  public static func register(_ id: String, factory: @escaping RNMBXMapViewFactoryFunc) {
+    factories.updateValue(factory, forKey: id)
+  }
+}
+
 class FeatureEntry {
   let feature: RNMBXMapComponent
   let view: UIView
@@ -132,6 +152,9 @@ open class RNMBXMapView: UIView {
 
   @objc
   public var deselectAnnotationOnTap: Bool = false
+
+  @objc
+  public var mapViewImpl : String? = nil
 
 #if RNMBX_11
   var cancelables = Set<AnyCancelable>()
@@ -149,19 +172,32 @@ open class RNMBXMapView: UIView {
 
   var _mapView: MapView! = nil
   func createMapView() {
-#if RNMBX_11
-    _mapView = MapView(frame: self.bounds, mapInitOptions:  MapInitOptions())
-#else
-    let resourceOptions = ResourceOptions(accessToken: RNMBXModule.accessToken!)
-    _mapView = MapView(frame: frame, mapInitOptions: MapInitOptions(resourceOptions: resourceOptions))
-#endif
-    _mapView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
-    addSubview(_mapView)
+    if let mapViewImpl = mapViewImpl, let mapViewInstance = createAndAddMapViewImpl(mapViewImpl, self) {
+      _mapView = mapViewInstance
+    } else {
+  #if RNMBX_11
+      _mapView = MapView(frame: self.bounds, mapInitOptions:  MapInitOptions())
+  #else
+      let resourceOptions = ResourceOptions(accessToken: RNMBXModule.accessToken!)
+      _mapView = MapView(frame: frame, mapInitOptions: MapInitOptions(resourceOptions: resourceOptions))
+  #endif
+      _mapView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
+      addSubview(_mapView)
+    }
 
     _mapView.gestures.delegate = self
     setupEvents()
   }
-
+
+  func createAndAddMapViewImpl(_ impl: String, _ view: RNMBXMapView) -> MapView? {
+    if let factory = RNMBXMapViewFactory.get(impl) {
+      return factory(impl, view) as? MapView;
+    } else {
+      Logger.log(level:.error, message: "No mapview factory registered for: \(impl)")
+      return nil
+    }
+  }
+
   var mapView : MapView! {
     get { return _mapView }
   }

scripts/autogenHelpers/DocJSONBuilder.mjs

@@ -55,12 +55,18 @@ class DocJSONBuilder {
   }
 
   postprocess(component, name) {
-    // Remove all private methods and parse examples from docblock
+    // Remove all private methods, and properties and parse examples from docblock
 
     if (!Array.isArray(component.methods)) {
       return;
     }
 
+    for (const [propName, prop] of Object.entries(component.props)) {
+      if (prop.description.includes('@private')) {
+        delete component.props[propName];
+      }
+    }
+
     component.name = name;
 
     // Main description

src/components/MapView.tsx

@@ -433,6 +433,11 @@ type Props = ViewProps & {
    * the onPress event for the taps that deselect the annotation. Default is false.
    */
   deselectAnnotationOnTap?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * @private Experimental support for custom MapView instances
+   */
+  mapViewImpl?: string;
 };
 
 type CallbablePropKeys =

src/specs/RNMBXMapViewNativeComponent.ts

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ export interface NativeProps extends ViewProps {
   onLongPress?: DirectEventHandler<OnPressEventType>;
   onMapChange?: DirectEventHandler<OnMapChangeEventType>;
   onCameraChanged?: DirectEventHandler<OnCameraChangedEventType>;
+
+  mapViewImpl?: OptionalProp<string>;
 }
 
 export default codegenNativeComponent<NativeProps>(