Leaflet.MiniMap

Leaflet.MiniMap is a mini map control that you can drop into your leaflet map, and it will create a small map in the corner which shows the same as the main map with a set zoom offset. (By default it is -5.)

Using the MiniMap control

The control can be inserted in two lines: First you have to construct a layer for it to use, and then you create and attach the minimap control. Do not reuse the layer you added to the main map. Alternatively, you can pass in a LayerGroup with multiple layers (for example with overlays or suitably themed markers). Marker layers can't be reused either.

From the demo:

var tileLayer = new L.TileLayer(tileLayerUrl, { minZoom: 0, maxZoom: 13 });
var miniMap = new L.Control.MiniMap(tileLayer).addTo(map);

As the minimap control inherits from leaflet's control, positioning is handled automatically by leaflet. However, you can still style the minimap and set its size by modifying the css file.

Example Usage

import { MiniMap } from 'leaflet-control-mini-map';
new MiniMap(layer, options).addTo(map);

Available Methods

changeLayer: Swaps out the minimap layer for the one provided.

minimize: Closes the minimap control.

restore: Opens the minimap control.

isMiniMapOpen: Returns a boolean informing if the minimap control is open.

disableInteractivity: Disables drag and zoom ability on minimap control.

invalidateSize: Checks if the map container size changed and updates the map if so.

Available Options

The mini map uses options which can be set in the same way as other leaflet options, and these are the available options:

position: The standard Leaflet.Control position parameter, used like all the other controls. Defaults to 'bottomright'.

width: The width of the minimap in pixels. Defaults to 150.

height: The height of the minimap in pixels. Defaults to 150.

collapsedWidth: The width of the toggle marker and the minimap when collapsed, in pixels. Defaults to 19.

collapsedHeight: The height of the toggle marker and the minimap when collapsed, in pixels. Defaults to 19.

zoomLevelOffset: The offset applied to the zoom in the minimap compared to the zoom of the main map. Can be positive or negative, defaults to -5.

zoomLevelFixed: Overrides the offset to apply a fixed zoom level to the minimap regardless of the main map zoom. Set it to any valid zoom level, if unset zoomLevelOffset is used instead.

centerFixed: Applies a fixed position to the minimap regardless of the main map's view / position. Prevents panning the minimap, but does allow zooming (both in the minimap and the main map). If the minimap is zoomed, it will always zoom around the centerFixed point. You can pass in a LatLng-equivalent object. Defaults to false.

zoomAnimation: Sets whether the minimap should have an animated zoom. (Will cause it to lag a bit after the movement of the main map.) Defaults to false.

toggleDisplay: Sets whether the minimap should have a button to minimise it. Defaults to false.

autoToggleDisplay: Sets whether the minimap should hide automatically if the parent map bounds does not fit within the minimap bounds. Especially useful when 'zoomLevelFixed' is set.

minimized: Sets whether the minimap should start in a minimized position.

aimingRectOptions: Sets the style of the aiming rectangle by passing in a Path.Options object. (Interactive will always be overridden and set to false.)

shadowRectOptions: Sets the style of the aiming shadow rectangle by passing in a Path.Options object. (Interactive will always be overridden and set to false.)

hideText: The text to be displayed as Tooltip when hovering over the toggle button on the MiniMap and it is visible. Defaults to 'Hide MiniMap'

showText: The text to be displayed as Tooltip when hovering over the toggle button on the MiniMap and it is hidden. Defaults to 'Show MiniMap'

mapOptions: Sets Leaflet options for the MiniMap map. It does not override the MiniMap default map options but extends them.

Available Events

The MiniMap fires minimize, restore events and toggle for both.