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Essential Operators

Operators are the core processing units in the Noodles.gl system. They take inputs, process data, and produce outputs that can be connected to other operators.

Primitives​

  • NumberOp, StringOp, BooleanOp

Data Sources​

  • FileOp: Load JSON and CSV data from files or URLs
  • JSONOp: Parse a JSON string

Code​

  • CodeOp: Write custom JavaScript for data processing
  • DuckDbOp: Query a DuckDB database using sql
  • ExpressionOp: Run a JavaScript expression on the data

Visualization​

Layers​

  • Deck.gl Layers: Create any deck.gl layer, such as ScatterPlotLayerOp
  • AccessorOp: Create an accessor function for use in deck.gl layers

Views​

  • MaplibreBasemapOp: Customize the Maplibre basemap
  • MapViewStateOp: Create a react-map-gl ViewState for controlling the camera
  • Deck.gl Views: Create any deck.gl view, such as FirstPersonViewOp

Output​

  • DeckRendererOp: Visualization deck.gl layers and Maplibre maps
  • OutOp: Output a visualization

Utilities​

  • SwitchOp: Switch between multiple values
  • MathOp: Perform a mathematical operation
  • Debugging: Use ViewerOp and ConsoleOp to inspect intermediate results

Organization​

  • ContainerOp: Use containers to group related operators