A Leaflet plugin to periodically ('live') update something on a map (Demo)

Leaflet.Liveupdate is a simple control to update features of a Leaflet map periodically using a callback function.

A control button is added to the map, with which the live updates can be stopped and restarted.

L.control.liveupdate ({
    update_map: function () {
        ...
    },
    position: 'topleft'
})
.addTo(map)
.startUpdating();

There are some options:

position: (string) The standard Leaflet.Control position parameter. Optional, defaults to 'topleft'

update_map: (function) The callback function that is called periodically

title: (object) An object that defines the message that is displayed on the map when liveupdate is toggled on or off. A Leaflet.Messagebox must be added to the map for this to work. Optional, defaults to

{
    'false': 'Start live updates',
    'true': 'Stop live updates'
}

interval: (integer) The number of milliseconds in the interval in which the update should be repeated. Optional, defaults to 10000 (10 seconds).

isUpdating(): Is the control currently active? Returns true or false.

toggleUpdating(): Stop updating when active, start updating otherwise. Returns 'this'.

startUpdating(): Start updating. Returns 'this'.

stopUpdating(): Stop updating. Returns 'this'.

updateNow(): Run the update function once, regardless of isUpdating(). Returns 'this'.

When startUpdating() is done, it emits a liveupdatestart.

When stopUpdating() is done, it emits a liveupdatestop.

The liveupdate button can be styled with CSS, see the css file for details.

Leaflet.Liveupdate is free software. Please see LICENSE for details.