trails/openspec/changes/elevation-map-interaction/design.md
Ullrich Schäfer 3345ef127e
Add bidirectional elevation chart ↔ map interaction
Three new interactions:

1. Route hover → chart: Invisible interactive polyline (weight 20,
   opacity 0) detects mouse hover on the route, computes cumulative
   distance, and highlights the corresponding position on the chart.

2. Chart click → map pan: Clicking the elevation chart pans the map
   to center on that point along the route. Uses 5px threshold to
   distinguish from drag.

3. Chart drag-select → map zoom: Dragging a range on the chart shows
   a blue selection overlay, then zooms the map to fit the route
   coordinates in that range. "Reset zoom" button appears to restore
   the full route view.

State flow avoids feedback loops: external highlights (from map hover)
set the chart crosshair without re-emitting onHover back to the map.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-12 19:23:37 +02:00

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## Context
The Planner has one-directional interaction: hovering the elevation chart shows
a red dot on the map via `highlightPosition` state in `SessionView`. The reverse
direction (map → chart) and click/drag interactions don't exist.
The route coordinates are stored in Yjs `routeData` as a JSON array of
`[lon, lat, ele]` points. The elevation chart extracts these into
`ElevationPoint[]` with cumulative distance. The map renders the route via
`ColoredRoute` as Leaflet polylines.
## Decisions
### D1: Route hover → chart highlight
Add a `mousemove` handler on the `ColoredRoute` polyline segments. On hover,
find the closest route coordinate index, compute the cumulative distance at
that index, and pass it up to `SessionView` as `highlightChartDistance`. The
`ElevationChart` receives this distance and draws the crosshair at that
position — reusing the existing `drawChart(highlightIdx)` mechanism.
To avoid expensive per-pixel distance calculations on every mousemove, use
Leaflet's `closestLayerPoint` or project to screen coordinates and find the
nearest point in the coordinate array.
### D2: Chart click → map pan
Add an `onClick` handler to the elevation chart canvas. Convert the click
x-position to a distance along the route, find the corresponding coordinate,
and call `map.panTo([lat, lon])` via a callback. The map reference is exposed
via `window.__leafletMap` (already used by E2E tests).
### D3: Chart drag-select → map zoom
Add mousedown/mousemove/mouseup handlers to the chart canvas for range
selection. While dragging, draw a semi-transparent overlay on the selected
range. On mouseup, compute the route coordinates within the selected distance
range and call `map.fitBounds()` on their bounding box.
A visual "reset zoom" button appears after drag-zoom to return to the full
route view.
### D4: State flow
```
SessionView
├── highlightPosition: [lat, lon] | null (chart → map, existing)
├── highlightChartDistance: number | null (map → chart, new)
└── onMapFitBounds: (bounds) => void (chart → map, new)
ElevationChart
├── onHover(position) — existing, chart → map
├── onClick(position) — new, chart → map pan
├── onDragSelect(bounds) — new, chart → map zoom
└── highlightDistance — new, map → chart
PlannerMap / ColoredRoute
└── onRouteHover(distance) — new, map → chart
```
## Risks / Trade-offs
- **Performance**: Route hover on the map triggers distance lookup on every
mousemove. Mitigate by throttling and using screen-space projection.
- **Polyline interactivity**: ColoredRoute renders many small polyline segments.
Making them all interactive adds event listeners. Alternative: use a single
invisible overlay polyline for hover detection.
- **Drag conflict**: Chart drag-select must not conflict with chart hover.
Use a minimum drag distance threshold (5px) before entering drag mode.