📅 2023-09-22 — Session: Updated Mapbox Style IDs and Resolved JS Errors

🕒 06:25–08:10
🏷️ Labels: Python, Mapbox, Javascript, HTML, Automation
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to update Mapbox style IDs in HTML files using Python scripts and resolve JavaScript runtime errors related to the Mapbox GL JS library.

Key Activities:

  • Developed a Python script to update style IDs in HTML files by reading from a CSV file.
  • Utilized regular expressions for efficient replacement of Mapbox style IDs.
  • Addressed and resolved common runtime JavaScript errors encountered with Mapbox GL JS.
  • Identified and fixed compatibility issues between Mapbox SDK and GL JS library versions.
  • Executed batch updates of HTML files using find and sed commands in a Unix-like environment.
  • Provided steps for migrating to Mapbox GL JS v3.0.0-beta.1, including dependency updates and access token integration.
  • Implemented a function to dynamically update URLs in JSON structures using Python.

Achievements:

  • Successfully updated Mapbox style IDs in HTML files.
  • Resolved JavaScript runtime errors and compatibility issues with Mapbox libraries.
  • Enabled batch processing of HTML files for link updates.

Pending Tasks:

  • Further testing of the migrated Mapbox GL JS v3.0.0-beta.1 for stability and feature exploration.
  • Verification of all updated URLs to ensure no broken links remain.