chore: Update geo trace fitbounds default to 'locations'

draftlogs/7895_change.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- **Breaking:** Change `layout.geo.fitbounds` default from `false` to `'locations'` [[#7895](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/7895)]
+  - `geo` subplots will now auto-fit the initial view to the trace data 
+  - Set `fitbounds: false` explicitly to opt out

src/components/modebar/buttons.js

@@ -594,6 +594,8 @@ modeBarButtons.hoverClosestGeo = {
     click: toggleHover
 };
 
+const ZOOM_STEP_GEO = 2;
+
 function handleGeo(gd, ev) {
     const button = ev.currentTarget;
     const attr = button.getAttribute('data-attr');
@@ -603,21 +605,38 @@ function handleGeo(gd, ev) {
 
     for (const id of geoIds) {
         const geoLayout = fullLayout[id];
+        const geoSubplot = geoLayout._subplot;
 
         if (attr === 'zoom') {
-            const { minscale, scale } = geoLayout.projection;
+            // Under fitbounds, geoLayout.projection.scale is undefined; read the
+            // effective view from the D3 projection state instead
+            const projection = geoSubplot.projection;
+            const effectiveScale = projection.scale() / geoSubplot.fitScale; // Convert to schema format (multiples of original scale)
+            const [rotationLon, rotationLat] = projection.rotate().map((d) => -d); // Flip sign because D3 rotation is opposite of ours
+            const [centerLon, centerLat] = projection.invert(geoSubplot.midPt);
+
+            const { minscale } = geoLayout.projection;
             const maxscale = geoLayout.projection.maxscale ?? Infinity;
             // swap if user supplied min > max so clamping is well-defined
             const min = Math.min(minscale, maxscale);
             const max = Math.max(minscale, maxscale);
-            let newScale = val === 'in' ? 2 * scale : 0.5 * scale;
+            let newScale = val === 'in' ? ZOOM_STEP_GEO * effectiveScale : (1 / ZOOM_STEP_GEO) * effectiveScale;
 
             // clamp to [min, max]
             if (newScale > max) newScale = max;
             else if (newScale < min) newScale = min;
 
-            if (newScale !== scale) {
-                Registry.call('_guiRelayout', gd, id + '.projection.scale', newScale);
+            if (newScale !== effectiveScale) {
+                // Persist the currently-effective view attrs with the new scale; turn
+                // off fitbounds so auto-fit doesn't overwrite them on the ensuing replot
+                Registry.call('_guiRelayout', gd, {
+                    [id + '.projection.scale']: newScale,
+                    [id + '.projection.rotation.lon']: rotationLon,
+                    [id + '.projection.rotation.lat']: rotationLat,
+                    [id + '.center.lon']: centerLon,
+                    [id + '.center.lat']: centerLat,
+                    [id + '.fitbounds']: false
+                });
             }
         }
     }

src/plots/geo/geo.js

@@ -353,9 +353,12 @@ proto.updateProjection = function (geoCalcData, fullLayout) {
     // so here's this hack to make it respond to 'geoLayout.center'
     if (geoLayout._isAlbersUsa) {
         var centerPx = projection([center.lon, center.lat]);
-        var tt = projection.translate();
-
-        projection.translate([tt[0] - (centerPx[0] - tt[0]), tt[1] - (centerPx[1] - tt[1])]);
+        // If center isn't within the Albers USA bounds (clipped to the USA),
+        // `projection(...)` returns null so skip the recentering
+        if (centerPx) {
+            var tt = projection.translate();
+            projection.translate([tt[0] - (centerPx[0] - tt[0]), tt[1] - (centerPx[1] - tt[1])]);
+        }
     }
 };
 
@@ -644,7 +647,9 @@ proto.saveViewInitial = function (geoLayout) {
     } else if (geoLayout._isClipped) {
         extra = {
             'projection.rotation.lon': rotation.lon,
-            'projection.rotation.lat': rotation.lat
+            'projection.rotation.lat': rotation.lat,
+            'center.lon': center.lon,
+            'center.lat': center.lat
         };
     } else {
         extra = {

src/plots/geo/layout_attributes.js

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var attrs = (module.exports = overrideAll(
         fitbounds: {
             valType: 'enumerated',
             values: [false, 'locations', 'geojson'],
-            dflt: false,
+            dflt: 'locations',
             editType: 'plot',
             description: [
                 "Determines if this subplot's view settings are auto-computed to fit trace data.",
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ var attrs = (module.exports = overrideAll(
                 // TODO we should auto-fill `projection.parallels` for maps
                 // with conic projection, but how?
 
-                "If *locations*, only the trace's visible locations are considered in the `fitbounds` computations.",
-                'If *geojson*, the entire trace input `geojson` (if provided) is considered in the `fitbounds` computations,',
-                'Defaults to *false*.'
+                "If *locations* (default), only the trace's visible locations are considered in the `fitbounds` computations.",
+                'If *geojson*, the entire trace input `geojson` (if provided) is considered in the `fitbounds` computations.',
+                'If *false*, the view settings are used as-is; set this to opt out of auto-fitting.'
             ].join(' ')
         },
 

src/plots/geo/layout_defaults.js

@@ -22,24 +22,26 @@ module.exports = function supplyLayoutDefaults(layoutIn, layoutOut, fullData) {
 
 function handleGeoDefaults(geoLayoutIn, geoLayoutOut, coerce, opts) {
     var subplotData = getSubplotData(opts.fullData, 'geo', opts.id);
-    var traceIndices = subplotData.map(function(t) { return t.index; });
+    var traceIndices = subplotData.map(function (t) {
+        return t.index;
+    });
 
     var resolution = coerce('resolution');
     var scope = coerce('scope');
     var scopeParams = constants.scopeDefaults[scope];
 
     var projType = coerce('projection.type', scopeParams.projType);
-    var isAlbersUsa = geoLayoutOut._isAlbersUsa = projType === 'albers usa';
+    var isAlbersUsa = (geoLayoutOut._isAlbersUsa = projType === 'albers usa');
 
     // no other scopes are allowed for 'albers usa' projection
-    if(isAlbersUsa) scope = geoLayoutOut.scope = 'usa';
+    if (isAlbersUsa) scope = geoLayoutOut.scope = 'usa';
 
-    var isScoped = geoLayoutOut._isScoped = (scope !== 'world');
-    var isSatellite = geoLayoutOut._isSatellite = projType === 'satellite';
-    var isConic = geoLayoutOut._isConic = projType.indexOf('conic') !== -1 || projType === 'albers';
-    var isClipped = geoLayoutOut._isClipped = !!constants.lonaxisSpan[projType];
+    var isScoped = (geoLayoutOut._isScoped = scope !== 'world');
+    var isSatellite = (geoLayoutOut._isSatellite = projType === 'satellite');
+    var isConic = (geoLayoutOut._isConic = projType.indexOf('conic') !== -1 || projType === 'albers');
+    var isClipped = (geoLayoutOut._isClipped = !!constants.lonaxisSpan[projType]);
 
-    if(geoLayoutIn.visible === false) {
+    if (geoLayoutIn.visible === false) {
         // should override template.layout.geo.show* - see issue 4482
 
         // make a copy
@@ -54,29 +56,26 @@ function handleGeoDefaults(geoLayoutIn, geoLayoutOut, coerce, opts) {
         newTemplate.showocean = false;
         newTemplate.showrivers = false;
         newTemplate.showsubunits = false;
-        if(newTemplate.lonaxis) newTemplate.lonaxis.showgrid = false;
-        if(newTemplate.lataxis) newTemplate.lataxis.showgrid = false;
+        if (newTemplate.lonaxis) newTemplate.lonaxis.showgrid = false;
+        if (newTemplate.lataxis) newTemplate.lataxis.showgrid = false;
 
         // set ref to copy
         geoLayoutOut._template = newTemplate;
     }
     var visible = coerce('visible');
 
     var show;
-    for(var i = 0; i < axesNames.length; i++) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < axesNames.length; i++) {
         var axisName = axesNames[i];
         var dtickDflt = [30, 10][i];
         var rangeDflt;
 
-        if(isScoped) {
+        if (isScoped) {
             rangeDflt = scopeParams[axisName + 'Range'];
         } else {
             var dfltSpans = constants[axisName + 'Span'];
             var hSpan = (dfltSpans[projType] || dfltSpans['*']) / 2;
-            var rot = coerce(
-                'projection.rotation.' + axisName.slice(0, 3),
-                scopeParams.projRotate[i]
-            );
+            var rot = coerce('projection.rotation.' + axisName.slice(0, 3), scopeParams.projRotate[i]);
             rangeDflt = [rot - hSpan, rot + hSpan];
         }
 
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ function handleGeoDefaults(geoLayoutIn, geoLayoutOut, coerce, opts) {
         coerce(axisName + '.dtick', dtickDflt);
 
         show = coerce(axisName + '.showgrid', !visible ? false : undefined);
-        if(show) {
+        if (show) {
             coerce(axisName + '.gridcolor');
             coerce(axisName + '.gridwidth');
             coerce(axisName + '.griddash');
@@ -114,27 +113,27 @@ function handleGeoDefaults(geoLayoutIn, geoLayoutOut, coerce, opts) {
     var centerLon = (lon0 + lon1) / 2;
     var projLon;
 
-    if(!isAlbersUsa) {
+    if (!isAlbersUsa) {
         var dfltProjRotate = isScoped ? scopeParams.projRotate : [centerLon, 0, 0];
 
         projLon = coerce('projection.rotation.lon', dfltProjRotate[0]);
         coerce('projection.rotation.lat', dfltProjRotate[1]);
         coerce('projection.rotation.roll', dfltProjRotate[2]);
 
         show = coerce('showcoastlines', !isScoped && visible);
-        if(show) {
+        if (show) {
             coerce('coastlinecolor');
             coerce('coastlinewidth');
         }
 
         show = coerce('showocean', !visible ? false : undefined);
-        if(show) coerce('oceancolor');
+        if (show) coerce('oceancolor');
     }
 
     var centerLonDflt;
     var centerLatDflt;
 
-    if(isAlbersUsa) {
+    if (isAlbersUsa) {
         // 'albers usa' does not have a 'center',
         // these values were found using via:
         //   projection.invert([geoLayout.center.lon, geoLayoutIn.center.lat])
@@ -148,12 +147,12 @@ function handleGeoDefaults(geoLayoutIn, geoLayoutOut, coerce, opts) {
     coerce('center.lon', centerLonDflt);
     coerce('center.lat', centerLatDflt);
 
-    if(isSatellite) {
+    if (isSatellite) {
         coerce('projection.tilt');
         coerce('projection.distance');
     }
 
-    if(isConic) {
+    if (isConic) {
         var dfltProjParallels = scopeParams.projParallels || [0, 60];
         coerce('projection.parallels', dfltProjParallels);
     }
@@ -163,24 +162,24 @@ function handleGeoDefaults(geoLayoutIn, geoLayoutOut, coerce, opts) {
     coerce('projection.maxscale');
 
     show = coerce('showland', !visible ? false : undefined);
-    if(show) coerce('landcolor');
+    if (show) coerce('landcolor');
 
     show = coerce('showlakes', !visible ? false : undefined);
-    if(show) coerce('lakecolor');
+    if (show) coerce('lakecolor');
 
     show = coerce('showrivers', !visible ? false : undefined);
-    if(show) {
+    if (show) {
         coerce('rivercolor');
         coerce('riverwidth');
     }
 
     show = coerce('showcountries', isScoped && scope !== 'usa' && visible);
-    if(show) {
+    if (show) {
         coerce('countrycolor');
         coerce('countrywidth');
     }
 
-    if(scope === 'usa' || (scope === 'north america' && resolution === 50)) {
+    if (scope === 'usa' || (scope === 'north america' && resolution === 50)) {
         // Only works for:
         //   USA states at 110m
         //   USA states + Canada provinces at 50m
@@ -189,37 +188,58 @@ function handleGeoDefaults(geoLayoutIn, geoLayoutOut, coerce, opts) {
         coerce('subunitwidth');
     }
 
-    if(!isScoped) {
+    if (!isScoped) {
         // Does not work in non-world scopes
         show = coerce('showframe', visible);
-        if(show) {
+        if (show) {
             coerce('framecolor');
             coerce('framewidth');
         }
     }
 
     coerce('bgcolor');
 
-    var fitBounds = coerce('fitbounds');
-
-    // clear attributes that will get auto-filled later
-    if(fitBounds) {
-        delete geoLayoutOut.projection.scale;
-
-        if(isScoped) {
-            delete geoLayoutOut.center.lon;
-            delete geoLayoutOut.center.lat;
-        } else if(isClipped) {
-            delete geoLayoutOut.center.lon;
-            delete geoLayoutOut.center.lat;
-            delete geoLayoutOut.projection.rotation.lon;
-            delete geoLayoutOut.projection.rotation.lat;
-            delete geoLayoutOut.lonaxis.range;
-            delete geoLayoutOut.lataxis.range;
+    // Only use fitbounds if user hasn't set any view attributes. This prevents
+    // user-specified view info from being ignored.
+    coerce('fitbounds');
+    if (geoLayoutOut.fitbounds) {
+        const centerIn = geoLayoutIn.center || {};
+        const projectionIn = geoLayoutIn.projection || {};
+        const rotationIn = projectionIn.rotation || {};
+        const lonaxisIn = geoLayoutIn.lonaxis || {};
+        const lataxisIn = geoLayoutIn.lataxis || {};
+        const hasUserView = [
+            centerIn.lon,
+            centerIn.lat,
+            rotationIn.lon,
+            rotationIn.lat,
+            projectionIn.scale,
+            lonaxisIn.range,
+            lataxisIn.range
+        ].some((d) => d !== undefined);
+        // The Albers projection doesn't need a fit, so skip here
+        if (hasUserView || isAlbersUsa) geoLayoutOut.fitbounds = false;
+    }
+
+    // Set auto-filled view attributes to null so updateProjection can
+    // compute the fit from scratch and fullLayout matches user input
+    if (geoLayoutOut.fitbounds) {
+        geoLayoutOut.projection.scale = null;
+
+        if (isScoped) {
+            geoLayoutOut.center.lon = null;
+            geoLayoutOut.center.lat = null;
+        } else if (isClipped) {
+            geoLayoutOut.center.lon = null;
+            geoLayoutOut.center.lat = null;
+            geoLayoutOut.projection.rotation.lon = null;
+            geoLayoutOut.projection.rotation.lat = null;
+            geoLayoutOut.lonaxis.range = null;
+            geoLayoutOut.lataxis.range = null;
         } else {
-            delete geoLayoutOut.center.lon;
-            delete geoLayoutOut.center.lat;
-            delete geoLayoutOut.projection.rotation.lon;
+            geoLayoutOut.center.lon = null;
+            geoLayoutOut.center.lat = null;
+            geoLayoutOut.projection.rotation.lon = null;
         }
     }
 }

src/plots/geo/zoom.js

@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ function sync(geo, projection, cb) {
 
     cb(set);
     set('projection.scale', projection.scale() / geo.fitScale);
+    // Turn off fitbounds so subsequent replays don't re-run the auto-fit and
+    // overwrite the user's dragged/scrolled position
     set('fitbounds', false);
     gd.emit('plotly_relayout', eventData);
 }

src/types/generated/schema.d.ts

@@ -11694,8 +11694,8 @@ export interface GeoLayout {
     countrywidth?: number;
     domain?: Domain;
     /**
-     * Determines if this subplot's view settings are auto-computed to fit trace data. On scoped maps, setting `fitbounds` leads to `center.lon` and `center.lat` getting auto-filled. On maps with a non-clipped projection, setting `fitbounds` leads to `center.lon`, `center.lat`, and `projection.rotation.lon` getting auto-filled. On maps with a clipped projection, setting `fitbounds` leads to `center.lon`, `center.lat`, `projection.rotation.lon`, `projection.rotation.lat`, `lonaxis.range` and `lataxis.range` getting auto-filled. If *locations*, only the trace's visible locations are considered in the `fitbounds` computations. If *geojson*, the entire trace input `geojson` (if provided) is considered in the `fitbounds` computations, Defaults to *false*.
-     * @default false
+     * Determines if this subplot's view settings are auto-computed to fit trace data. On scoped maps, setting `fitbounds` leads to `center.lon` and `center.lat` getting auto-filled. On maps with a non-clipped projection, setting `fitbounds` leads to `center.lon`, `center.lat`, and `projection.rotation.lon` getting auto-filled. On maps with a clipped projection, setting `fitbounds` leads to `center.lon`, `center.lat`, `projection.rotation.lon`, `projection.rotation.lat`, `lonaxis.range` and `lataxis.range` getting auto-filled. If *locations* (default), only the trace's visible locations are considered in the `fitbounds` computations. If *geojson*, the entire trace input `geojson` (if provided) is considered in the `fitbounds` computations. If *false*, the view settings are used as-is; set this to opt out of auto-fitting.
+     * @default 'locations'
      */
     fitbounds?: false | 'locations' | 'geojson';
     /**