source: Dev/trunk/src/client/dojox/geo/openlayers/GreatCircle.js @ 529

define([
        "dojo/_base/lang",
        "./_base",
        "./GeometryFeature"
], function(lang, openlayers, GeometryFeature){

        var gc = openlayers.GreatCircle = {

                toPointArray: function(p1, p2, increment){
                        // summary:
                        //              Create a geodetic line as an array of OpenLayers.Point.
                        // description:
                        //              Create a geodetic line as an array of OpenLayers.Point between the point p1
                        //              and the point p2. Result is a polyline approximation for which a new point is 
                        //              calculated every <em>increment</em> degrees.
                        // p1: Point
                        //              The first point of the geodetic line. x and y fields are longitude and
                        //              latitude in decimal degrees.
                        // p2: Point
                        //              The second point of the geodetic line. x and y fields are longitude and
                        //              latitude in decimal degrees.
                        // increment: Float
                        //              The value at which a new point is computed. 
                        var startLon = p1.x;
                        var endLon = p2.x;
                        var sl = Math.min(startLon, endLon);
                        var el = Math.max(startLon, endLon);

                        var d2r = this.DEG2RAD;
                        var lat1 = p1.y * d2r;
                        var lon1 = p1.x * d2r;
                        var lat2 = p2.y * d2r;
                        var lon2 = p2.x * d2r;

                        if(Math.abs(lon1 - lon2) <= this.TOLERANCE){
                                var l = Math.min(lon1, lon2);
                                lon2 = l + Math.PI;
                        }

                        if(Math.abs(lon2 - lon1) == Math.PI){
                                if(lat1 + lat2 == 0.0){
                                        lat2 += Math.PI / 180000000;
                                }
                        }

                        var lon = sl * d2r;
                        var elon = el * d2r;
                        var incr = increment * d2r;
                        var wp = [];
                        var k = 0;
                        var r2d = this.RAD2DEG;

                        while(lon <= elon){
                                lat = Math.atan((Math.sin(lat1) * Math.cos(lat2) * Math.sin(lon - lon2) - Math.sin(lat2) * Math.cos(lat1)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        * Math.sin(lon - lon1))
                                                                                                / (Math.cos(lat1) * Math.cos(lat2) * Math.sin(lon1 - lon2)));
                                var p = {
                                        x: lon * r2d,
                                        y: lat * r2d
                                };
                                wp[k++] = p;
                                if(lon < elon && (lon + incr) >= elon){
                                        lon = elon;
                                }else{
                                        lon = lon + incr;
                                }
                        }
                        return wp;
                },

                toLineString: function(p1, p2, increment){
                        // summary:
                        //              Create a geodetic line as an array of OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString.
                        // description:
                        //              Create a geodetic line as a OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString between the point p1
                        //              and the point p2. Result is a polyline approximation for which a new point is 
                        //              calculated every <em>increment</em> degrees.
                        // p1: Point
                        //              The first point of the geodetic line. x and y fields are longitude and
                        //              latitude in decimal degrees.
                        // p2: Point
                        //              The second point of the geodetic line. x and y fields are longitude and
                        //              latitude in decimal degrees.
                        // increment: Float
                        //              The value at which a new point is computed. 
                        var wp = this.toPointArray(p1, p2, increment);
                        var ls = new OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString(wp);
                        return ls;
                },

                toGeometryFeature: function(p1, p2, increment){
                        // summary:
                        //              Create a geodetic line as an array of dojox.geo.openlayers.GeometryFeature.
                        // description:
                        //              Create a geodetic line as a dojox.geo.openlayers.GeometryFeature between the point p1
                        //              ant the point p2. Result is a polyline approximation for which a new point is 
                        //              calculated every <em>increment</em> degrees.
                        // p1: Point
                        //              The first point of the geodetic line. x and y fields are longitude and
                        //              latitude in decimal degrees.
                        // p2: Point
                        //              The second point of the geodetic line. x and y fields are longitude and
                        //              latitude in decimal degrees.
                        // increment: Float
                        //              The value at which a new point is computed. 
                        // returns:
                        //              The geodetic line as a GeometryFeature

                        var ls = this.toLineString(p1, p2, increment);
                        return new GeometryFeature(ls); // GeometryFeature
                },

                DEG2RAD: Math.PI / 180,

                RAD2DEG: 180 / Math.PI,

                TOLERANCE: 0.00001
        };
        
        return gc;
});