MBTiles Reader

Read tiles and metadata from MBTiles files, uses better-sqlite3 under-the-hood.

Installation

npm install mbtiles-reader

Usage

Here's a basic example of how to use MBTiles Reader:

import { MBTilesReader } from 'mbtiles-reader'

const mbtiles = new MBTilesReader('path/to/your/mbtiles/file.mbtiles')

const { x, y, z, data, format } = reader.getTile(0, 0, 0)

for (const { x, y, z, data, format } in mbtiles) {
  console.log(`Tile ${x}, ${y}, ${z}: ${data.length} bytes of ${format} data`)
}

console.log(mbtiles.metadata)

API

MBTilesReader

constructor(filePathOrDb)

Creates a new instance of MBTilesReader. Will throw if the file is not a valid MBTiles file.

• filePathOrDb (string | Database): Path to the MBTiles file or a better-sqlite3 Database instance.

mbtiles.getTile({ z, x, y })

Retrieves a tile from the MBTiles file.

• z (number): Zoom level.
• x (number): Tile column.
• y (number): Tile row.
• Returns: { x: number, y: number, z: number, data: Buffer, format: string }

mbtiles.metadata

Metadata from the MBTiles file, see spec. Will always include bounds, center, minzoom, maxzoom derived from the tile data in the file.

[Symbol.iterator]()

mbtiles is an iterable object that yields Tile objects:

interface Tile {
  x: number
  y: number
  z: number
  data: Buffer
  format: string
}

mbtiles.readableStream()

Returns a readable stream that yields Tile objects (see above).

mbtiles.close()

Closes the MBTiles file.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

Acknowledgements

Inspired by mbtiles