Compute an isochrone with Thinwrap (Gleam)
Compute a travel-time or travel-distance polygon via thinwrap_location's isochrone/2 in Gleam — one call shape for Mapbox, HERE, ESRI and TomTom.
1. Install
gleam add thinwrap_location gleam_erlang envoy2. Send the call
import envoy
import gleam/dynamic.{type Dynamic}
import gleam/dynamic/decode
import gleam/erlang/atom
import gleam/float
import gleam/int
import gleam/io
import gleam/list
@external(erlang, "thinwrap_location", "isochrone")
fn isochrone(config: Dynamic, input: Dynamic) -> Result(Dynamic, Dynamic)
pub fn main() -> Nil {
let assert Ok(token) = envoy.get("MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")
let config =
obj([
#("provider", atom("mapbox")),
#("access_token", dynamic.string(token)),
])
let input =
obj([
#("center", at(52.52, 13.405)),
#("type", atom("time")),
// seconds
#("values", dynamic.list([dynamic.int(300), dynamic.int(600)])),
#("travel_mode", atom("driving")),
])
case isochrone(config, input) {
// Each contour carries a GeoJSON Polygon (or MultiPolygon) of [lng, lat] rings.
Ok(res) -> {
let contour = {
use value <- decode.field(key("value"), decode.float)
use kind <- decode.subfield(
[key("geometry"), key("type")],
decode.string,
)
use rings <- decode.subfield(
[key("geometry"), key("coordinates")],
decode.list(decode.dynamic),
)
decode.success(
float.to_string(value)
<> " "
<> kind
<> " "
<> int.to_string(list.length(rings)),
)
}
let assert Ok(lines) =
decode.run(res, decode.at([key("contours")], decode.list(contour)))
list.each(lines, io.println)
}
Error(err) -> io.println(describe(err))
}
}
// The library speaks atom-keyed Erlang maps; these helpers build and read them.
fn key(name: String) -> atom.Atom {
atom.create(name)
}
fn atom(name: String) -> Dynamic {
atom.to_dynamic(atom.create(name))
}
fn obj(fields: List(#(String, Dynamic))) -> Dynamic {
dynamic.properties(list.map(fields, fn(f) { #(atom(f.0), f.1) }))
}
fn at(lat: Float, lng: Float) -> Dynamic {
obj([#("lat", dynamic.float(lat)), #("lng", dynamic.float(lng))])
}
fn describe(err: Dynamic) -> String {
let error = {
use code <- decode.field(key("code"), atom.decoder())
use message <- decode.field(key("message"), decode.string)
decode.success(atom.to_string(code) <> ": " <> message)
}
let assert Ok(line) = decode.run(err, error)
line
}
Same code works for all supported providers — just change the provider ID.