Find a route that reaches all stops without crossing any barriers.
Use case
You can define barriers to avoid unsafe areas, for example flooded roads, when planning the most efficient route to evacuate a hurricane zone. When solving a route, barriers allow you to define portions of the road network that cannot be traversed. You could also use this functionality to plan routes when you know an area will be inaccessible due to a community activity like an organized race or a market night.
In some situations, it is further beneficial to find the most efficient route that reaches all stops, reordering them to reduce travel time. For example, a delivery service may target a number of drop-off addresses, specifically looking to avoid congested areas or closed roads, arranging the stops in the most time-effective order.
How to use the sample
Click 'Add stop' to add stops to the route. Click 'Add barrier' to add areas that can't be crossed by the route. Select 'Find best sequence' to allow stops to be re-ordered in order to find an optimal route. Select 'Preserve first stop' to preserve the first stop. Select 'Preserve last stop' to preserve the last stop.
How it works
- Construct a
RouteTask
with the URL to a Network Analysis route service. - Get the default
RouteParameters
for the service, and create the desiredStop
s andPolygonBarrier
s. - Add the stops and barriers to the route's parameters,
routeParameters.setStops(routeStops)
androuteParameters.setPolygonBarriers(routeBarriers)
. - Set the
returnStops
andreturnDirections
totrue
. - If the user will accept routes with the stops in any order, set
findBestSequence
totrue
to find the most optimal route. - If the user has a definite start point, set
preserveFirstStop
totrue
. - If the user has a definite final destination, set
preserveLastStop
totrue
. - Call
routeTask.solveRoute(routeParameters)
to get aRouteResult
. - Get the first returned route by calling
routeResult.routes()[0]
. - Get the geometry from the route to display the route to the map.
Relevant API
- DirectionManeuverListModel
- PolygonBarrier
- Route
- RouteParameters
- RouteResult
- RouteTask
- Stop
About the data
This sample uses an Esri-hosted sample street network for San Diego.
Tags
barriers, best sequence, directions, maneuver, network analysis, routing, sequence, stop order, stops
Sample Code
// [WriteFile Name=RouteAroundBarriers, Category=Routing]
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#ifdef PCH_BUILD
#include "pch.hpp"
#endif // PCH_BUILD
#include "RouteAroundBarriers.h"
#include "CompositeSymbol.h"
#include "GeometryEngine.h"
#include "Graphic.h"
#include "GraphicsOverlay.h"
#include "Map.h"
#include "MapQuickView.h"
#include "PictureMarkerSymbol.h"
#include "Polygon.h"
#include "PolygonBarrier.h"
#include "Route.h"
#include "RouteResult.h"
#include "RouteTask.h"
#include "SimpleFillSymbol.h"
#include "SimpleLineSymbol.h"
#include "SimpleRenderer.h"
#include "Stop.h"
#include "TextSymbol.h"
#include <QDir>
using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;
namespace
{
const QUrl pinUrl("qrc:/Samples/Routing/RouteAroundBarriers/orange_symbol.png");
const QUrl routeTaskUrl("https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/NetworkAnalysis/SanDiego/NAServer/Route");
}
RouteAroundBarriers::RouteAroundBarriers(QObject* parent /* = nullptr */):
QObject(parent),
m_map(new Map(BasemapStyle::ArcGISStreets, this)),
m_routeOverlay(new GraphicsOverlay(this)),
m_stopsOverlay(new GraphicsOverlay(this)),
m_barriersOverlay(new GraphicsOverlay(this))
{
// create symbols for displaying the barriers and the route line
m_barrierSymbol = new SimpleFillSymbol(SimpleFillSymbolStyle::DiagonalCross, Qt::red, this);
SimpleLineSymbol* routeLineSymbol = new SimpleLineSymbol(SimpleLineSymbolStyle::Solid, Qt::blue, 3, this);
SimpleRenderer* routeRenderer = new SimpleRenderer(routeLineSymbol, this);
m_routeOverlay->setRenderer(routeRenderer);
m_pinSymbol = new PictureMarkerSymbol(pinUrl, this);
m_pinSymbol->setHeight(50);
m_pinSymbol->setWidth(50);
m_pinSymbol->setOffsetY(m_pinSymbol->height() / 2);
// create route task
m_routeTask = new RouteTask(routeTaskUrl, this);
}
RouteAroundBarriers::~RouteAroundBarriers() = default;
void RouteAroundBarriers::init()
{
// Register the map view for QML
qmlRegisterType<MapQuickView>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "MapView");
qmlRegisterType<RouteAroundBarriers>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "RouteAroundBarriersSample");
}
MapQuickView* RouteAroundBarriers::mapView() const
{
return m_mapView;
}
// Set the view (created in QML)
void RouteAroundBarriers::setMapView(MapQuickView* mapView)
{
if (!mapView || mapView == m_mapView)
return;
m_mapView = mapView;
m_mapView->setMap(m_map);
m_mapView->setViewpoint(Viewpoint(32.727, -117.1750, 40000));
// add the graphics overlays to the MapView
m_mapView->graphicsOverlays()->append(m_routeOverlay);
m_mapView->graphicsOverlays()->append(m_stopsOverlay);
m_mapView->graphicsOverlays()->append(m_barriersOverlay);
connectRouteSignals();
m_routeTask->load();
emit mapViewChanged();
}
void RouteAroundBarriers::connectRouteSignals()
{
connect(m_routeTask, &RouteTask::createDefaultParametersCompleted, this, [this](QUuid, const RouteParameters& defaultParameters)
{
m_routeParameters = defaultParameters;
// set flags to return stops and directions
m_routeParameters.setReturnStops(true);
m_routeParameters.setReturnDirections(true);
});
connect(m_routeTask, &RouteTask::doneLoading, this, [this](Error loadError)
{
if (loadError.isEmpty())
{
m_routeTask->createDefaultParameters();
}
else
{
qDebug() << loadError.message() << loadError.additionalMessage();
}
});
connect(m_mapView, &MapQuickView::mouseClicked, this, [this](QMouseEvent& e)
{
const Point clickedPoint = m_mapView->screenToLocation(e.x(), e.y());
if (m_addStops)
{
// add stop to list of stops
const Stop stopPoint(clickedPoint);
m_stopsList << stopPoint;
// create a marker symbol and graphics, and add the graphics to the graphics overlay
TextSymbol* textSymbol = new TextSymbol(QString::number(m_stopsList.size()), Qt::white, 16,
HorizontalAlignment::Center, VerticalAlignment::Bottom, this);
textSymbol->setOffsetY(m_pinSymbol->height() / 2);
CompositeSymbol* newStopSymbol = new CompositeSymbol(QList<Symbol*>{m_pinSymbol, textSymbol}, this);
Graphic* stopGraphic = new Graphic(clickedPoint, newStopSymbol, this);
m_stopsOverlay->graphics()->append(stopGraphic);
createAndDisplayRoute();
}
else if (m_addBarriers)
{
// add barrier to list
const Polygon barrierPolygon = GeometryEngine::buffer(clickedPoint, 500);
const PolygonBarrier barrier(barrierPolygon);
m_barriersList << barrier;
Graphic* barrierGraphic = new Graphic(barrierPolygon, m_barrierSymbol, this);
m_barriersOverlay->graphics()->append(barrierGraphic);
createAndDisplayRoute();
}
});
connect (m_routeTask, &RouteTask::solveRouteCompleted, this, [this](QUuid, const RouteResult& routeResult)
{
if (routeResult.isEmpty())
return;
const Route route = qAsConst(routeResult).routes()[0];
const Geometry routeGeometry = route.routeGeometry();
Graphic* routeGraphic = new Graphic(routeGeometry, this);
m_routeOverlay->graphics()->append(routeGraphic);
m_directions = route.directionManeuvers(this);
emit directionsChanged();
});
}
void RouteAroundBarriers::createAndDisplayRoute()
{
if (m_stopsList.size() > 1)
{
// clear the previous route, if it exists
if (m_routeOverlay)
m_routeOverlay->graphics()->clear();
// clear the directions list
if (m_directions)
{
delete m_directions;
m_directions = nullptr;
}
m_routeParameters.setStops(m_stopsList);
m_routeParameters.setPolygonBarriers(m_barriersList);
m_routeParameters.setFindBestSequence(m_findBestSequence);
m_routeParameters.setPreserveFirstStop(m_preserveFirstStop);
m_routeParameters.setPreserveLastStop(m_preserveLastStop);
m_routeTask->solveRoute(m_routeParameters);
}
}
void RouteAroundBarriers::clearRouteAndGraphics()
{
// clear stops from route parameters and stops list
m_routeParameters.clearStops();
m_stopsList.clear();
// clear barriers
m_routeParameters.clearPolygonBarriers();
m_barriersList.clear();
// clear directions list
if (m_directions)
{
delete m_directions;
m_directions = nullptr;
emit directionsChanged();
}
// delete graphics from overlay, then clear graphics overlays
for (GraphicsOverlay* overlay : *m_mapView->graphicsOverlays())
{
if (overlay)
{
for (Graphic* graphic : *overlay->graphics())
{
delete graphic;
}
overlay->graphics()->clear();
}
}
}
void RouteAroundBarriers::clearDirections()
{
if (m_directions)
{
delete m_directions;
m_directions = nullptr;
emit directionsChanged();
}
}