Start the Local Server and Local Map Service, create an ArcGIS Map Image Layer from the Local Map Service, and add it to a map.

Use case
For executing offline geoprocessing tasks in your apps via an offline (local) server.
How to use the sample
The Local Server and local map service will automatically be started and, once running, a map image layer will be created and added to the map.
How it works
- Create and run the Local Server.
LocalServer::instancecreates the Local Server.LocalServer::start()starts the server asynchronously.
- Wait for server to be in the
LocalServerStatus::Startedstate.LocalServer::statusChanged()fires whenever the running status of the Local Server changes.
- Create and run a local service, example of running a
LocalMapService.new LocalMapService(Url), creates a local map service with the given URL path to the map package (mpkxfile).LocalMapService::start()starts the service asynchronously.- The service is added to the Local Server automatically.
- Wait for map service to be in the
LocalServerStatus::Startedstate.LocalMapService::statusChanged()signal fires whenever the status of the local service has changed.
- Create an ArcGIS map image layer from local map service.
- Create a
ArcGISMapImageLayer(Url)from local map service URL,LocalMapService::url() - Add the layer to the map’s operational layers.
- Connect to the map image layer’s
LoadStatusChangedsignal. - When the layer’s status is
Loaded, set the map view’s extent to the layer’s full extent.
- Create a
Relevant API
- ArcGISMapImageLayer
- LocalMapService
- LocalServer
- LocalServerStatus
Offline data
Read more about how to set up the sample’s offline data here.
| Link | Local Location |
|---|---|
| RelationshipID map package | <userhome>/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/mpkx/RelationshipID.mpkx |
Additional information
Local Server can be downloaded for Windows and Linux platforms. Local Server is not supported on macOS.
Tags
image, layer, local, offline, server
Sample Code
// [WriteFile Name=LocalServerMapImageLayer, Category=LocalServer]// [Legal]// Copyright 2017 Esri.//// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.// You may obtain a copy of the License at// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0//// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and// limitations under the License.// [Legal]
#ifdef PCH_BUILD#include "pch.hpp"#endif // PCH_BUILD
// sample headers#include "LocalServerMapImageLayer.h"
// ArcGIS Maps SDK headers#include "ArcGISMapImageLayer.h"#include "Basemap.h"#include "Envelope.h"#include "LayerListModel.h"#include "LocalMapService.h"#include "LocalServer.h"#include "LocalServerTypes.h"#include "Map.h"#include "MapQuickView.h"#include "MapTypes.h"#include "MapViewTypes.h"#include "Viewpoint.h"
// Qt headers#include <QDir>#include <QFuture>#include <QTemporaryDir>
using namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime;
LocalServerMapImageLayer::LocalServerMapImageLayer(QQuickItem* parent) : QQuickItem(parent){ // Create a temporary directory for the local server if one has not already been created if (!LocalServer::appDataPath().isEmpty() && !LocalServer::tempDataPath().isEmpty()) return;
// create temp/data path const QString tempPath = LocalServerMapImageLayer::shortestTempPath() + "/EsriQtTemp";
// create the directory m_tempDir = std::make_unique<QTemporaryDir>(tempPath);
// set the temp & app data path for the local server LocalServer::instance()->setTempDataPath(m_tempDir->path()); LocalServer::instance()->setAppDataPath(m_tempDir->path());}
LocalServerMapImageLayer::~LocalServerMapImageLayer() = default;
void LocalServerMapImageLayer::init(){ qmlRegisterType<MapQuickView>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "MapView"); qmlRegisterType<LocalServerMapImageLayer>("Esri.Samples", 1, 0, "LocalServerMapImageLayerSample");}
void LocalServerMapImageLayer::componentComplete(){ QQuickItem::componentComplete();
// find QML MapView component m_mapView = findChild<MapQuickView*>("mapView"); m_mapView->setWrapAroundMode(WrapAroundMode::Disabled);
// Create a map using the topographic BaseMap m_map = new Map(BasemapStyle::ArcGISTopographic, this);
// Set map to map view m_mapView->setMap(m_map);
QString dataPath = QDir::homePath() + "/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data";
// create a map service m_localMapService = new LocalMapService(dataPath + "/mpkx/RelationshipID.mpkx", this);
if (LocalServer::instance()->isInstallValid()) { connectSignals(); if (LocalServer::status() == LocalServerStatus::Started) m_localMapService->start(); else LocalServer::start(); }}
void LocalServerMapImageLayer::connectSignals(){ // local server status connect(LocalServer::instance(), &LocalServer::statusChanged, this, [this]() { if (LocalServer::status() == LocalServerStatus::Started) { // start the service m_localMapService->start(); } });
// local map service status connect(m_localMapService, &LocalMapService::statusChanged, this, [this]() { if (m_localMapService->status() == LocalServerStatus::Started) { ArcGISMapImageLayer* mapImageLayer = new ArcGISMapImageLayer(QUrl(m_localMapService->url()), this);
connect(mapImageLayer, &ArcGISMapImageLayer::loadStatusChanged, this, [this, mapImageLayer](LoadStatus status) { if (status == LoadStatus::Loaded) { m_mapView->setViewpointAsync(Viewpoint(mapImageLayer->fullExtent())); } }); m_map->operationalLayers()->append(mapImageLayer); } });}
QString LocalServerMapImageLayer::shortestTempPath(){ // get tmp and home paths const QString tmpPath = QDir::tempPath(); const QString homePath = QDir::homePath();
// return whichever is shorter, temp or home path if (homePath.length() > tmpPath.length()) return tmpPath; else return homePath;}// [WriteFile Name=LocalServerMapImageLayer, Category=LocalServer]// [Legal]// Copyright 2017 Esri.//// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.// You may obtain a copy of the License at// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0//// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and// limitations under the License.// [Legal]
#ifndef LOCAL_SERVER_MAPIMAGELAYER_H#define LOCAL_SERVER_MAPIMAGELAYER_H
// Qt headers#include <QQuickItem>
namespace Esri::ArcGISRuntime{ class Map; class MapQuickView; class LocalServer; class LocalMapService;}
class QTemporaryDir;
class LocalServerMapImageLayer : public QQuickItem{ Q_OBJECT
public: explicit LocalServerMapImageLayer(QQuickItem* parent = nullptr); ~LocalServerMapImageLayer() override;
void componentComplete() override; static void init();
private: void connectSignals(); QString shortestTempPath();
private: Esri::ArcGISRuntime::Map* m_map = nullptr; Esri::ArcGISRuntime::MapQuickView* m_mapView = nullptr; Esri::ArcGISRuntime::LocalMapService* m_localMapService = nullptr; std::unique_ptr<QTemporaryDir> m_tempDir;};
#endif // LOCAL_SERVER_MAPIMAGELAYER_H// [WriteFile Name=LocalServerMapImageLayer, Category=LocalServer]// [Legal]// Copyright 2017 Esri.//// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.// You may obtain a copy of the License at// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0//// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and// limitations under the License.// [Legal]
import QtQuickimport Esri.Samples
LocalServerMapImageLayerSample { id: localServerMapImageLayerSample width: 800 height: 600
// Create MapQuickView here, and create its Map etc. in C++ code MapView { anchors.fill: parent objectName: "mapView" // set focus to enable keyboard navigation focus: true
Component.onCompleted: { // Set the focus on MapView to initially enable keyboard navigation forceActiveFocus(); } }}// [Legal]// Copyright 2017 Esri.//// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.// You may obtain a copy of the License at// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0//// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and// limitations under the License.// [Legal]
// sample headers#include "LocalServerMapImageLayer.h"
// ArcGIS Maps SDK headers#include "ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.h"
// Qt headers#include <QCommandLineParser>#include <QDir>#include <QGuiApplication>#include <QQmlEngine>#include <QQuickView>#include <QSettings>
// Platform specific headers#ifdef Q_OS_WIN#include <Windows.h>#endif
#define STRINGIZE(x) #x#define QUOTE(x) STRINGIZE(x)
int main(int argc, char *argv[]){ Esri::ArcGISRuntime::ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment::setUseLegacyAuthentication(false); QGuiApplication app(argc, argv); app.setApplicationName(QString("LocalServerMapImageLayer"));
// Use of ArcGIS location services, such as basemap styles, geocoding, and routing services, // requires an access token. For more information see // https://links.esri.com/arcgis-runtime-security-auth.
// The following methods grant an access token:
// 1. User authentication: Grants a temporary access token associated with a user's ArcGIS account. // To generate a token, a user logs in to the app with an ArcGIS account that is part of an // organization in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise.
// 2. API key authentication: Get a long-lived access token that gives your application access to // ArcGIS location services. Go to the tutorial at https://links.esri.com/create-an-api-key. // Copy the API Key access token.
const QString accessToken = QString("");
if (accessToken.isEmpty()) { qWarning() << "Use of ArcGIS location services, such as the basemap styles service, requires" << "you to authenticate with an ArcGIS account or set the API Key property."; } else { Esri::ArcGISRuntime::ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment::setApiKey(accessToken); }
// Initialize the sample LocalServerMapImageLayer::init();
// Initialize application view QQuickView view; view.setResizeMode(QQuickView::SizeRootObjectToView);
// Add the import Path view.engine()->addImportPath(QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).filePath("qml"));
QString arcGISRuntimeImportPath = QUOTE(ARCGIS_RUNTIME_IMPORT_PATH);
#if defined(LINUX_PLATFORM_REPLACEMENT) // on some linux platforms the string 'linux' is replaced with 1 // fix the replacement paths which were created QString replaceString = QUOTE(LINUX_PLATFORM_REPLACEMENT); arcGISRuntimeImportPath = arcGISRuntimeImportPath.replace(replaceString, "linux", Qt::CaseSensitive); #endif
// Add the Runtime and Extras path view.engine()->addImportPath(arcGISRuntimeImportPath);
// Set the source view.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/Samples/LocalServer/LocalServerMapImageLayer/LocalServerMapImageLayer.qml"));
view.show();
return app.exec();}