ParlaMapper 🗺️

ParlaMapper is a lightweight, Java-powered web application that renders interactive Leaflet maps within a Jetty servlet environment. It allows users to explore dynamic map layers like population density, terrain, and satellite views through a clean, responsive UI.

🚀 Features

• Jetty-based servlet architecture with JSP rendering
• Leaflet.js integration for interactive map tiles
• Dynamic tile switching via dropdown menu
• Thunderforest tile support with secure API key injection
• Custom logging via java.util.logging
• Stylized landing page with CSS overlay and background image
• Clean static resource handling (CSS, images, JS)

🧰 Tech Stack

• Java (Servlets + JSP)
• Jetty (embedded server)
• Maven (build and dependency management)
• Leaflet.js (map rendering)
• HTML/CSS (frontend styling)

📸 Demo

Stylized landing page with map type selector and Leaflet integration.

⚡ Quickstart

Windows

        git clone https://github.com/samparlatore/ParlaMapper.git
        cd ParlaMapper
        echo "mapbox.token=pk.your-secret-token-here`nthunderforest.token=Thunderforest API key" > config.properties
        mvn clean package
        mvn dependency:copy-dependencies -DoutputDirectory=lib
        java -cp "target/ParlaMapper-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar;lib/*" com.parlAquatics.Main

MacOS/Linux

        git clone https://github.com/samparlatore/ParlaMapper.git
        cd ParlaMapper
        echo "mapbox.token=pk.your-secret-token-here\nthunderforest.token=Thunderforest API key" > config.properties
        mvn clean package
        mvn dependency:copy-dependencies -DoutputDirectory=lib
        java -cp "target/ParlaMapper-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar:lib/*" com.parlAquatics.Main

🔧 Setup

1. Clone the repo:

      git clone https://github.com/samparlatore/ParlaMapper.git
      cd ParlaMapper

2. Create a a config.properties file in the root directory and add your Thunderforest API key to it in the following format:

        echo "mapbox.token=pk.your-secret-token-here\`nthunderforest.token=Thunderforest API key" > config.properties

   (On macOS/Linux, use \n instead of `n in the classpath)

3. Build:

      mvn clean package

4. Run

       java -cp "target/ParlaMapper-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar;lib/*" com.parlAquatics.Main

   (On macOS/Linux, use : instead of ; in the classpath)