First check in of map of science visualization

productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/GMapAPI.js

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+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+/**
+ * This is the Google MAP API utilities file to make sure all calls to 
+ * Google API is correct. Please add all common utilities at here.
+ */
+var GMAPS = google.maps;
+var GEVENT = google.maps.event;
+var DEFAULT_POINT = new google.maps.Point(0, 0);
+
+function createMarkerImage(url, width, height) {
+	return new GMAPS.MarkerImage(
+			url,
+		    new GMAPS.Size(width, height), /* set the image viewable window size */
+		    DEFAULT_POINT, /* Use this to cut the image */
+		    // TODO Fix icons so their center at the right spot. Very low priority.
+		    new google.maps.Point(width/2, height/2), /* use this to shift the marker location in pixels. Default */
+			new GMAPS.Size(width, height)); /* set the desired image size */
+}
+
+function createNoWrapLatLng(lat, lng) {
+	return new GMAPS.LatLng(lat, lng, true);
+}
+
+function createGoogleCirclePolygon(options) {
+	return new GMAPS.Circle(options);
+}
+
+function createGoogleMarker(options) {
+	return new GMAPS.Marker(options);
+}
+
+function createInfoWindow(content, maxWidth) {
+	return new GMAPS.InfoWindow({ 
+		content: content,
+		maxWidth: maxWidth
+		});
+}
+
+function addMouseOverListener(marker, actionFunction) {
+	return GEVENT.addListener(marker, 'mouseover', actionFunction);
+}
+
+function addMouseOutListener(marker, actionFunction) {
+	return GEVENT.addListener(marker, 'mouseout', actionFunction);
+}
+
+function addClickListener(marker, actionFunction) {
+	return GEVENT.addListener(marker, 'click', actionFunction);
+}
+
+function removeListeners(handlers) {
+	$.each(handlers, function(){
+		GEVENT.removeListener(this);
+	});
+}