/* Copyright (c) 2006-2010 by OpenLayers Contributors (see authors.txt for 
 * full list of contributors). Published under the Clear BSD license.  
 * See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the
 * full text of the license. */


/**
 * @requires OpenLayers/Map.js
 * @requires OpenLayers/Projection.js
 */

/**
 * Class: OpenLayers.Layer
 */
OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({

    /**
     * APIProperty: id
     * {String}
     */
    id: null,

    /** 
     * APIProperty: name
     * {String}
     */
    name: null,

    /** 
     * APIProperty: div
     * {DOMElement}
     */
    div: null,

    /**
     * Property: opacity
     * {Float} The layer's opacity. Float number between 0.0 and 1.0.
     */
    opacity: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: alwaysInRange
     * {Boolean} If a layer's display should not be scale-based, this should 
     *     be set to true. This will cause the layer, as an overlay, to always 
     *     be 'active', by always returning true from the calculateInRange() 
     *     function. 
     * 
     *     If not explicitly specified for a layer, its value will be 
     *     determined on startup in initResolutions() based on whether or not 
     *     any scale-specific properties have been set as options on the 
     *     layer. If no scale-specific options have been set on the layer, we 
     *     assume that it should always be in range.
     * 
     *     See #987 for more info.
     */
    alwaysInRange: null,   

    /**
     * Constant: EVENT_TYPES
     * {Array(String)} Supported application event types.  Register a listener
     *     for a particular event with the following syntax:
     * (code)
     * layer.events.register(type, obj, listener);
     * (end)
     *
     * Listeners will be called with a reference to an event object.  The
     *     properties of this event depends on exactly what happened.
     *
     * All event objects have at least the following properties:
     * object - {Object} A reference to layer.events.object.
     * element - {DOMElement} A reference to layer.events.element.
     *
     * Supported map event types:
     * loadstart - Triggered when layer loading starts.
     * loadend - Triggered when layer loading ends.
     * loadcancel - Triggered when layer loading is canceled.
     * visibilitychanged - Triggered when layer visibility is changed.
     * move - Triggered when layer moves (triggered with every mousemove
     *     during a drag).
     * moveend - Triggered when layer is done moving, object passed as
     *     argument has a zoomChanged boolean property which tells that the
     *     zoom has changed.
     */
    EVENT_TYPES: ["loadstart", "loadend", "loadcancel", "visibilitychanged",
                  "move", "moveend"],

    /**
     * Constant: RESOLUTION_PROPERTIES
     * {Array} The properties that are used for calculating resolutions
     *     information.
     */
    RESOLUTION_PROPERTIES: [
        'scales', 'resolutions',
        'maxScale', 'minScale',
        'maxResolution', 'minResolution',
        'numZoomLevels', 'maxZoomLevel'
    ],

    /**
     * APIProperty: events
     * {<OpenLayers.Events>}
     */
    events: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: map
     * {<OpenLayers.Map>} This variable is set when the layer is added to 
     *     the map, via the accessor function setMap().
     */
    map: null,
    
    /**
     * APIProperty: isBaseLayer
     * {Boolean} Whether or not the layer is a base layer. This should be set 
     *     individually by all subclasses. Default is false
     */
    isBaseLayer: false,
 
    /**
     * Property: alpha
     * {Boolean} The layer's images have an alpha channel.  Default is false. 
     */
    alpha: false,

    /** 
     * APIProperty: displayInLayerSwitcher
     * {Boolean} Display the layer's name in the layer switcher.  Default is
     *     true.
     */
    displayInLayerSwitcher: true,

    /**
     * APIProperty: visibility
     * {Boolean} The layer should be displayed in the map.  Default is true.
     */
    visibility: true,

    /**
     * APIProperty: attribution
     * {String} Attribution string, displayed when an 
     *     <OpenLayers.Control.Attribution> has been added to the map.
     */
    attribution: null, 

    /** 
     * Property: inRange
     * {Boolean} The current map resolution is within the layer's min/max 
     *     range. This is set in <OpenLayers.Map.setCenter> whenever the zoom 
     *     changes.
     */
    inRange: false,
    
    /**
     * Propery: imageSize
     * {<OpenLayers.Size>} For layers with a gutter, the image is larger than 
     *     the tile by twice the gutter in each dimension.
     */
    imageSize: null,
    
    /**
     * Property: imageOffset
     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} For layers with a gutter, the image offset 
     *     represents displacement due to the gutter.
     */
    imageOffset: null,

  // OPTIONS

    /** 
     * Property: options
     * {Object} An optional object whose properties will be set on the layer.
     *     Any of the layer properties can be set as a property of the options
     *     object and sent to the constructor when the layer is created.
     */
    options: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: eventListeners
     * {Object} If set as an option at construction, the eventListeners
     *     object will be registered with <OpenLayers.Events.on>.  Object
     *     structure must be a listeners object as shown in the example for
     *     the events.on method.
     */
    eventListeners: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: gutter
     * {Integer} Determines the width (in pixels) of the gutter around image
     *     tiles to ignore.  By setting this property to a non-zero value,
     *     images will be requested that are wider and taller than the tile
     *     size by a value of 2 x gutter.  This allows artifacts of rendering
     *     at tile edges to be ignored.  Set a gutter value that is equal to
     *     half the size of the widest symbol that needs to be displayed.
     *     Defaults to zero.  Non-tiled layers always have zero gutter.
     */ 
    gutter: 0, 

    /**
     * APIProperty: projection
     * {<OpenLayers.Projection>} or {<String>} Set in the layer options to
     *     override the default projection string this layer - also set maxExtent,
     *     maxResolution, and units if appropriate. Can be either a string or
     *     an <OpenLayers.Projection> object when created -- will be converted
     *     to an object when setMap is called if a string is passed.  
     */
    projection: null,    
    
    /**
     * APIProperty: units
     * {String} The layer map units.  Defaults to 'degrees'.  Possible values
     *     are 'degrees' (or 'dd'), 'm', 'ft', 'km', 'mi', 'inches'.
     */
    units: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: scales
     * {Array}  An array of map scales in descending order.  The values in the
     *     array correspond to the map scale denominator.  Note that these
     *     values only make sense if the display (monitor) resolution of the
     *     client is correctly guessed by whomever is configuring the
     *     application.  In addition, the units property must also be set.
     *     Use <resolutions> instead wherever possible.
     */
    scales: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: resolutions
     * {Array} A list of map resolutions (map units per pixel) in descending
     *     order.  If this is not set in the layer constructor, it will be set
     *     based on other resolution related properties (maxExtent,
     *     maxResolution, maxScale, etc.).
     */
    resolutions: null,
    
    /**
     * APIProperty: maxExtent
     * {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}  The center of these bounds will not stray outside
     *     of the viewport extent during panning.  In addition, if
     *     <displayOutsideMaxExtent> is set to false, data will not be
     *     requested that falls completely outside of these bounds.
     */
    maxExtent: null,
    
    /**
     * APIProperty: minExtent
     * {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
     */
    minExtent: null,
    
    /**
     * APIProperty: maxResolution
     * {Float} Default max is 360 deg / 256 px, which corresponds to
     *     zoom level 0 on gmaps.  Specify a different value in the layer 
     *     options if you are not using a geographic projection and 
     *     displaying the whole world.
     */
    maxResolution: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: minResolution
     * {Float}
     */
    minResolution: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: numZoomLevels
     * {Integer}
     */
    numZoomLevels: null,
   
    /**
     * APIProperty: minScale
     * {Float}
     */
    minScale: null,
    
    /**
     * APIProperty: maxScale
     * {Float}
     */
    maxScale: null,

    /**
     * APIProperty: displayOutsideMaxExtent
     * {Boolean} Request map tiles that are completely outside of the max 
     *     extent for this layer. Defaults to false.
     */
    displayOutsideMaxExtent: false,

    /**
     * APIProperty: wrapDateLine
     * {Boolean} #487 for more info.   
     */
    wrapDateLine: false,
    
    /**
     * APIProperty: transitionEffect
     * {String} The transition effect to use when the map is panned or
     *     zoomed.  
     *
     * There are currently two supported values:
     *  - *null* No transition effect (the default).
     *  - *resize*  Existing tiles are resized on zoom to provide a visual
     *    effect of the zoom having taken place immediately.  As the
     *    new tiles become available, they are drawn over top of the
     *    resized tiles.
     */
    transitionEffect: null,
    
    /**
     * Property: SUPPORTED_TRANSITIONS
     * {Array} An immutable (that means don't change it!) list of supported 
     *     transitionEffect values.
     */
    SUPPORTED_TRANSITIONS: ['resize'],

    /**
     * Property: metadata
     * {Object} This object can be used to store additional information on a
     *     layer object.
     */
    metadata: {},
    
    /**
     * Constructor: OpenLayers.Layer
     *
     * Parameters:
     * name - {String} The layer name
     * options - {Object} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer
     */
    initialize: function(name, options) {

        this.addOptions(options);

        this.name = name;
        
        if (this.id == null) {

            this.id = OpenLayers.Util.createUniqueID(this.CLASS_NAME + "_");

            this.div = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(this.id);
            this.div.style.width = "100%";
            this.div.style.height = "100%";
            this.div.dir = "ltr";

            this.events = new OpenLayers.Events(this, this.div, 
                                                this.EVENT_TYPES);
            if(this.eventListeners instanceof Object) {
                this.events.on(this.eventListeners);
            }

        }

        if (this.wrapDateLine) {
            this.displayOutsideMaxExtent = true;
        }
    },
    
    /**
     * Method: destroy
     * Destroy is a destructor: this is to alleviate cyclic references which
     *     the Javascript garbage cleaner can not take care of on its own.
     *
     * Parameters:
     * setNewBaseLayer - {Boolean} Set a new base layer when this layer has
     *     been destroyed.  Default is true.
     */
    destroy: function(setNewBaseLayer) {
        if (setNewBaseLayer == null) {
            setNewBaseLayer = true;
        }
        if (this.map != null) {
            this.map.removeLayer(this, setNewBaseLayer);
        }
        this.projection = null;
        this.map = null;
        this.name = null;
        this.div = null;
        this.options = null;

        if (this.events) {
            if(this.eventListeners) {
                this.events.un(this.eventListeners);
            }
            this.events.destroy();
        }
        this.eventListeners = null;
        this.events = null;
    },
    
   /**
    * Method: clone
    *
    * Parameters:
    * obj - {<OpenLayers.Layer>} The layer to be cloned
    *
    * Returns:
    * {<OpenLayers.Layer>} An exact clone of this <OpenLayers.Layer>
    */
    clone: function (obj) {
        
        if (obj == null) {
            obj = new OpenLayers.Layer(this.name, this.getOptions());
        }
        
        // catch any randomly tagged-on properties
        OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(obj, this);
        
        // a cloned layer should never have its map property set
        //  because it has not been added to a map yet. 
        obj.map = null;
        
        return obj;
    },
    
    /**
     * Method: getOptions
     * Extracts an object from the layer with the properties that were set as
     *     options, but updates them with the values currently set on the
     *     instance.
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {Object} the <options> of the layer, representing the current state.
     */
    getOptions: function() {
        var options = {};
        for(var o in this.options) {
            options[o] = this[o];
        }
        return options;
    },
    
    /** 
     * APIMethod: setName
     * Sets the new layer name for this layer.  Can trigger a changelayer event
     *     on the map.
     *
     * Parameters:
     * newName - {String} The new name.
     */
    setName: function(newName) {
        if (newName != this.name) {
            this.name = newName;
            if (this.map != null) {
                this.map.events.triggerEvent("changelayer", {
                    layer: this,
                    property: "name"
                });
            }
        }
    },    
    
   /**
    * APIMethod: addOptions
    * 
    * Parameters:
    * newOptions - {Object}
    */
    addOptions: function (newOptions) {

        if (this.options == null) {
            this.options = {};
        }

        // update our copy for clone
        OpenLayers.Util.extend(this.options, newOptions);

        // add new options to this
        OpenLayers.Util.extend(this, newOptions);

        // make sure this.projection references a projection object
        if(typeof this.projection == "string") {
            this.projection = new OpenLayers.Projection(this.projection);
        }

        // get the units from the projection, if we have a projection
        // and it it has units
        if(this.projection && this.projection.getUnits()) {
            this.units = this.projection.getUnits();
        }

        // re-initialize resolutions if necessary, i.e. if any of the
        // properties of the "properties" array defined below is set
        // in the new options
        if(this.map) {
            var properties = this.RESOLUTION_PROPERTIES.concat(
                ["projection", "units", "minExtent", "maxExtent"]
            );
            for(var o in newOptions) {
                if(newOptions.hasOwnProperty(o) &&
                   OpenLayers.Util.indexOf(properties, o) >= 0) {

                    this.initResolutions();
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: onMapResize
     * This function can be implemented by subclasses
     */
    onMapResize: function() {
        //this function can be implemented by subclasses  
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: redraw
     * Redraws the layer.  Returns true if the layer was redrawn, false if not.
     *
     * Returns:
     * {Boolean} The layer was redrawn.
     */
    redraw: function() {
        var redrawn = false;
        if (this.map) {

            // min/max Range may have changed
            this.inRange = this.calculateInRange();

            // map's center might not yet be set
            var extent = this.getExtent();

            if (extent && this.inRange && this.visibility) {
                var zoomChanged = true;
                this.moveTo(extent, zoomChanged, false);
                this.events.triggerEvent("moveend",
                    {"zoomChanged": zoomChanged});
                redrawn = true;
            }
        }
        return redrawn;
    },

    /**
     * Method: moveTo
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * bound - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
     * zoomChanged - {Boolean} Tells when zoom has changed, as layers have to
     *     do some init work in that case.
     * dragging - {Boolean}
     */
    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, dragging) {
        var display = this.visibility;
        if (!this.isBaseLayer) {
            display = display && this.inRange;
        }
        this.display(display);
    },

    /**
     * Method: setMap
     * Set the map property for the layer. This is done through an accessor
     *     so that subclasses can override this and take special action once 
     *     they have their map variable set. 
     * 
     *     Here we take care to bring over any of the necessary default 
     *     properties from the map. 
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * map - {<OpenLayers.Map>}
     */
    setMap: function(map) {
        if (this.map == null) {
        
            this.map = map;
            
            // grab some essential layer data from the map if it hasn't already
            //  been set
            this.maxExtent = this.maxExtent || this.map.maxExtent;
            this.minExtent = this.minExtent || this.map.minExtent;

            this.projection = this.projection || this.map.projection;
            if (typeof this.projection == "string") {
                this.projection = new OpenLayers.Projection(this.projection);
            }

            // Check the projection to see if we can get units -- if not, refer
            // to properties.
            this.units = this.projection.getUnits() ||
                         this.units || this.map.units;
            
            this.initResolutions();
            
            if (!this.isBaseLayer) {
                this.inRange = this.calculateInRange();
                var show = ((this.visibility) && (this.inRange));
                this.div.style.display = show ? "" : "none";
            }
            
            // deal with gutters
            this.setTileSize();
        }
    },
    
    /**
     * Method: afterAdd
     * Called at the end of the map.addLayer sequence.  At this point, the map
     *     will have a base layer.  To be overridden by subclasses.
     */
    afterAdd: function() {
    },
    
    /**
     * APIMethod: removeMap
     * Just as setMap() allows each layer the possibility to take a 
     *     personalized action on being added to the map, removeMap() allows
     *     each layer to take a personalized action on being removed from it. 
     *     For now, this will be mostly unused, except for the EventPane layer,
     *     which needs this hook so that it can remove the special invisible
     *     pane. 
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * map - {<OpenLayers.Map>}
     */
    removeMap: function(map) {
        //to be overridden by subclasses
    },
    
    /**
     * APIMethod: getImageSize
     *
     * Parameters:
     * bounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>} optional tile bounds, can be used
     *     by subclasses that have to deal with different tile sizes at the
     *     layer extent edges (e.g. Zoomify)
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {<OpenLayers.Size>} The size that the image should be, taking into 
     *     account gutters.
     */ 
    getImageSize: function(bounds) { 
        return (this.imageSize || this.tileSize); 
    },    
  
    /**
     * APIMethod: setTileSize
     * Set the tile size based on the map size.  This also sets layer.imageSize
     *     and layer.imageOffset for use by Tile.Image.
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * size - {<OpenLayers.Size>}
     */
    setTileSize: function(size) {
        var tileSize = (size) ? size :
                                ((this.tileSize) ? this.tileSize :
                                                   this.map.getTileSize());
        this.tileSize = tileSize;
        if(this.gutter) {
          // layers with gutters need non-null tile sizes
          //if(tileSize == null) {
          //    OpenLayers.console.error("Error in layer.setMap() for " +
          //                              this.name + ": layers with " +
          //                              "gutters need non-null tile sizes");
          //}
            this.imageOffset = new OpenLayers.Pixel(-this.gutter, 
                                                    -this.gutter); 
            this.imageSize = new OpenLayers.Size(tileSize.w + (2*this.gutter), 
                                                 tileSize.h + (2*this.gutter)); 
        }
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: getVisibility
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {Boolean} The layer should be displayed (if in range).
     */
    getVisibility: function() {
        return this.visibility;
    },

    /** 
     * APIMethod: setVisibility
     * Set the visibility flag for the layer and hide/show & redraw 
     *     accordingly. Fire event unless otherwise specified
     * 
     * Note that visibility is no longer simply whether or not the layer's
     *     style.display is set to "block". Now we store a 'visibility' state 
     *     property on the layer class, this allows us to remember whether or 
     *     not we *desire* for a layer to be visible. In the case where the 
     *     map's resolution is out of the layer's range, this desire may be 
     *     subverted.
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * visible - {Boolean} Whether or not to display the layer (if in range)
     */
    setVisibility: function(visibility) {
        if (visibility != this.visibility) {
            this.visibility = visibility;
            this.display(visibility);
            this.redraw();
            if (this.map != null) {
                this.map.events.triggerEvent("changelayer", {
                    layer: this,
                    property: "visibility"
                });
            }
            this.events.triggerEvent("visibilitychanged");
        }
    },

    /** 
     * APIMethod: display
     * Hide or show the Layer
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * display - {Boolean}
     */
    display: function(display) {
        if (display != (this.div.style.display != "none")) {
            this.div.style.display = (display && this.calculateInRange()) ? "block" : "none";
        }
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: calculateInRange
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {Boolean} The layer is displayable at the current map's current
     *     resolution. Note that if 'alwaysInRange' is true for the layer, 
     *     this function will always return true.
     */
    calculateInRange: function() {
        var inRange = false;

        if (this.alwaysInRange) {
            inRange = true;
        } else {
            if (this.map) {
                var resolution = this.map.getResolution();
                inRange = ( (resolution >= this.minResolution) &&
                            (resolution <= this.maxResolution) );
            }
        }
        return inRange;
    },

    /** 
     * APIMethod: setIsBaseLayer
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * isBaseLayer - {Boolean}
     */
    setIsBaseLayer: function(isBaseLayer) {
        if (isBaseLayer != this.isBaseLayer) {
            this.isBaseLayer = isBaseLayer;
            if (this.map != null) {
                this.map.events.triggerEvent("changebaselayer", {
                    layer: this
                });
            }
        }
    },

  /********************************************************/
  /*                                                      */
  /*                 Baselayer Functions                  */
  /*                                                      */
  /********************************************************/
  
    /** 
     * Method: initResolutions
     * This method's responsibility is to set up the 'resolutions' array 
     *     for the layer -- this array is what the layer will use to interface
     *     between the zoom levels of the map and the resolution display 
     *     of the layer.
     * 
     * The user has several options that determine how the array is set up.
     *  
     * For a detailed explanation, see the following wiki from the 
     *     openlayers.org homepage:
     *     http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/SettingZoomLevels
     */
    initResolutions: function() {

        // ok we want resolutions, here's our strategy:
        //
        // 1. if resolutions are defined in the layer config, use them
        // 2. else, if scales are defined in the layer config then derive
        //    resolutions from these scales
        // 3. else, attempt to calculate resolutions from maxResolution,
        //    minResolution, numZoomLevels, maxZoomLevel set in the
        //    layer config
        // 4. if we still don't have resolutions, and if resolutions
        //    are defined in the same, use them
        // 5. else, if scales are defined in the map then derive
        //    resolutions from these scales
        // 6. else, attempt to calculate resolutions from maxResolution,
        //    minResolution, numZoomLevels, maxZoomLevel set in the
        //    map
        // 7. hope for the best!

        var i, len;
        var props = {}, alwaysInRange = true;

        // get resolution data from layer config
        // (we also set alwaysInRange in the layer as appropriate)
        for(i=0, len=this.RESOLUTION_PROPERTIES.length; i<len; i++) {
            var p = this.RESOLUTION_PROPERTIES[i];
            props[p] = this.options[p];
            if(alwaysInRange && this.options[p]) {
                alwaysInRange = false;
            }
        }
        if(this.alwaysInRange == null) {
            this.alwaysInRange = alwaysInRange;
        }

        // if we don't have resolutions then attempt to derive them from scales
        if(props.resolutions == null) {
            props.resolutions = this.resolutionsFromScales(props.scales);
        }

        // if we still don't have resolutions then attempt to calculate them
        if(props.resolutions == null) {
            props.resolutions = this.calculateResolutions(props);
        }

        // if we couldn't calculate resolutions then we look at we have
        // in the map
        if(props.resolutions == null) {
            for(i=0, len=this.RESOLUTION_PROPERTIES.length; i<len; i++) {
                var p = this.RESOLUTION_PROPERTIES[i];
                props[p] = this.options[p] != null ?
                    this.options[p] : this.map[p];
            }
            if(props.resolutions == null) {
                props.resolutions = this.resolutionsFromScales(props.scales);
            }
            if(props.resolutions == null) {
                props.resolutions = this.calculateResolutions(props);
            }
        }

        // ok, we new need to set properties in the instance

        // get maxResolution from the config if it's defined there
        var maxResolution;
        if(this.options.maxResolution &&
           this.options.maxResolution !== "auto") {
            maxResolution = this.options.maxResolution;
        }
        if(this.options.minScale) {
            maxResolution = OpenLayers.Util.getResolutionFromScale(
                this.options.minScale, this.units);
        }

        // get minResolution from the config if it's defined there
        var minResolution;
        if(this.options.minResolution &&
           this.options.minResolution !== "auto") {
            minResolution = this.options.minResolution;
        }
        if(this.options.maxScale) {
            minResolution = OpenLayers.Util.getResolutionFromScale(
                this.options.maxScale, this.units);
        }

        if(props.resolutions) {

            //sort resolutions array descendingly
            props.resolutions.sort(function(a, b) {
                return (b - a);
            });

            // if we still don't have a maxResolution get it from the
            // resolutions array
            if(!maxResolution) {
                maxResolution = props.resolutions[0];
            }

            // if we still don't have a minResolution get it from the
            // resolutions array
            if(!minResolution) {
                var lastIdx = props.resolutions.length - 1;
                minResolution = props.resolutions[lastIdx];
            }
        }

        this.resolutions = props.resolutions;
        if(this.resolutions) {
            len = this.resolutions.length;
            this.scales = new Array(len);
            for(i=0; i<len; i++) {
                this.scales[i] = OpenLayers.Util.getScaleFromResolution(
                    this.resolutions[i], this.units);
            }
            this.numZoomLevels = len;
        }
        this.minResolution = minResolution;
        if(minResolution) {
            this.maxScale = OpenLayers.Util.getScaleFromResolution(
                minResolution, this.units);
        }
        this.maxResolution = maxResolution;
        if(maxResolution) {
            this.minScale = OpenLayers.Util.getScaleFromResolution(
                maxResolution, this.units);
        }
    },

    /**
     * Method: resolutionsFromScales
     * Derive resolutions from scales.
     *
     * Parameters:
     * scales - {Array(Number)} Scales
     *
     * Returns
     * {Array(Number)} Resolutions
     */
    resolutionsFromScales: function(scales) {
        if(scales == null) {
            return;
        }
        var resolutions, i, len;
        len = scales.length;
        resolutions = new Array(len);
        for(i=0; i<len; i++) {
            resolutions[i] = OpenLayers.Util.getResolutionFromScale(
                scales[i], this.units);
        }
        return resolutions;
    },

    /**
     * Method: calculateResolutions
     * Calculate resolutions based on the provided properties.
     *
     * Parameters:
     * props - {Object} Properties
     *
     * Return:
     * {Array({Number})} Array of resolutions.
     */
    calculateResolutions: function(props) {

        // determine maxResolution
        var maxResolution = props.maxResolution;
        if(props.minScale != null) {
            maxResolution =
                OpenLayers.Util.getResolutionFromScale(props.minScale,
                                                       this.units);
        } else if(maxResolution == "auto" && this.maxExtent != null) {
            var viewSize = this.map.getSize();
            var wRes = this.maxExtent.getWidth() / viewSize.w;
            var hRes = this.maxExtent.getHeight() / viewSize.h;
            maxResolution = Math.max(wRes, hRes);
        }

        // determine minResolution
        var minResolution = props.minResolution;
        if(props.maxScale != null) {
            minResolution =
                OpenLayers.Util.getResolutionFromScale(props.maxScale,
                                                       this.units);
        } else if(props.minResolution == "auto" && this.minExtent != null) {
            var viewSize = this.map.getSize();
            var wRes = this.minExtent.getWidth() / viewSize.w;
            var hRes = this.minExtent.getHeight()/ viewSize.h;
            minResolution = Math.max(wRes, hRes);
        }

        // determine numZoomLevels
        var maxZoomLevel = props.maxZoomLevel;
        var numZoomLevels = props.numZoomLevels;
        if(typeof minResolution === "number" &&
           typeof maxResolution === "number" && numZoomLevels === undefined) {
            var ratio = maxResolution / minResolution;
            numZoomLevels = Math.floor(Math.log(ratio) / Math.log(2)) + 1;
        } else if(numZoomLevels === undefined && maxZoomLevel != null) {
            numZoomLevels = maxZoomLevel + 1;
        }

        // are we able to calculate resolutions?
        if(typeof numZoomLevels !== "number" || numZoomLevels <= 0 ||
           (typeof maxResolution !== "number" &&
                typeof minResolution !== "number")) {
            return;
        }

        // now we have numZoomLevels and at least one of maxResolution
        // or minResolution, we can populate the resolutions array

        var resolutions = new Array(numZoomLevels);
        var base = 2;
        if(typeof minResolution == "number" &&
           typeof maxResolution == "number") {
            // if maxResolution and minResolution are set, we calculate
            // the base for exponential scaling that starts at
            // maxResolution and ends at minResolution in numZoomLevels
            // steps.
            base = Math.pow(
                    (maxResolution / minResolution),
                (1 / (numZoomLevels - 1))
            );
        }

        var i;
        if(typeof maxResolution === "number") {
            for(i=0; i<numZoomLevels; i++) {
                resolutions[i] = maxResolution / Math.pow(base, i);
            }
        } else {
            for(i=0; i<numZoomLevels; i++) {
                resolutions[numZoomLevels - 1 - i] =
                    minResolution * Math.pow(base, i);
            }
        }

        return resolutions;
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: getResolution
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {Float} The currently selected resolution of the map, taken from the
     *     resolutions array, indexed by current zoom level.
     */
    getResolution: function() {
        var zoom = this.map.getZoom();
        return this.getResolutionForZoom(zoom);
    },

    /** 
     * APIMethod: getExtent
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {<OpenLayers.Bounds>} A Bounds object which represents the lon/lat 
     *     bounds of the current viewPort.
     */
    getExtent: function() {
        // just use stock map calculateBounds function -- passing no arguments
        //  means it will user map's current center & resolution
        //
        return this.map.calculateBounds();
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: getZoomForExtent
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * bounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
     * closest - {Boolean} Find the zoom level that most closely fits the 
     *     specified bounds. Note that this may result in a zoom that does 
     *     not exactly contain the entire extent.
     *     Default is false.
     *
     * Returns:
     * {Integer} The index of the zoomLevel (entry in the resolutions array) 
     *     for the passed-in extent. We do this by calculating the ideal 
     *     resolution for the given extent (based on the map size) and then 
     *     calling getZoomForResolution(), passing along the 'closest'
     *     parameter.
     */
    getZoomForExtent: function(extent, closest) {
        var viewSize = this.map.getSize();
        var idealResolution = Math.max( extent.getWidth()  / viewSize.w,
                                        extent.getHeight() / viewSize.h );

        return this.getZoomForResolution(idealResolution, closest);
    },
    
    /** 
     * Method: getDataExtent
     * Calculates the max extent which includes all of the data for the layer.
     *     This function is to be implemented by subclasses.
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
     */
    getDataExtent: function () {
        //to be implemented by subclasses
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: getResolutionForZoom
     * 
     * Parameter:
     * zoom - {Float}
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {Float} A suitable resolution for the specified zoom.
     */
    getResolutionForZoom: function(zoom) {
        zoom = Math.max(0, Math.min(zoom, this.resolutions.length - 1));
        var resolution;
        if(this.map.fractionalZoom) {
            var low = Math.floor(zoom);
            var high = Math.ceil(zoom);
            resolution = this.resolutions[low] -
                ((zoom-low) * (this.resolutions[low]-this.resolutions[high]));
        } else {
            resolution = this.resolutions[Math.round(zoom)];
        }
        return resolution;
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: getZoomForResolution
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * resolution - {Float}
     * closest - {Boolean} Find the zoom level that corresponds to the absolute 
     *     closest resolution, which may result in a zoom whose corresponding
     *     resolution is actually smaller than we would have desired (if this
     *     is being called from a getZoomForExtent() call, then this means that
     *     the returned zoom index might not actually contain the entire 
     *     extent specified... but it'll be close).
     *     Default is false.
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {Integer} The index of the zoomLevel (entry in the resolutions array) 
     *     that corresponds to the best fit resolution given the passed in 
     *     value and the 'closest' specification.
     */
    getZoomForResolution: function(resolution, closest) {
        var zoom;
        if(this.map.fractionalZoom) {
            var lowZoom = 0;
            var highZoom = this.resolutions.length - 1;
            var highRes = this.resolutions[lowZoom];
            var lowRes = this.resolutions[highZoom];
            var res;
            for(var i=0, len=this.resolutions.length; i<len; ++i) {
                res = this.resolutions[i];
                if(res >= resolution) {
                    highRes = res;
                    lowZoom = i;
                }
                if(res <= resolution) {
                    lowRes = res;
                    highZoom = i;
                    break;
                }
            }
            var dRes = highRes - lowRes;
            if(dRes > 0) {
                zoom = lowZoom + ((highRes - resolution) / dRes);
            } else {
                zoom = lowZoom;
            }
        } else {
            var diff;
            var minDiff = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
            for(var i=0, len=this.resolutions.length; i<len; i++) {            
                if (closest) {
                    diff = Math.abs(this.resolutions[i] - resolution);
                    if (diff > minDiff) {
                        break;
                    }
                    minDiff = diff;
                } else {
                    if (this.resolutions[i] < resolution) {
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            zoom = Math.max(0, i-1);
        }
        return zoom;
    },
    
    /**
     * APIMethod: getLonLatFromViewPortPx
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * viewPortPx - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
     *
     * Returns:
     * {<OpenLayers.LonLat>} An OpenLayers.LonLat which is the passed-in 
     *     view port <OpenLayers.Pixel>, translated into lon/lat by the layer.
     */
    getLonLatFromViewPortPx: function (viewPortPx) {
        var lonlat = null;
        if (viewPortPx != null) {
            var size = this.map.getSize();
            var center = this.map.getCenter();
            if (center) {
                var res  = this.map.getResolution();
        
                var delta_x = viewPortPx.x - (size.w / 2);
                var delta_y = viewPortPx.y - (size.h / 2);
            
                lonlat = new OpenLayers.LonLat(center.lon + delta_x * res ,
                                             center.lat - delta_y * res); 

                if (this.wrapDateLine) {
                    lonlat = lonlat.wrapDateLine(this.maxExtent);
                }
            } // else { DEBUG STATEMENT }
        }
        return lonlat;
    },

    /**
     * APIMethod: getViewPortPxFromLonLat
     * Returns a pixel location given a map location.  This method will return
     *     fractional pixel values.
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * lonlat - {<OpenLayers.LonLat>}
     *
     * Returns: 
     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} An <OpenLayers.Pixel> which is the passed-in 
     *     <OpenLayers.LonLat>,translated into view port pixels.
     */
    getViewPortPxFromLonLat: function (lonlat) {
        var px = null; 
        if (lonlat != null) {
            var resolution = this.map.getResolution();
            var extent = this.map.getExtent();
            px = new OpenLayers.Pixel(
                (1/resolution * (lonlat.lon - extent.left)),
                (1/resolution * (extent.top - lonlat.lat))
            );    
        }
        return px;
    },
    
    /**
     * APIMethod: setOpacity
     * Sets the opacity for the entire layer (all images)
     * 
     * Parameter:
     * opacity - {Float}
     */
    setOpacity: function(opacity) {
        if (opacity != this.opacity) {
            this.opacity = opacity;
            for(var i=0, len=this.div.childNodes.length; i<len; ++i) {
                var element = this.div.childNodes[i].firstChild;
                OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement(element, null, null, null, 
                                                 null, null, null, opacity);
            }
            if (this.map != null) {
                this.map.events.triggerEvent("changelayer", {
                    layer: this,
                    property: "opacity"
                });
            }
        }
    },

    /**
     * Method: getZIndex
     * 
     * Returns: 
     * {Integer} the z-index of this layer
     */    
    getZIndex: function () {
        return this.div.style.zIndex;
    },

    /**
     * Method: setZIndex
     * 
     * Parameters: 
     * zIndex - {Integer}
     */    
    setZIndex: function (zIndex) {
        this.div.style.zIndex = zIndex;
    },

    /**
     * Method: adjustBounds
     * This function will take a bounds, and if wrapDateLine option is set
     *     on the layer, it will return a bounds which is wrapped around the 
     *     world. We do not wrap for bounds which *cross* the 
     *     maxExtent.left/right, only bounds which are entirely to the left 
     *     or entirely to the right.
     * 
     * Parameters:
     * bounds - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}
     */
    adjustBounds: function (bounds) {

        if (this.gutter) {
            // Adjust the extent of a bounds in map units by the 
            // layer's gutter in pixels.
            var mapGutter = this.gutter * this.map.getResolution();
            bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(bounds.left - mapGutter,
                                           bounds.bottom - mapGutter,
                                           bounds.right + mapGutter,
                                           bounds.top + mapGutter);
        }

        if (this.wrapDateLine) {
            // wrap around the date line, within the limits of rounding error
            var wrappingOptions = { 
                'rightTolerance':this.getResolution()
            };    
            bounds = bounds.wrapDateLine(this.maxExtent, wrappingOptions);
                              
        }
        return bounds;
    },

    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer"
});