Gradient Routing

web/src/app/components/DirectionsSidebar.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import mapboxgl from "mapbox-gl";
 import GeocodeInput from './GeocodeInput';
 import { useCrashData } from '../hooks/useCrashData';
-import { calculateRouteDensity } from '../../lib/mapUtils';
+import { calculateRouteDensity, calculateRouteSegmentDensities, createRouteGradientStops } from '../../lib/mapUtils';
 import { fetchSafeRoute, type SafeRouteData } from '../../lib/flaskApi';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -315,14 +315,12 @@ export default function DirectionsSidebar({ mapRef, profile = "mapbox/driving",
       // Apply crash density gradient to all routes if crash data is available and gradient routes enabled
       if (gradientRoutes && crashDataHook.data.length > 0) {
         const routeCoordinates = (route.geometry as any).coordinates as [number, number][];
-        const crashDensity = calculateRouteDensity(routeCoordinates, crashDataHook.data, 150);
+        const segmentDensities = calculateRouteSegmentDensities(routeCoordinates, crashDataHook.data, 150);
-        // For now, create a simple gradient based on the density value
+        const gradientExpression = createRouteGradientStops(segmentDensities);
-        const gradientStops = [
-          [0, crashDensity > 2 ? '#ff0000' : crashDensity > 1 ? '#ff6600' : '#00ff00'],
-          [1, crashDensity > 2 ? '#8b0000' : crashDensity > 1 ? '#ff4500' : '#006400']
-        ];
         
-        map.setPaintProperty(layerId, 'line-gradient', gradientStops as [string, ...any[]]);
+        console.log('🎨 Applying gradient to route:', layerId, 'segments:', segmentDensities.length, 'expression:', gradientExpression);
+        
+        map.setPaintProperty(layerId, 'line-gradient', gradientExpression);
         map.setPaintProperty(layerId, 'line-color', undefined); // Remove solid color when using gradient
         map.setPaintProperty(layerId, 'line-width', isSelected ? routeWidths[0] : routeWidths[1]);
         map.setPaintProperty(layerId, 'line-opacity', isSelected ? routeOpacities[0] : routeOpacities[1]);
@@ -435,7 +433,7 @@ export default function DirectionsSidebar({ mapRef, profile = "mapbox/driving",
         
         // Add alternate route source and layer
         if (!map.getSource("alternate-route")) {
-          map.addSource("alternate-route", { type: "geojson", data: alternateGeo });
+          map.addSource("alternate-route", { type: "geojson", data: alternateGeo, lineMetrics: true });
         } else {
           (map.getSource("alternate-route") as mapboxgl.GeoJSONSource).setData(alternateGeo);
         }
@@ -569,7 +567,7 @@ export default function DirectionsSidebar({ mapRef, profile = "mapbox/driving",
 
         // Add safe route to map
         if (!map.getSource("safe-route")) {
-          map.addSource("safe-route", { type: "geojson", data: safeRouteGeo });
+          map.addSource("safe-route", { type: "geojson", data: safeRouteGeo, lineMetrics: true });
         } else {
           (map.getSource("safe-route") as mapboxgl.GeoJSONSource).setData(safeRouteGeo);
         }

web/src/lib/mapUtils.ts

@@ -176,4 +176,82 @@ export const calculateRouteDensity = (
   }
   
   return totalCrashes / Math.max(1, routeLength);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Calculate crash density for each segment of a route (for gradient visualization)
+ */
+export const calculateRouteSegmentDensities = (
+  routeCoordinates: [number, number][],
+  crashes: CrashData[],
+  bufferMeters = 100
+): number[] => {
+  const densities: number[] = [];
+  const routeLength = routeCoordinates.length;
+  
+  if (routeLength < 2) return [];
+  
+  for (let i = 0; i < routeLength - 1; i++) {
+    const segmentStart = routeCoordinates[i];
+    const segmentEnd = routeCoordinates[i + 1];
+    
+    // Count crashes near this segment
+    const segmentCrashes = crashes.filter(crash => {
+      const crashPoint: [number, number] = [crash.longitude, crash.latitude];
+      const distanceToSegment = Math.min(
+        haversine(crashPoint, segmentStart),
+        haversine(crashPoint, segmentEnd)
+      );
+      return distanceToSegment <= bufferMeters;
+    });
+    
+    densities.push(segmentCrashes.length);
+  }
+  
+  return densities;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create Mapbox gradient stops from route segment densities
+ */
+export const createRouteGradientStops = (segmentDensities: number[]): any => {
+  if (segmentDensities.length === 0) {
+    return [
+      'interpolate',
+      ['linear'],
+      ['line-progress'],
+      0, '#00ff00',
+      1, '#00ff00'
+    ]; // Default green if no data
+  }
+  
+  const maxDensity = Math.max(...segmentDensities, 1); // Ensure at least 1 to avoid division by zero
+  const expression: any[] = ['interpolate', ['linear'], ['line-progress']];
+  
+  segmentDensities.forEach((density, index) => {
+    const position = index / Math.max(1, segmentDensities.length - 1); // Position along route (0 to 1)
+    
+    // Color based on density relative to max density
+    const intensity = density / maxDensity;
+    let color: string;
+    
+    if (intensity > 0.7) {
+      color = '#ff0000'; // High density: red
+    } else if (intensity > 0.4) {
+      color = '#ff6600'; // Medium density: orange
+    } else if (intensity > 0.2) {
+      color = '#ffff00'; // Low-medium density: yellow
+    } else {
+      color = '#00ff00'; // Low density: green
+    }
+    
+    expression.push(position, color);
+  });
+  
+  // Ensure we have at least start and end
+  if (segmentDensities.length === 1) {
+    expression.push(1, expression[expression.length - 1]); // Duplicate last color for end
+  }
+  
+  return expression;
 };