# hpneo/gmaps

the easiest way to use Google Maps

Repository: https://github.com/hpneo/gmaps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gmaps
Homepage: https://hpneo.dev/gmaps/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-09-22T03:40:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5443, "days_push": 2171, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6976, forks 1243 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:51.850160+00:00)

## What it is
gmaps.js is a JavaScript library that wraps the Google Maps API with a simpler, more concise interface for creating and manipulating maps. It provides easy methods for markers, polylines, polygons, routes, geocoding, layers, and context menus without verbose Google Maps boilerplate.

## Use cases
- embed a Google Map on a webpage with minimal code
- add markers and info windows to a map
- draw routes and directions on a map
- geocode addresses to coordinates
- draw polygons, circles, and rectangles on a map
- create custom context menus on maps
- load KML or Fusion Tables layers

## When to choose
- you want a simple wrapper around the Google Maps JavaScript API
- you need quick map prototyping with markers, routes, and overlays
- you prefer concise code over the verbose native Google Maps API

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software (last release 2020, migration to NPM incomplete)
- you use Mapbox, Leaflet, or another mapping provider instead of Google Maps
- you need advanced Google Maps features not covered by the wrapper

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: geospatial, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: google-maps, maps-wrapper, javascript-library, geocoding, markers, routes, maps, javascript

## Member repositories
- hpneo/gmaps (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:51.850160+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:41:09.307153+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hpneo/gmaps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:51.850160+00:00, sha 972c360c3c15)
  - homepage: https://hpneo.dev/gmaps/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:06.382886+00:00, sha f84d8fcada3f)
  - site_page: https://hpneo.dev/gmaps/documentation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:06.385160+00:00, sha 31720ec662b8)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/gmaps (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:06.387056+00:00, sha 0e1d070ab487)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.