Exploring OpenLayers: How does the browser's console.log recognize the variable?

I attempted to log the ol_map from the browser console, but it returned an undefined error. The command seems to be working fine in the code itself. Why is this happening?

I am currently using the Symfony framework along with Webpack Encore to manage my assets.

Here is a screenshot from the browser

File: map.js

require('ol/ol.css');
require('../css/map.css');

import View from 'ol/view';
import VectorLayer from 'ol/layer/vector';
import TileLayer from 'ol/layer/tile';
import Map from 'ol/map';

var proj = require('ol/proj').default;
var ol_Map = require('ol/map').default;
//var ol_layer_Tile = require('ol/layer/tile').default;
var ol_source_OSM = require('ol/source/osm').default;
var ol_View = require('ol/view').default;
var coordinate = require('ol/coordinate').default;
//var VectorLayer = require('ol/layer/vector').default;
var VectorSource = require('ol/source/vector').default;
var GML = require('ol/format/gml').default;
var WFS = require('ol/format/wfs').default;

const ol_map = new Map({
    target: 'map',
    layers: [
        new TileLayer({
            source: new ol_source_OSM()
        }),
        //new VectorLayer({
        //    source: new VectorSource({
        //        format: new WFS(),
        //        url: 'http://environment.data.gov.uk/ds/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&INTERFACE=ENVIRONMENTWFS--864c72de-d465-11e4-855f-f0def148f590'
        //    })
        //})
    ],
    view: new ol_View({
        //coordinates in ESPG3857
        center: [-254382.41,7068896.29],
        zoom: 6
    })
});

console.log(ol_map);

File: map.html.twig

{% extends '::base.html.twig' %}
{# STYLESHEETS-------------------------------------------------- #}
{% block stylesheets %}
    {{ parent() }}
    <link href="{{ asset('build/map.css') }}" rel="stylesheet" />
    {#<link href="https://openlayers.org/en/v4.6.5/css/ol.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>#}
{% endblock %}
{# PAGE CONTENT-------------------------------------------------- #}
{% block title %}OpenLayers example{% endblock %}
{% block body %}
<body>
    <h2>My Map</h2>
    <div id="map" class="map"></div>
    <div class="arrow_box" id="popup-container" style="display: none;"></div>

    <script src="{{ asset('build/map.js') }}"></script>
</body>
{% endblock %}
{# JAVASCRIPTS-------------------------------------------------- #}
{% block javascript %}
    {{ parent() }}
    {#<script src="https://openlayers.org/en/v4.6.5/build/ol.js" type="text/javascript"></script>#}
{% endblock %}

Answer №1

Allow me to elaborate on my previous comment:

Within the realm of Webpack, each module (file) is responsible for importing and exporting code. As the code undergoes transpilation and packaging for the browser, every module is encapsulated within a specific closure. This ensures that internal functions and variables are contained within their respective modules, preventing any inadvertent conflicts that may arise when overwriting variables across different modules.

Your assumption may have been that your top-level module operates independently and exports directly into the global scope of the browser. However, this notion is incorrect!

The browser's console interacts with the main scope, where variables declared within internal functions - such as your ol_map variable - are not recognized. Although these variables do exist within the code hierarchy, they are buried deep inside multiple layers of functions. Additionally, tools like webpack may potentially rename these variables to optimize code efficiency, further complicating the process of identifying them during debugging.

Nevertheless, certain globally accessible entities can still be reached from within a module context. The window object, representing the global scope in the browser, allows you to create properties that can be accessed globally. For instance, executing var x = 'hello'; in the browser console assigns the variable x as a property of the window object.

Therefore, by assigning window.ol_map = ol_map in your code, you establish a global variable that can be easily referenced both in the browser environment and its console.

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