Resium Entity Context Menu

A lightweight, type-safe context menu system for Resium/Cesium applications. Fully controlled via React Context with automatic Cesium event handling.

🌐 Live Demo

• 🌍 Website

✨ Features

• 🎯 Context-first Architecture - Everything is declaratively controlled via React Context
• 🔧 Automatic Cesium Integration - Event handlers automatically registered on Cesium canvas
• 🎨 Flexible Configuration - Per-entity overrides, type-based factories
• ⚡ Async Ready - Supports asynchronous menu generation with loading states
• ♿ Fully Accessible - Keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, focus management
• 📦 TypeScript Support - Type-safe throughout
• 🚀 Zero Additional Dependencies - Uses React, Cesium, and Resium (peer dependencies)

📦 Installation

npm install resium-entity-context-menu
# or
yarn add resium-entity-context-menu
# or
pnpm add resium-entity-context-menu

🚀 Quick Start

1. Import Styles

Important: Import the CSS file once in your application entry point:

// src/main.tsx or src/index.tsx
import 'resium-entity-context-menu/styles.css';

2. Setup Provider and Component

The EntityContextMenu component must be placed inside a Resium <Viewer> as it uses the useCesium() hook to access the Cesium viewer and automatically registers event handlers.

import { Viewer } from 'resium';
import { EntityContextMenuProvider, EntityContextMenu } from 'resium-entity-context-menu';
import { Cartesian3 } from 'cesium';

function App() {
  // Default factory for all entities
  const defaultFactory = (ctx) => [
    {
      id: 'info',
      label: 'Show Info',
      icon: '📋',
      onClick: () => console.log('Entity info:', ctx),
    },
  ];

  // Type-specific factories
  const factoriesByType = {
    city: (ctx) => [
      {
        id: 'fly',
        label: 'Fly Here',
        icon: '✈️',
        onClick: () => {
          // ctx.worldPosition is available for Cesium entities
          if (ctx.worldPosition) {
            viewer.camera.flyTo({
              destination: ctx.worldPosition,
              duration: 2,
            });
          }
        },
      },
    ],
  };

  return (
    <EntityContextMenuProvider defaultFactory={defaultFactory} factoriesByType={factoriesByType}>
      <Viewer full>
        {/* Your Cesium entities here */}

        {/* EntityContextMenu MUST be inside Viewer */}
        <EntityContextMenu />
      </Viewer>
    </EntityContextMenuProvider>
  );
}

3. Trigger Context Menu

Option A: Using Resium Entity Component

import { Entity } from 'resium';
import { useEntityContextMenu } from 'resium-entity-context-menu';
import { Cartesian3, Cartesian2 } from 'cesium';

function CesiumEntity({ position, name, id }) {
  const { showMenu } = useEntityContextMenu();

  const handleRightClick = (movement, target) => {
    if (!target?.id) return;

    showMenu({
      entityId: target.id.id || id,
      entityType: 'city', // or any custom type
      position: new Cartesian2(movement.position.x, movement.position.y),
      worldPosition: target.id.position?._value || position,
      entityData: target.id,
      clickedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
    });
  };

  return <Entity position={position} name={name} onRightClick={handleRightClick} />;
}

Option B: Using Custom Event Handler

import { useEntityContextMenu } from 'resium-entity-context-menu';
import { useCesium } from 'resium';
import { ScreenSpaceEventHandler, ScreenSpaceEventType, Cartesian2 } from 'cesium';
import { useEffect } from 'react';

function CustomEventHandler() {
  const { viewer } = useCesium();
  const { showMenu } = useEntityContextMenu();

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!viewer) return;

    const handler = new ScreenSpaceEventHandler(viewer.scene.canvas);

    handler.setInputAction((movement) => {
      const pickedObject = viewer.scene.pick(movement.position);

      if (pickedObject?.id) {
        showMenu({
          entityId: pickedObject.id.id,
          entityType: pickedObject.id.type || 'default',
          position: new Cartesian2(movement.position.x, movement.position.y),
          worldPosition: pickedObject.id.position?._value,
          entityData: pickedObject.id,
          clickedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
        });
      }
    }, ScreenSpaceEventType.RIGHT_CLICK);

    return () => handler.destroy();
  }, [viewer, showMenu]);

  return null;
}

4. Per-Entity Menu Override

Entities can provide their own menu factory (highest priority):

const berlinEntity = {
  id: 'berlin',
  type: 'city',
  name: 'Berlin',
  position: Cartesian3.fromDegrees(13.405, 52.52, 0),
  // Entity-specific menu factory (highest priority!)
  menuFactory: (ctx) => [
    {
      id: 'special',
      label: 'Berlin Special Actions',
      type: 'submenu',
      items: [
        {
          id: 'wiki',
          label: 'Open Wikipedia',
          onClick: () => window.open('https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin', '_blank'),
        },
        {
          id: 'weather',
          label: 'Show Weather',
          onClick: async (ctx) => {
            const weather = await fetchWeather('Berlin');
            console.log(weather);
          },
        },
      ],
    },
  ],
};

🎯 Priority System

Menu resolution follows this priority:

1. entity.menuFactory - Entity-specific menu (highest priority)
2. factoriesByType[entityType] - Type-based menu
3. defaultFactory - Default menu (lowest priority)

📝 API Reference

EntityContextMenuProvider

type EntityContextMenuProviderProps = {
  children: React.ReactNode;
  defaultFactory: (ctx: EntityContext) => MenuItem[] | Promise<MenuItem[]>;
  factoriesByType?: Record<string, MenuFactory>;
  onOpen?: (ctx: EntityContext) => void;
  onClose?: () => void;
};

EntityContext Type

type EntityContext = {
  entityId: string;
  entityType?: string;
  position: Cartesian2; // Screen coordinates
  worldPosition?: Cartesian3; // 3D world position (optional)
  entityData?: any; // The Cesium entity or custom data
  clickedAt: string; // ISO timestamp
};

MenuItem Type

type MenuItem = {
  id: string;
  label: string;
  icon?: React.ReactNode; // Optional icon (emoji, SVG, or React component)
  type?: 'action' | 'submenu' | 'toggle' | 'separator' | 'custom';
  variant?: 'default' | 'danger'; // Visual variant for dangerous actions
  visible?: (ctx: EntityContext) => boolean;
  enabled?: (ctx: EntityContext) => boolean;
  onClick?: (ctx: EntityContext) => void | Promise<void>;
  items?: MenuItem[]; // for submenus
  render?: (ctx: EntityContext) => React.ReactNode; // for custom items
  checked?: boolean; // for toggle items
};

useEntityContextMenu Hook

function useEntityContextMenu(): {
  showMenu: (ctx: EntityContext) => void;
  hideMenu: () => void;
  isVisible: boolean;
  context?: EntityContext;
  menuItems?: MenuItem[];
  isLoading: boolean;
};

🔥 Advanced Features

Using Icons

MenuItems support icons through the icon property. You can use emojis, SVG icons, or React components:

Using Emojis

const menuFactory = (ctx) => [
  {
    id: 'info',
    label: 'Show Info',
    icon: '📋',
    onClick: () => console.log('Info'),
  },
  {
    id: 'edit',
    label: 'Edit',
    icon: '✏️',
    onClick: () => console.log('Edit'),
  },
  {
    id: 'delete',
    label: 'Delete',
    icon: '🗑️',
    onClick: () => console.log('Delete'),
  },
];

Using SVG Icons

const menuFactory = (ctx) => [
  {
    id: 'zoom',
    label: 'Zoom In',
    icon: (
      <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor">
        <path d="M11.742 10.344a6.5 6.5 0 1 0-1.397 1.398h-.001c.03.04.062.078.098.115l3.85 3.85a1 1 0 0 0 1.415-1.414l-3.85-3.85a1.007 1.007 0 0 0-.115-.1zM12 6.5a5.5 5.5 0 1 1-11 0 5.5 5.5 0 0 1 11 0z"/>
        <path d="M6.5 3a.5.5 0 0 1 .5.5V6h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H7v2.5a.5.5 0 0 1-1 0V7H3.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H6V3.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5z"/>
      </svg>
    ),
    onClick: () => console.log('Zoom'),
  },
];

Using Icon Libraries (e.g., React Icons)

import { FiInfo, FiEdit, FiTrash2, FiMapPin } from 'react-icons/fi';

const menuFactory = (ctx) => [
  {
    id: 'info',
    label: 'Show Info',
    icon: <FiInfo />,
    onClick: () => console.log('Info'),
  },
  {
    id: 'edit',
    label: 'Edit',
    icon: <FiEdit />,
    onClick: () => console.log('Edit'),
  },
  {
    id: 'delete',
    label: 'Delete',
    icon: <FiTrash2 />,
    onClick: () => console.log('Delete'),
  },
];

Icons in Submenus

Icons work seamlessly in submenus as well:

const menuFactory = (ctx) => [
  {
    id: 'actions',
    label: 'Actions',
    icon: '⚙️',
    type: 'submenu',
    items: [
      {
        id: 'fly',
        label: 'Fly Here',
        icon: '✈️',
        onClick: () => console.log('Fly'),
      },
      {
        id: 'navigate',
        label: 'Navigate',
        icon: '🧭',
        onClick: () => console.log('Navigate'),
      },
    ],
  },
];

Asynchronous Menu Generation

const cityFactory = async (ctx) => {
  // Fetch data from API
  const cityData = await fetch(`/api/cities/${ctx.entityId}`).then((r) => r.json());

  return [
    {
      id: 'population',
      label: `Population: ${cityData.population.toLocaleString()}`,
      onClick: () => showCityDetails(cityData),
    },
    {
      id: 'area',
      label: `Area: ${cityData.area} km²`,
      onClick: () => showAreaInfo(cityData),
    },
  ];
};

Conditional Visibility & Enabling

const menuFactory = (ctx) => [
  {
    id: 'edit',
    label: 'Edit Entity',
    // Only show for editable entities
    visible: (ctx) => ctx.entityData?.editable === true,
    // Only enable if not locked
    enabled: (ctx) => !ctx.entityData?.locked,
    onClick: (ctx) => openEditor(ctx.entityId),
  },
  {
    id: 'delete',
    label: 'Delete',
    visible: (ctx) => ctx.entityData?.canDelete,
    onClick: async (ctx) => {
      if (confirm('Delete this entity?')) {
        await deleteEntity(ctx.entityId);
      }
    },
  },
];

Nested Submenus

const exportMenu = [
  {
    id: 'export',
    label: 'Export',
    type: 'submenu',
    items: [
      {
        id: 'formats',
        label: 'Formats',
        type: 'submenu',
        items: [
          { id: 'json', label: 'JSON', onClick: () => exportAsJSON() },
          { id: 'csv', label: 'CSV', onClick: () => exportAsCSV() },
          { id: 'kml', label: 'KML', onClick: () => exportAsKML() },
        ],
      },
      { id: 'separator', type: 'separator' },
      { id: 'email', label: 'Send via Email', onClick: () => emailExport() },
    ],
  },
];

Toggle Items

const viewMenu = [
  {
    id: 'show-label',
    label: 'Show Label',
    type: 'toggle',
    checked: entity.label?.show,
    onClick: (ctx) => {
      const entity = viewer.entities.getById(ctx.entityId);
      if (entity.label) {
        entity.label.show = !entity.label.show;
      }
    },
  },
];

Custom Rendering

const customMenu = [
  {
    id: 'color-picker',
    type: 'custom',
    render: (ctx) => (
      <div style={{ padding: '8px' }}>
        <label>Entity Color:</label>
        <input
          type="color"
          defaultValue={ctx.entityData?.color}
          onChange={(e) => updateEntityColor(ctx.entityId, e.target.value)}
        />
      </div>
    ),
  },
];

Separator Items

const menuWithSeparators = [
  { id: 'info', label: 'Show Info', onClick: showInfo },
  { id: 'edit', label: 'Edit', onClick: edit },
  { id: 'sep1', type: 'separator' },
  { id: 'delete', label: 'Delete', onClick: deleteEntity },
];

Danger Variant

Use the danger variant to visually indicate destructive or dangerous actions. Items with the danger variant are displayed in red and have a red-themed hover state:

const menuWithDangerActions = [
  {
    id: 'info',
    label: 'Show Info',
    icon: '📋',
    onClick: (ctx) => showInfo(ctx.entityId),
  },
  {
    id: 'edit',
    label: 'Edit Entity',
    icon: '✏️',
    onClick: (ctx) => editEntity(ctx.entityId),
  },
  { id: 'sep1', type: 'separator' },
  {
    id: 'delete',
    label: 'Delete Entity',
    icon: '🗑️',
    variant: 'danger',
    onClick: async (ctx) => {
      if (confirm(`Delete ${ctx.entityData?.name}?`)) {
        await deleteEntity(ctx.entityId);
      }
    },
  },
  {
    id: 'reset',
    label: 'Reset to Default',
    variant: 'danger',
    onClick: (ctx) => resetEntity(ctx.entityId),
  },
];

Danger items work seamlessly in submenus as well:

const menuWithDangerSubmenu = [
  {
    id: 'actions',
    label: 'Actions',
    icon: '⚙️',
    type: 'submenu',
    items: [
      {
        id: 'duplicate',
        label: 'Duplicate',
        onClick: () => console.log('Duplicate'),
      },
      { id: 'sep', type: 'separator' },
      {
        id: 'delete',
        label: 'Delete',
        icon: '🗑️',
        variant: 'danger',
        onClick: () => console.log('Delete'),
      },
    ],
  },
];

⌨️ Keyboard Navigation

The context menu supports full keyboard navigation:

• ↑/↓ - Navigate between menu items
• → - Open submenu / Enter submenu
• ← - Close submenu / Return to parent menu
• Enter or Space - Activate menu item
• Escape - Close menu completely

Focus is automatically managed and menu items are properly focused for screen readers.

🎨 Styling

Import Required Styles

Import the base styles once in your application entry point:

// src/main.tsx or src/index.tsx
import 'resium-entity-context-menu/styles.css';

Custom Styling

You can customize the appearance using CSS:

<EntityContextMenu className="my-custom-menu" />

/* Override default styles */
.my-custom-menu {
  background: #2a2a2a;
  border: 1px solid #444;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.my-custom-menu .ecm-item {
  color: #fff;
  padding: 10px 16px;
}

.my-custom-menu .ecm-item--focused {
  background: #404040;
}

.my-custom-menu .ecm-item--enabled:hover {
  background: #505050;
}

Available CSS Classes

• .ecm-menu - Main menu container
• .ecm-list - Menu items list
• .ecm-item - Individual menu item
• .ecm-item--enabled - Enabled item
• .ecm-item--disabled - Disabled item
• .ecm-item--focused - Focused item (keyboard navigation)
• .ecm-item--toggle - Toggle-type item
• .ecm-item--submenu - Item with submenu
• .ecm-item--danger - Danger variant item (red styling)
• .ecm-item__icon - Item icon container
• .ecm-item__label - Item label text
• .ecm-item__submenu-indicator - Submenu arrow
• .ecm-separator - Separator line
• .ecm-submenu - Submenu container
• .ecm-checkmark - Checkmark for toggle items
• .ecm-loading - Loading state
• .ecm-empty - Empty menu state

🧪 Testing

import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
import {
  EntityContextMenuProvider,
  EntityContextMenu,
  useEntityContextMenu,
} from 'resium-entity-context-menu';
import { Cartesian2 } from 'cesium';

// Mock Cesium/Resium
jest.mock('resium', () => ({
  useCesium: () => ({
    viewer: {
      scene: {
        canvas: document.createElement('canvas'),
      },
    },
  }),
}));

test('shows menu on showMenu call', () => {
  const TestComponent = () => {
    const { showMenu } = useEntityContextMenu();

    return (
      <button
        onClick={() =>
          showMenu({
            entityId: 'test-entity',
            position: new Cartesian2(100, 100),
            clickedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
          })
        }
      >
        Open Menu
      </button>
    );
  };

  const defaultFactory = () => [{ id: 'test', label: 'Test Item', onClick: jest.fn() }];

  render(
    <EntityContextMenuProvider defaultFactory={defaultFactory}>
      <TestComponent />
      <EntityContextMenu />
    </EntityContextMenuProvider>,
  );

  fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Open Menu'));
  expect(screen.getByText('Test Item')).toBeInTheDocument();
});

🔧 Complete Cesium/Resium Example

import { Viewer, Entity } from 'resium';
import { Cartesian3, Color, Cartesian2 } from 'cesium';
import {
  EntityContextMenuProvider,
  EntityContextMenu,
  useEntityContextMenu,
} from 'resium-entity-context-menu';
import 'resium-entity-context-menu/styles.css';

function CesiumApp() {
  const cities = [
    { id: 'berlin', name: 'Berlin', position: Cartesian3.fromDegrees(13.405, 52.52, 0) },
    { id: 'paris', name: 'Paris', position: Cartesian3.fromDegrees(2.3522, 48.8566, 0) },
    { id: 'london', name: 'London', position: Cartesian3.fromDegrees(-0.1276, 51.5074, 0) },
  ];

  const defaultFactory = (ctx) => [
    {
      id: 'zoom',
      label: 'Zoom to Entity',
      icon: '🔍',
      onClick: () => console.log('Zoom to', ctx.entityId),
    },
  ];

  const cityFactory = (ctx) => [
    {
      id: 'info',
      label: `Info: ${ctx.entityData?.name}`,
      icon: '📋',
      onClick: () => alert(`City: ${ctx.entityData?.name}`),
    },
    {
      id: 'actions',
      label: 'Actions',
      icon: '⚙️',
      type: 'submenu',
      items: [
        {
          id: 'fly',
          label: 'Fly Here',
          icon: '✈️',
          onClick: () => {
            // Access viewer from context if needed
            console.log('Flying to', ctx.worldPosition);
          },
        },
        {
          id: 'highlight',
          label: 'Highlight',
          icon: '✨',
          onClick: () => console.log('Highlight', ctx.entityId),
        },
      ],
    },
  ];

  return (
    <EntityContextMenuProvider
      defaultFactory={defaultFactory}
      factoriesByType={{ city: cityFactory }}
      onOpen={(ctx) => console.log('Menu opened for:', ctx.entityId)}
      onClose={() => console.log('Menu closed')}
    >
      <Viewer full timeline={false} animation={false}>
        {cities.map((city) => (
          <CityEntity key={city.id} city={city} />
        ))}

        <EntityContextMenu />
      </Viewer>
    </EntityContextMenuProvider>
  );
}

function CityEntity({ city }) {
  const { showMenu } = useEntityContextMenu();

  const handleRightClick = (movement, target) => {
    if (!target) return;

    showMenu({
      entityId: city.id,
      entityType: 'city',
      position: new Cartesian2(movement.position.x, movement.position.y),
      worldPosition: city.position,
      entityData: { ...city, editable: true },
      clickedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
    });
  };

  return (
    <Entity
      position={city.position}
      name={city.name}
      point={{ pixelSize: 10, color: Color.RED }}
      onRightClick={handleRightClick}
    />
  );
}

export default CesiumApp;

📋 Requirements

• React 18+ (Hooks support)
• Cesium 1.90+ (peer dependency)
• Resium 1.17+ (peer dependency)
• TypeScript 4.0+ (optional but recommended)

⚠️ Important Notes

1. EntityContextMenu must be inside Viewer: The component uses useCesium() hook and must be rendered within a Resium <Viewer> component.

2. Automatic Event Handling: The component automatically registers event handlers on the Cesium canvas. No need to manually handle right-clicks on the canvas level.

3. Position Format: The position in EntityContext must be a Cartesian2 (screen coordinates), not Cartesian3.

4. Import Styles: Don't forget to import resium-entity-context-menu/styles.css in your application entry point.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

MIT

🙏 Credits

Built with ❤️ for the React/Cesium community