Package com.kernelcrew.moodapp.ui

Class EmotionIconUtils

java.lang.Object

com.kernelcrew.moodapp.ui.EmotionIconUtils

public class EmotionIconUtils
extends Object

Utility class for converting emotion names into map marker icons.

This class provides functionality to transform emotion string representations into Google Maps marker icons (BitmapDescriptors) for displaying mood events on maps. It handles the conversion of vector drawables into appropriately sized bitmap markers with proper background and formatting for each distinct emotion.

Created by Anthropic, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, "Generate JavaDoc for EmotionIconUtils", accessed 03-30-2025

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EmotionIconUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static com.google.android.gms.maps.model.BitmapDescriptor	getEmotionIcon(Context context, String emotion)	Converts an emotion name to its corresponding map marker icon.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

EmotionIconUtils

public EmotionIconUtils()

Method Details

getEmotionIcon

public static com.google.android.gms.maps.model.BitmapDescriptor getEmotionIcon(Context context,
 String emotion)

Converts an emotion name to its corresponding map marker icon.

Takes a string representation of an emotion (matching the enum values in the Emotion class) and returns a properly formatted BitmapDescriptor that can be used as a Google Maps marker icon. Each emotion has a distinct visual representation for easy identification on the map.

Parameters:

context - The Android context used to access resources

emotion - The string name of the emotion (e.g., "Happy", "Sad", "Anger")

Returns:

A BitmapDescriptor object representing the emotion as a map marker icon