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docs: Update empty-tiles.md with maplibregl support for empty tile content #3396

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Update empty-tiles.md with maplibregl support for empty tile content
andrewharvey Jan 28, 2025
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Merge branch 'master' into patch-1
blacha Feb 20, 2025
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Expand Up @@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ Pros:

- ✔️ Supported in ArcGIS Pro and QGIS
- ✔️ Supported by ArcGIS Online, Leaflet, and OpenLayers
- ✔️ Supported by maplibre [since v4.0.0](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#-bug-fixes-29)
- ✔️ Supported by [HTTP RFC](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-200-ok), which allows 0 byte `200 Ok` responses as long as the message framing indicates this (via `Content-length=0` response header
- ✔️ Recommended option from OGC Tile API

Cons:

- ❌ Not supported by maplibre/mapbox
- ❌ Not supported by mapbox gl
- ❌ [HTTP RFC](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-200-ok) suggests that while valid, servers "ought to return 204 No content"

## 204 No Content
Expand All @@ -62,15 +63,13 @@ Pros:

- ✔️ Supported in ArcGIS Pro and QGIS
- ✔️ Supported by Leaflet and OpenLayers
- ✔️ Supported by maplibre [since v4.0.0](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#-bug-fixes-29)
- ✔️ Supported by [HTTP RFC](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-200-ok): "server ought to return 204 No content"
- ✔️ Recommended option from OGC Tile API

Cons:

- ❌ Not supported by ArcGIS Online
- ❌ Not supported by maplibre
- https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/pull/2325
- https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js/pull/1586
- ❌ Not supported by mapbox gl
- https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/issues/9304
- Not always cached by browser
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