CLI Usage

Elzar provides two subcommands: generate and diff.

generate

Render a style from Python definitions to Mapbox GL JSON.

python -m map_style generate --style=streets -o style/streets_classic.json

Options

Option	Description	Default
`-s, --style`	Style variant (`streets` or `satellite`)	Required
`-o, --output`	Output path for style JSON	Required
`--compare`	Compare with existing file instead of writing	`false`
`--generate-sprite`	Also generate sprite PNG/JSON from icon library	`false`
`-v, --verbose`	Verbose error output	`false`

Examples

# Generate classic streets
python -m map_style generate --style=streets -o style/streets_classic.json

# Generate satellite hybrid
python -m map_style generate --style=satellite -o style/streets_satellite.json

# Compare generated vs existing (shows missing/extra layers)
python -m map_style generate --style=streets -o style/streets.json --compare

# Full pipeline: style JSON + icon library + sprite sheet
python -m map_style generate --style=streets -o style/streets.json --generate-sprite

Output

The generate command always produces:

Output	Description
`<output>.json`	Mapbox GL style JSON
`<output_dir>/woosmap.iconLibrary/`	Icon library with manifest, SVGs, and PNGs

With --generate-sprite:

Output	Description
`sprite.png`	1x sprite sheet
`sprite@2x.png`	2x (Retina) sprite sheet
`sprite.json`	1x sprite metadata (positions, sizes)
`sprite@2x.json`	2x sprite metadata

diff

Compare two style JSON files at the property level.

python -m map_style diff style/streets.json style/streets_classic.json

Options

Option	Description
`--ignore-order`	Suppress layer reorder reporting
`--normalize-expressions`	Normalize legacy filter expressions before comparing
`--sort-predicates`	Sort `all`/`any` children for order-independent filter comparison
`--ignore-defaults`	Suppress diffs where one side is the Mapbox GL spec default

Examples

# Basic diff
python -m map_style diff a.json b.json

# Ignore layer ordering and spec defaults
python -m map_style diff a.json b.json --ignore-order --ignore-defaults

# Normalize filters for semantic comparison
python -m map_style diff a.json b.json --normalize-expressions --sort-predicates

Exit codes

Code	Meaning
`0`	Identical (or successful generate)
`1`	Differences found (diff) or error (generate)
`2`	File error (diff)

Legacy mode

The old CLI syntax (without subcommands) still works:

python -m map_style --style=streets -o style/streets.json

Detected automatically and routed to generate.

Environment variables

Variable	Description
`PYSPRITE_LIB`	Override path to native sprite library