Leaflet Hovermarker

Leaflet Hovermarker

// This was stolen from somewhere on the net while I was working late to fulfill a deadline
// It is now here as a reminder
// sorry for the plagerism...

 var HoverMarker = $window.L.Marker.extend({
                bindPopup: function(htmlContent, options) {
                    if (options && options.showOnMouseOver) {
                        L.Marker.prototype.bindPopup.apply(this, [htmlContent, options]);
                        //this.off("click", this.openPopup, this);
                        this.on("mouseover", function(e) {
                            var target = e.originalEvent.fromElement || e.originalEvent.relatedTarget;
                            var parent = this._getParent(target, "leaflet-popup");
                            if (parent == this._popup._container) {
                                return true;
                            }
                            this.openPopup();
                        }, this);
                        this.on("mouseout", function(e) {
                            var target = e.originalEvent.toElement || e.originalEvent.relatedTarget;
                            if (this._getParent(target, "leaflet-popup")) {
                                L.DomEvent.on(this._popup._container, "mouseout", this._popupMouseOut, this);
                                return true;
                            }
                            this.closePopup();
                        }, this);
                    }
                },
                _popupMouseOut: function(e) {
                    L.DomEvent.off(this._popup, "mouseout", this._popupMouseOut, this);
                    var target = e.toElement || e.relatedTarget;
                    if (this._getParent(target, "leaflet-popup")) {
                        return true;
                    }
                    if (target == this._icon) {
                        return true;
                    }
                    this.closePopup();
                },
                _getParent: function(element, className) {
                    var parent = element.parentNode;
                    while (parent != null) {
                        if (parent.className && L.DomUtil.hasClass(parent, className)) {
                            return parent;
                        }
                        parent = parent.parentNode;
                    }
                    return false;
                }
            });