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Feature suggestion: style function

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Description

The resulting kml is without style, which isn't surprising - GeoJson doesn't inherently contain any style information either. However, Google Maps (and probably pretty much any maps library which supports GeoJson) has a way to give each feature a style, based on some properties. In the case of Google Maps, you can supply a single 'styling function', which is executed for every feature that's displayed on the map. Could we introduce a similar concept in this library? A styling function which accepts a feature and should return e.g. a json representation of the kml Style element? In its most basic form, this could generate inline style. Another option would be to work with style references, where a function determines which (static) style should be used for the specified feature, and then an map containing the definition of each of these (static) styles (still in json form). A combination of both would be ideal, so that a combination of both static as well as dynamic styles (depending on the feature's properties) is possible.

Any thoughts? If you agree, I'll be happy to give it a shot.

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; begin by locating the GeoJSON-to-KML conversion entry point and its tests. Confirm the styling API and supported inline, static-reference, and mixed styles with maintainers; done means the agreed behavior is implemented and tested.

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javascript
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data
Issue type
Feature
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