more docs + remove StyleLayer::Ptr typedef

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/llmr/style/style_layer.hpp b/include/llmr/style/style_layer.hpp
index 889cd8648e..19490c9282 100644
--- a/include/llmr/style/style_layer.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/style/style_layer.hpp
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ typedef std::vector<std::shared_ptr<StyleLayer>> StyleLayerGroup;
 
 class StyleLayer {
 public:
-    typedef std::shared_ptr<StyleLayer> Ptr;
-
-public:
     template <typename T> const T &getProperties() {
         if (style.is<T>()) {
             return style.get<T>();
@@ -32,11 +29,26 @@ public:
     }
 
 public:
+    // The name of this layer.
     std::string id;
+
+    // Bucket information, telling the renderer how to generate the geometries
+    // for this layer (feature property filters, tessellation instructions, ...).
     std::shared_ptr<StyleBucket> bucket;
+
+    // Contains all style classes that can be applied to this layer.
     std::map<ClassID, ClassProperties> styles;
+
+    // Stores the evaluated, and cascaded styling information, specific to this
+    // layer's type.
     StyleProperties style;
+
+    // Rasterization properties are used for prerendering the tile to a bitmap,
+    // which is then used as a raster image instead of rendering this layer
+    // directly in every frame.
     std::unique_ptr<RasterizeProperties> rasterize;
+
+    // Child layer array (if this layer has child layers).
     std::shared_ptr<StyleLayerGroup> layers;
 };