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+goog.provide('ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer');
+
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
+goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
+goog.require('ol.Pixel');
+goog.require('ol.geom.Geometry');
+goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
+goog.require('ol.renderer.Layer');
+goog.require('ol.style.LiteralFill');
+goog.require('ol.style.LiteralShape');
+goog.require('ol.style.LiteralStroke');
+goog.require('ol.style.LiteralSymbolizer');
+
+
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer = function() {
+
+  /**
+   * @type {CanvasRenderingContext2D}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.context_ = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.renderer.Layer}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.layerRenderer_ = null;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {ol.Pixel}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.offset_ = null;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Confirm that we're ready to render.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer.prototype.assertReady_ = function() {
+  goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(this.context_),
+      'Call setTarget before rendering');
+  goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(this.layerRenderer_),
+      'Call setLayerRenderer before rendering');
+  goog.asserts.assert(!goog.isNull(this.offset_),
+      'Call setOffset before rendering');
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.renderer.Layer} layerRenderer Layer renderer.
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer.prototype.setLayerRenderer =
+    function(layerRenderer) {
+  this.layerRenderer_ = layerRenderer;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Pixel} offset Pixel offset of top left corner of canvas.
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer.prototype.setOffset = function(offset) {
+  this.offset_ = offset;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Element} canvas Target canvas element.
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer.prototype.setTarget = function(canvas) {
+  this.context_ = canvas.getContext('2d');
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Render a geometry.
+ * @param {ol.geom.Geometry} geometry The geometry to render.
+ * @param {Array.<ol.style.LiteralSymbolizer>} symbolizers Symbolizers to render with.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer.prototype.renderGeometry_ =
+    function(geometry, symbolizers) {
+  this.assertReady_();
+  if (geometry instanceof ol.geom.Point) {
+    this.renderPoint_(geometry, symbolizers);
+  } else {
+    // TODO: render other geometry types
+    goog.asserts.assert(false, 'Not yet implemented');
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Render a point geometry.
+ * @param {ol.geom.Point} point Point geometry.
+ * @param {Array.<ol.style.LiteralSymbolizer>} symbolizers Symbolizers.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer.prototype.renderPoint_ =
+    function(point, symbolizers) {
+  for (var i = 0, ii = symbolizers.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    var symbolizer = symbolizers[i];
+    if (symbolizer instanceof ol.style.LiteralShape) {
+      if (symbolizer.type === ol.style.ShapeType.CIRCLE) {
+        this.renderPointCircle_(point, symbolizer);
+      } else {
+        this.renderPointShape_(point, symbolizer);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Render a point as a circle.
+ * @param {ol.geom.Point} point Point geometry.
+ * @param {ol.style.LiteralShape} symbolizer Shape symbolizer.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer.prototype.renderPointCircle_ =
+    function(point, symbolizer) {
+  var coords = point.coordinates,
+      coordinate = new ol.Coordinate(coords[0], coords[1]),
+      mapRenderer = this.layerRenderer_.getMapRenderer(),
+      pixel = mapRenderer.getPixelFromCoordinate(coordinate),
+      px = pixel.x + this.offset_.x,
+      py = pixel.y + this.offset_.y,
+      twoPi = Math.PI * 2,
+      radius = symbolizer.size / 2,
+      /** @type {ol.style.LiteralFill} */
+      fill = symbolizer.fill,
+      /** @type {ol.style.LiteralStroke} */
+      stroke = symbolizer.stroke,
+      context = this.context_;
+
+  if (!goog.isNull(fill)) {
+    context.globalAlpha = fill.opacity;
+    context.fillStyle = fill.color;
+    context.beginPath();
+    context.arc(px, py, radius, 0, twoPi, true);
+    context.fill();
+  }
+  if (!goog.isNull(stroke)) {
+    context.globalAlpha = stroke.opacity;
+    context.strokeStyle = stroke.color;
+    context.lineWidth = stroke.width;
+    context.beginPath();
+    context.arc(px, py, radius, 0, twoPi, true);
+    context.stroke();
+  }
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Render a point as a shape (other than circle).
+ * @param {ol.geom.Point} point Point geometry.
+ * @param {ol.style.LiteralShape} symbolizer Shape symbolizer.
+ * @private
+ */
+ol.renderer.canvas.CanvasRenderer.prototype.renderPointShape_ =
+    function(point, symbolizer) {
+  // TODO: other shape types
+  goog.asserts.assert(false, 'Not implemented');
+};