function newViewPort () {
  const CONSOLE_LOG = true

  let ANIMATION_INCREMENT = 0.25
  const TOP_MARGIN = 15 + TOP_SPACE_HEIGHT
  const BOTTOM_MARGIN = 15 + BOTTOM_SPACE_HEIGHT
  const LEFT_MARGIN = 50
  const RIGHT_MARGIN = 50
  const MIN_ZOOM_LEVEL = -28.25

  let thisObject = {
    visibleArea: undefined,
    eventHandler: undefined,
    zoomTargetLevel: undefined,
    zoomLevel: undefined,
    mousePosition: undefined,
    newZoomLevel: newZoomLevel,
    applyZoom: applyZoom,
    isMinZoom: isMinZoom,
    zoomFontSize: zoomFontSize,
    zoomThisPoint: zoomThisPoint,
    unzoomThisPoint: unzoomThisPoint,
    isThisPointVisible: isThisPointVisible,
    fitIntoVisibleArea: fitIntoVisibleArea,
    displace: displace,
    displaceTarget: displaceTarget,
    animate: animate,
    draw: draw,
    raiseEvents: raiseEvents,
    initialize: initialize
  }

  let increment = 0.035

  var offset = {
    x: 0,
    y: 0
  }

  var targetOffset = {
    x: 0,
    y: 0
  }

  let offsetIncrement = {
    x: 0,
    y: 0
  }

  thisObject.mousePosition = {
    x: 0,
    y: 0
  }

  thisObject.eventHandler = newEventHandler()

  return thisObject

  function initialize () {
    thisObject.visibleArea = {
      topLeft: { x: LEFT_MARGIN, y: TOP_MARGIN },
      topRight: { x: browserCanvas.width - RIGHT_MARGIN, y: TOP_MARGIN },
      bottomRight: { x: browserCanvas.width - RIGHT_MARGIN, y: browserCanvas.height - BOTTOM_MARGIN},
      bottomLeft: { x: LEFT_MARGIN, y: browserCanvas.height - BOTTOM_MARGIN}
    }
  }

  function raiseEvents () {
    let event = {
      newOffset: offset
    }

    thisObject.eventHandler.raiseEvent('Offset Changed', event)
  }

  function animate () {
    if (thisObject.zoomLevel < thisObject.zoomTargetLevel) {
      if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel - thisObject.zoomLevel < ANIMATION_INCREMENT) {
        ANIMATION_INCREMENT = Math.abs(thisObject.zoomTargetLevel - thisObject.zoomLevel)
      }
      thisObject.zoomLevel = thisObject.zoomLevel + ANIMATION_INCREMENT
      changeZoom(thisObject.zoomLevel - ANIMATION_INCREMENT, thisObject.zoomLevel)
    }

    if (thisObject.zoomLevel > thisObject.zoomTargetLevel) {
      if (thisObject.zoomLevel - thisObject.zoomTargetLevel < ANIMATION_INCREMENT) {
        ANIMATION_INCREMENT = Math.abs(thisObject.zoomTargetLevel - thisObject.zoomLevel)
      }
      thisObject.zoomLevel = thisObject.zoomLevel - ANIMATION_INCREMENT
      changeZoom(thisObject.zoomLevel + ANIMATION_INCREMENT, thisObject.zoomLevel)
    }

 /*
       if (offsetIncrement.x !== 0) {

           if (Math.trunc(Math.abs(targetOffset.x - offset.x) * 1000) >= Math.trunc(Math.abs(offsetIncrement.x) * 1000)) {
               offset.x = offset.x + offsetIncrement.x;
           } else {
               offsetIncrement.x = 0;
           }
       }
*/

    if (offsetIncrement.y !== 0) {
      if (Math.trunc(Math.abs(targetOffset.y - offset.y) * 1000) >= Math.trunc(Math.abs(offsetIncrement.y) * 1000)) {
        offset.y = offset.y + offsetIncrement.y

               // console.log("offset.y changed to " + offset.y)
      } else {
        offsetIncrement.y = 0
      }
    }
  }

  function displace (displaceVector) {
    offset.x = offset.x + displaceVector.x
    offset.y = offset.y + displaceVector.y

    let event = {
      newOffset: offset
    }

    thisObject.eventHandler.raiseEvent('Offset Changed', event)

       // console.log("displace produced new Offset x = " + offset.x + " y = " + offset.y);
  }

  function displaceTarget (displaceVector) {
    targetOffset.x = targetOffset.x + displaceVector.x
    targetOffset.y = targetOffset.y + displaceVector.y

    offsetIncrement = {
      x: (targetOffset.x - offset.x) / 10,
      y: (targetOffset.y - offset.y) / 10
    }

       // console.log("displaceTarget x = " + targetOffset.x + " y = " + targetOffset.y);
  }

  function newZoomLevel (level) {
    thisObject.zoomTargetLevel = level
    thisObject.zoomLevel = level

    ANIMATION_INCREMENT = Math.abs(thisObject.zoomTargetLevel - thisObject.zoomLevel) / 3

    let event = {
      newLevel: thisObject.zoomTargetLevel,
      newOffset: offset,
      type: undefined
    }

    thisObject.eventHandler.raiseEvent('Zoom Changed', event)

    return true
  }

  function isMinZoom () {
       /* returns true is we are currently at the min zoom level. */

    if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel === MIN_ZOOM_LEVEL) { return true } else { return false }
  }

  function applyZoom (amount) {
        // console.log("applyZoom amount: " + amount);

    if (amount > 0) {
      if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel > -5) {
        amount = amount * 2
      }

      if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel > 10) {
        amount = amount * 3
      }

      if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel > 15) {
        amount = amount * 4
      }
    }

    if (amount < 0) {
      if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel > -4) {
        amount = amount * 2
      }

      if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel > 13) {
        amount = amount * 3
      }

      if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel > 19) {
        amount = amount * 4
      }
    }

    if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel + amount > 1000) {
      return false
    }

    if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel <= -27 && amount < 0) {
      amount = amount / 4
    }

    if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel < -27 && amount > 0) {
      amount = amount / 4
    }

    if (thisObject.zoomTargetLevel + amount < MIN_ZOOM_LEVEL) {
      return false
    }

    thisObject.zoomTargetLevel = thisObject.zoomTargetLevel + amount

    ANIMATION_INCREMENT = Math.abs(thisObject.zoomTargetLevel - thisObject.zoomLevel) / 3

    let event = {
      newLevel: thisObject.zoomTargetLevel,
      newOffset: offset,
      type: undefined
    }

    if (amount > 0) {
      event.type = 'Zoom In'
    } else {
      event.type = 'Zoom Out'
    }

    thisObject.eventHandler.raiseEvent('Zoom Changed', event)

    return true
  }

  function changeZoom (oldLevel, newLevel) {
    let mouseNoZoom = unzoomThisPoint(thisObject.mousePosition, oldLevel)
    let newMouse = zoomThisPoint(mouseNoZoom, newLevel)

    offset.x = offset.x - newMouse.x + thisObject.mousePosition.x
    offset.y = offset.y - newMouse.y + thisObject.mousePosition.y

    targetOffset.x = offset.x
    targetOffset.y = offset.y

    offsetIncrement = {
      x: 0,
      y: 0
    }
  }

  function zoomFontSize (baseSize, level) {
    let zoomFactor = increment // + increment * thisObject.zoomLevel / 100;

    if (level === undefined) {
      baseSize = baseSize * (1 + zoomFactor * thisObject.zoomLevel)
    } else {
      baseSize = baseSize * (1 + zoomFactor * level)
    }

    return baseSize
  }

  function fitIntoVisibleArea (point) {
        /* Here we check the boundaries of the resulting points, so they dont go out of the visible area. */

    if (point.x > thisObject.visibleArea.bottomRight.x + 1) {
      point.x = thisObject.visibleArea.bottomRight.x + 1
    }

    if (point.x < thisObject.visibleArea.topLeft.x - 1) {
      point.x = thisObject.visibleArea.topLeft.x - 1
    }

    if (point.y > thisObject.visibleArea.bottomRight.y + 1) {
      point.y = thisObject.visibleArea.bottomRight.y + 1
    }

    if (point.y < thisObject.visibleArea.topLeft.y - 1) {
      point.y = thisObject.visibleArea.topLeft.y - 1
    }

    return point
  }

  function zoomThisPoint (point, level) {
    let zoomFactor = increment // + increment * thisObject.zoomLevel / 100;

    if (level === undefined) {
      point.x = point.x * (1 + zoomFactor * thisObject.zoomLevel) + offset.x
      point.y = point.y * (1 + zoomFactor * thisObject.zoomLevel) + offset.y
    } else {
      point.x = point.x * (1 + zoomFactor * level) + offset.x
      point.y = point.y * (1 + zoomFactor * level) + offset.y
    }

    return point
  }

  function unzoomThisPoint (pointWithZoom, level) {
    let pointWithoutZoom
    let zoomFactor = increment // + increment * thisObject.zoomLevel / 100;

    if (level === undefined) {
      pointWithoutZoom = {
        x: (pointWithZoom.x - offset.x) / (1 + zoomFactor * thisObject.zoomLevel),
        y: (pointWithZoom.y - offset.y) / (1 + zoomFactor * thisObject.zoomLevel)
      }
    } else {
      pointWithoutZoom = {
        x: (pointWithZoom.x - offset.x) / (1 + zoomFactor * level),
        y: (pointWithZoom.y - offset.y) / (1 + zoomFactor * level)
      }
    }
    return pointWithoutZoom
  }

  function isThisPointVisible (point) {
    if (visibleArea === undefined) {
      getVisibleArea()
    }

    if (point.x < visibleArea.topLeft.x || point.x > visibleArea.bottomRight.x || point.y < visibleArea.topLeft.y || point.y > visibleArea.bottomRight.y) {
      return false
    } else {
      return true
    }
  }

  function draw () {
/*
        drawGrid(10);
        drawGrid(1);
        drawGrid(0.1);
*/
  }

  function drawGrid (step) {
    let squareWidth = (thisObject.visibleArea.bottomRight.x - thisObject.visibleArea.bottomLeft.x) / step
    squareWidth = squareWidth + squareWidth * increment * thisObject.zoomLevel

    let startingX = offset.x - Math.trunc(offset.x / squareWidth) * squareWidth
    let startingY = offset.y - Math.trunc(offset.y / squareWidth) * squareWidth
    let lineWidth = 10 / step + 10 / step * increment * thisObject.zoomLevel

    if (lineWidth < 0.5) {
      return
    }

    if (lineWidth > 2) {
      lineWidth = 2
    }

    browserCanvasContext.beginPath()

    for (var i = startingX; i < thisObject.visibleArea.bottomRight.x; i = i + squareWidth) {
      for (var j = startingY; j < thisObject.visibleArea.bottomRight.y; j = j + squareWidth) {
        let point1 = {
          x: thisObject.visibleArea.bottomLeft.x,
          y: j
        }

        let point2 = {
          x: thisObject.visibleArea.bottomRight.x,
          y: j
        }

        browserCanvasContext.moveTo(point1.x, point1.y)
        browserCanvasContext.lineTo(point2.x, point2.y)
      }

      let point3 = {
        x: i,
        y: thisObject.visibleArea.topLeft.y
      }

      let point4 = {
        x: i,
        y: thisObject.visibleArea.bottomLeft.y
      }

      browserCanvasContext.moveTo(point3.x, point3.y)
      browserCanvasContext.lineTo(point4.x, point4.y)
    }
    browserCanvasContext.closePath()
    browserCanvasContext.strokeStyle = 'rgba(150, 150, 150, 0.' + Math.trunc(lineWidth + 1) + ')'

    browserCanvasContext.lineWidth = lineWidth

    browserCanvasContext.stroke()
  }
}