Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/string_to_point.rb

Overview

Craig Ulliott geocode a string, and return a Point

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#to_point(street_only = true) ⇒ Object

sends this string to google geocoder, parses the response and returns a Point



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# File 'lib/string_to_point.rb', line 6

def to_point street_only = true
  begin
    address = self
    response = HTTParty.get('http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json', :format => :json, :query => {:address => address, :sensor => 'false'})
    if street_only
      raise 'not enough accuracy from results' unless ["street_address", 'subpremise'].include? response["results"][0]["types"][0]
    end
    latlon = response["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]
    return Point.from_x_y latlon["lng"], latlon["lat"]
  rescue Exception => e  
    return nil
  end
end