Class: YaYahooGeocode::Client

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/ya_yahoo_geocode/client.rb

Constant Summary collapse

@@YAHOO_GEOCODE_ENDPOING = 
'http://where.yahooapis.com/geocode'

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#search_for_place(search_terms) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/ya_yahoo_geocode/client.rb', line 6

def search_for_place(search_terms)
  begin 
  url = @@YAHOO_GEOCODE_ENDPOING + '?q=' + URI::escape(search_terms)
  response = do_http_get(url)
  response_hash = Nori.parse(response)['ResultSet']
  rescue Exception => e 
    raise "Error searching for location: #{search_terms.inspect}.  Got error:  #{e.message}"
  end 
  handle_errors(response_hash, search_terms)
  select_match(response_hash)
end