# Geocoder
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A simple, efficient geocoder/reverse geocoder with a built-in cache. This libary is quite felxible and extensible. You can pretty much extend any part of geocoder: caching store, workers, http client, JSON Codec, Provider, etc..
It supports the current providers out of box
- Google map
- OpenCageData
- Openstreet maps
It supports the current http clients out of the box
- :httpoison
- :hackney
It supports the current http clients out of the box
- :jason
- :jsx
It supports the current caching store out of the box
- In memory store (`Geocoder.Store`)
## Installation
add `:geocoder` to your `mix.exs` dependencies:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:geocoder, "~> 2.0"}
]
end
```
Update your mix dependencies:
```bash
mix deps.get
```
**Notes:** If you are Elixir < 1.9, you'll need to use a version before `1.0`.
## Configuration
Configuration is done by passing options to the `Geocoder.Supervisor`. See the `Geocoder.Config` for all possible configuration options. But you can just get started
by adding this to your application tree
```elixir
[
Geocoder.Supervisor,
]
```
This will start the geocoder processes with all the default options, and should be compatible with 1.x (process + API + functionality)
### Using a different Provider
The default client for Geocoder is OpenStreeMaps. You can easily switch to other providers option. Or you can build your own as long as you implement the behavior `Geocoder.Provider` correctly. You can look at some examples inside the `lib/geocoder/providers/*`
Then you can configure the different or custom provider with the following configuration:
```elixir
[
{Geocoder.Supervisor, worker_config: [provider: MyApp.Client, key: "some_api_key"]},
]
```
**NOTES**: OpenStreetMaps does not require key. Others provider do.
### Using a different HTTP Client
The default client for Geocoder is HTTPoison. You can easily switch to Hackney as it comes as an option. Or you can build your own as long as you implement the behavior `Geocoder.HttpClient` correctly in your client
Then you can configure the different or custom client with the following configuration:
```elixir
[
{Geocoder.Supervisor, worker_config: [http_client: MyApp.Client, http_client_opts: []]}
]
```
If you need to set a proxy (or any other option supported by `HTTPoison.get/3`):
```elixir
[
{Geocoder.Supervisor, worker_config:
[
http_client_opts: [proxy: "my.proxy.server:3128", proxy_auth: {"username", "password"}]
]
}
...
]
```
### Using a different Store
The default caching store is `Geocoder.Store`. This is a simple in memory cache (in a process basically) and is started by default.
If you want to change the Store, you can provide your own store implementation as well. See how the `Geocoder.Store` is implemented for an example. Then you will need to configure it using:
```elixir
[
{Geocoder.Supervisor, store_module: MyApp.MyStore},
...
]
```
### JSON Codec Configuration
The default JSON codec is Jason. You can create you custom codec or use different one as long as you implement the behavior `Geocoder.JSONCodec`.
Then you can configure the different or custom JSON codec with the following configuration:
```elixir
[
{Geocoder.Supervisor, worker_config:
[
json_codec: Jason
]
}
...
]
```
## Usage
```elixir
{:ok, coordinates } = Geocoder.call("Toronto, ON")
{:ok, coordinates } = Geocoder.call({43.653226, -79.383184})
coordinates.location.formatted_address
```
You can pass options to the function that will be passed to the geocoder provider, for example:
```elixir
Geocoder.call(address: "Toronto, ON", language: "es", key: "...", ...)
```
You can also change the provider on a per-call basis:
```elixir
{:ok, coordinates } =
with
# use the default provider
{:error, nil} <- Geocoder.call(query),
# use an alternative provider. If `key` is not specified here the globally defined key will be used.
{:error, nil} <- Geocoder.call(query, provider: Geocoder.Providers.OpenCageData, key: "123"),
do: {:error}
```
See [here](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro#geocoding) and [here](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro#ReverseGeocoding) for a list of supported parameters for the google maps geocoder provider (`Geocoder.Provider.GoogleMaps`).
And you're done! How simple was that?
## Development
Right now, `:geocoder` supports three external providers (i.e. sources):
* `Geocoder.Providers.GoogleMaps`
* `Geocoder.Providers.OpenCageData`
* `Geocoder.Providers.OpenStreetMaps`
To run the tests for these, and any future providers, you'll want to pass a `PROVIDER` environment variable as well as the `API_KEY`:
```
PROVIDER=google API_KEY="mykey" mix test
```
By default, the tests against the [`Fake`](./lib/geocoder/providers/fake.ex) provider.
To avoid making external requests in the context of the test suite, usage of the [`Fake`](./lib/geocoder/providers/fake.ex) provider is recommended.
The fake provider can be configured by adding a `:data` tuple to the configuration as shown below.
The keys of the data map must be in either [regex](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Regex.html) or
[tuple](https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Tuple.html) format (specifically a `{lat, lng}` style pair of floats).
```elixir
```elixir
[
{Geocoder.Supervisor, worker_config:
[
data: %{
~r/.*New York, NY.*/ => %{
lat: 40.7587905,
lon: -73.9787755,
bounds: %{
bottom: 40.7587405,
left: -73.9788255,
right: -73.9787255,
top: 40.7588405,
},
location: %{
city: "New York",
country: "United States",
country_code: "us",
county: "New York County",
formatted_address: "30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112, United States of America",
postal_code: "10112",
state: "New York",
street: "Rockefeller Plaza",
street_number: "30"
},
},
{40.7587905, -73.9787755} => %{
lat: 40.7587905,
lon: -73.9787755,
bounds: %{
bottom: 40.7587405,
left: -73.9788255,
right: -73.9787255,
top: 40.7588405,
},
location: %{
city: "New York",
country: "United States",
country_code: "us",
county: "New York County",
formatted_address: "30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112, United States of America",
postal_code: "10112",
state: "New York",
street: "Rockefeller Plaza",
street_number: "30"
},
}
}
]
}
...
]
```
## Related & Alternative Packages
* https://github.com/amotion-city/lib_lat_lon
* https://github.com/navinpeiris/geoip
* https://github.com/elixir-geolix/geolix
## Copyright and License
Copyright (c) 2015 Kash Nouroozi
The source code is licensed under the [MIT License](./LICENSE.md).
