ssooraj/findplace

findplace¶ ↑

* findplace is a gem that allows to search for locations nearby.For eg: User can search for 'Hotels' nearby by passing the request as "hotel".
* The gem will access the user-ip to find the location of the IP and then return all locations matching the request.

Installation¶ ↑

The master branch supports versions >= Rails 3¶ ↑

Add the gem to the gemfile:

gem "findplace"

Usage¶ ↑

To find a location near you:

* FindPlace.search_nearby(google_places_api_key,client_ip,type) eg: FindPlace.search_nearby(“goole_api_key”,10.10.10.10,“school”) returns the array of locations of all the schools within 5000 meters of the location of the IP 10.10.10.10

* If the google_api_key is invalid,result would be “Invalid API key” * If the Geocoder doesnot respond before time out,response would be “No Results,Request Time Out” * If the request doesnot produce any results,response would be “Sorryyy…No results for your request”

Comments/Requests¶ ↑

• If anyone has comments or questions please let me know ([email protected] or [email protected]).

• If you have updates or patches or want to contribute I would love to see what you have or want to add.

Note on Patches/Pull Requests¶ ↑

• Fork the project.

• Make your feature addition or bug fix.

• Add tests for it.

• Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.

Contributers¶ ↑

This list is open to all. You are all welcome :).

• Manisha Haridas

  • Github: github.com/manishaharidas

• Anil Dias Davis

  • Github: github.com/anildias

• Sooraj S

  • Github: github.com/ssooraj

• Anand Ponnappan

  • Github: github.com/anandqbnrd

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