Class: YaYahooGeocode::Client

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

Constant Summary collapse

@@YAHOO_GEOCODE_ENDPOINT = 
'http://where.yahooapis.com/geocode'
@@YAHOO_PLACES_ENDPOINT = 
'http://where.yahooapis.com/v1/place'

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(app_id = nil) ⇒ Client

Returns a new instance of Client.



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# File 'lib/ya_yahoo_geocode/client.rb', line 9

def initialize(app_id = nil) 
  self.app_id = app_id 
end

Instance Attribute Details

#app_id ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute app_id.



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# File 'lib/ya_yahoo_geocode/client.rb', line 7

def app_id
  @app_id
end

Instance Method Details

#get_place_by_woeid(woeid) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/ya_yahoo_geocode/client.rb', line 33

def get_place_by_woeid(woeid) 
  begin 
    url = @@YAHOO_PLACES_ENDPOINT + '/' + woeid.to_s + '?appid=' + app_id.to_s #app_id is required
    response = do_http_get(url)
    response = Nori.parse(response)
    response['place']
  rescue Exception => e 
    raise "Error searching for location: #{woeid.inspect}.  Got error:  #{e.message}"
  end 
end

#search_for_place(search_terms) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/ya_yahoo_geocode/client.rb', line 13

def search_for_place(search_terms)
  begin 
    url = @@YAHOO_GEOCODE_ENDPOINT + '?q=' + URI::escape(search_terms)
    url += '&appid=' + app_id if app_id #app_id is optional for this service call
    do_search(url)
  rescue Exception => e 
    raise "Error searching for location: #{search_terms.inspect}.  Got error:  #{e.message}"
  end 
end

#search_for_place_by_location(lat, lon) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/ya_yahoo_geocode/client.rb', line 23

def search_for_place_by_location(lat, lon)
  begin 
    url = @@YAHOO_GEOCODE_ENDPOINT + '?q=' + lat.to_s + '+' + lon.to_s + '&gflags=R'
    url += '&appid=' + app_id if app_id #app_id is optional for this service call
    do_search(url)
  rescue Exception => e 
    raise "Error searching for location: #{search_terms.inspect}.  Got error:  #{e.message}"
  end 
end