Class: GeoKit::Geocoders::Geocoder

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/geo_kit/geocoders.rb

Overview

The Geocoder base class which defines the interface to be used by all other geocoders.

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.call_geocoder_service(url) ⇒ Object

Call the geocoder service using the timeout if configured.



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# File 'lib/geo_kit/geocoders.rb', line 62

def self.call_geocoder_service(url)
  timeout(GeoKit::Geocoders::timeout) { return self.do_get(url) } if GeoKit::Geocoders::timeout        
  return self.do_get(url)
rescue TimeoutError
  return nil  
end

.geocode(address) ⇒ Object

Main method which calls the do_geocode template method which subclasses are responsible for implementing. Returns a populated GeoLoc or an empty one with a failed success code.



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# File 'lib/geo_kit/geocoders.rb', line 56

def self.geocode(address)  
  res = do_geocode(address)
  return res.success ? res : GeoLoc.new
end