geocoder/providers/google.js

node wrapper around google's geocoder api

var request = require("request");
var _ = require('underscore');

exports.geocode = function ( providerOpts, loc, cbk, opts ) {

  var options = _.extend({sensor: false, address: loc}, opts || {});
  var uri = "http" + ( options.key ? "s" : "" ) + "://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json"
  request({
    uri: uri,
    qs:options
  }, function(err,resp,body) {
    if (err) return cbk(err);
    var result;
    try {
      result = JSON.parse(body);
    } catch (err) {
      cbk(err);
      return;
    }
    cbk(null,result);
  });
};

exports.reverseGeocode = function ( providerOpts, lat, lng, cbk, opts ) {

  var options = _.extend({sensor: false, latlng: lat + ',' + lng}, opts || {});
  var uri = "http" + ( options.key ? "s" : "" ) + "://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json"

  request({
    uri:uri,
    qs:options
  }, function(err,resp,body) {
    if (err) return cbk(err);
    var result;
    try {
      result = JSON.parse(body);
    } catch (err) {
      cbk(err);
      return;
    }
    cbk(null,result);
  });

};