search-destination
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Search destination by name, address, point of interest or coordinates
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##search-destination
###General
Node.js module for geocoding and reverse geocoding.
Search geographic destination by name or address, by location or point of interest, by coordinates.
###Installation
npm install search-destination [-S]
###Used external modules as communicators for searching
- Module
search-google-geocode
. Used Google geocoding API - Module
search-geonames
. Used Geonames API - Module
search-osm-geocode
. Used Open Street Map (OSM) API
Usage example
// initialize searcher instance
var searcher = require('search-destination');
// request parameters
const ADDRESS = 'Paris';
const LATITUDE = '48.833330';
const LONGITUDE = '2.333330';
const LANGUAGE = 'en';
// you can use Google options to manage result format
var options = {
language: LANGUAGE
}
// use callback to return result from geocoding process
function callback (error, result) {
if (error) console.log(error); // on error
else console.log(result); // on success
}
/**
* used google by default.
* available: google, geonames, wiki (alias to geonames), osm (open street map)
*/
//searcher.useProvider('wiki');
// show information about searcher instance
console.log(searcher.toString());
// search deatination by address, place. or poi
searcher.search(ADDRESS, callback, options);
// search deatination by geographical coordinates
searcher.reverse(LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, callback, options);