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https://github.com/gojob-1337/node-google-place

A small node module to use Google Place API written in typescript
https://github.com/gojob-1337/node-google-place

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A small node module to use Google Place API written in typescript

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# @gojob/google-place

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## Description

This package is a library for Node.js to consume the Google Place autocomplete & details API.
It returns a small subset of their data.

## Installation

```
yarn add @gojob/google-place
```

## Usage

```typescript
import * as gp from '@gojob/google-place';
```

### Autocomplete API

```typescript
const results = await gp.autocomplete({
key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
input: 'Port-de-Bouc',
language: 'fr',
countries: ['fr'],
});
```

#### gp.autocomplete(`query`)

| Name | Type | Description |
|:--------:|:------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| key | string | Google API Key |
| input | string | Searched entry |
| language | string | Language to use (optional) [Google Code](https://developers.google.com/maps/faq?hl=fr#languagesupport) |
| countries | string[] | Filter on a country (optional) [ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) |

Returns a list of prediction or throw if an error occurred.

```typescript
interface IPrediction {
id: string;
name: string;
}
```

As:

| Name | Type | Description |
|:----:|:------:|:------------|
| id | string | Place id |
| name | string | Place name |

#### gp.retrieve(`query`)

```typescript
const place = gp.retrieve({
key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
id: 'ChIJ-RzUxt8ethIRksIaOl-0tJY',
language: 'fr',
});
```

As:

| Name | Type | Description |
|:--------:|:------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| key | string | Google API Key |
| id | string | Searched entry |
| language | string | Language to use (optional) [Google Code](https://developers.google.com/maps/faq?hl=fr#languagesupport) |

Returns a place or throw if an error occurred.

```typescript
export interface ILocation {
lat: number;
lng: number;
}

export interface IPlace {
id: string;
address: string;
location: ILocation;
postalCode: string;
locality: string;
administrativeAreaLevel1: string;
administrativeAreaLevel2: string;
countryCode: string;
country: string;
}
```

As:

| Name | Type | Description |
|:------------------------:|:------:|:-------------------------------------------------|
| id | string | Place id |
| address | string | Formatted address |
| location | object | Latitude and longitude coordinates |
| postalCode | string | Postal code |
| locality | string | Locality name (long or short name) |
| administrativeAreaLevel1 | string | Administrative Area Level 1 (long or short name) |
| administrativeAreaLevel2 | string | Administrative Area Level 2 (long or short name) |
| countryCode | string | Country short name |
| stateCode | string | Administrative Area Level 1 (short name) |
| country | string | Country name (long name) |

_postalCode, administrativeAreaLevel1 or administrativeAreaLevel2 may be empty string_

#### gp.reverseGeocode(opts)

```typescript
const place = gp.reverseGeocode({
key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
latlng: 'XXX,YYY',
language: 'fr',
});
```

As:

| Name | Type | Description |
|:--------:|:------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| key | string | Google API Key |
| latlng | string | Latitude and longitude coordinates (coma separated) |
| language | string | Language to use (optional) [Google Code](https://developers.google.com/maps/faq?hl=fr#languagesupport) |

Find an address from a location coordinates. Returns a `IPlace`.