class GeocoderController < ApplicationController
layout 'site'
+ require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'rexml/document'
def search
- @postcode_arr = []
+ if params[:postcode] and not params[:postcode].empty?
+ check_postcode(params[:postcode])
+ elsif params[:query][:postcode] and not params[:query][:postcode].empty?
+ check_postcode(params[:query][:postcode])
+ elsif params[:query][:place_name]
+ redirect_to :controller => 'geocoder', :action => 'results', :params => {:place_name => params[:query][:place_name]}
+ end
+ end
- if params[:query][:postcode]
- postcode = params[:query][:postcode].upcase
- escaped_postcode = postcode.sub(/\s/,'%20')
+ def check_postcode(p)
+ @postcode_arr = []
+ postcode = p.upcase
+ escaped_postcode = postcode.sub(/\s/,'%20')
+
+ begin
if postcode.match(/(^\d{5}$)|(^\d{5}-\d{4}$)/)
# Its a zip code - ask geocoder.us
# (They have a non commerical use api)
Net::HTTP.start('rpc.geocoder.us') do |http|
resp = http.get("/service/csv?zip=#{postcode}")
if resp.body.match(/couldn't find this zip/)
- redirect_to "/index.html?error=invalid_zip_code"
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :error => "invalid_zip_code"
return
end
data = resp.body.split(/, /) # lat,long,town,state,zip
lat = data[0]
lon = data[1]
- redirect_to "/index.html?lat=#{lat}&lon=#{lon}&zoom=14"
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :mlat => lat, :mlon => lon, :zoom => 14
return
end
elsif postcode.match(/^([A-Z]{1,2}\d+[A-Z]?\s*\d[A-Z]{2})/)
data = dataline.split(/,/) # easting,northing,postcode,lat,long
lat = data[3]
lon = data[4]
- redirect_to "/index.html?lat=#{lat}&lon=#{lon}&zoom=14"
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :mlat => lat, :mlon => lon, :zoom => 14
return
end
elsif postcode.match(/^[A-Z]\d[A-Z]\s*\d[A-Z]\d/)
data_lon = resp.body.slice(/longt>.*?</)
lat = data_lat.split(/[<>]/)[1]
lon = data_lon.split(/[<>]/)[1]
- redirect_to "/index.html?lat=#{lat}&lon=#{lon}&zoom=14"
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :mlat => lat, :mlon => lon, :zoom => 14
return
end
elsif postcode.match(/(GIR 0AA|[A-PR-UWYZ]([0-9]{1,2}|([A-HK-Y][0-9]|[A-HK-Y][0-9]([0-9]|[ABEHMNPRV-Y]))|[0-9][A-HJKS-UW]) [0-9][ABD-HJLNP-UW-Z]{2})
resp = http.get("/geocode?postcode=#{postcode}")
lat = resp.body.scan(/[4-6][0-9]\.?[0-9]+/)
lon = resp.body.scan(/[-+][0-9]\.?[0-9]+/)
- redirect_to "/index.html?lat=#{lat}&lon=#{lon}&zoom=14"
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :mlat => lat, :mlon => lon, :zoom => 14
return
end
rescue
- redirect_to "/index.html"
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :error => "invalid_postcode"
#redirect to somewhere else
end
- redirect_to "/index.html?lat=#{lat}&lon=#{lon}&zoom=14"
- #redirect_to "/index.html?error=unknown_postcode_or_zip"
- else
+ elsif
# Some other postcode / zip code
# Throw it at geonames, and see if they have any luck with it
Net::HTTP.start('ws.geonames.org') do |http|
hits = resp.body.slice(/totalResultsCount>.*?</).split(/[<>]/)[1]
if hits == "0"
# Geonames doesn't know, it's probably wrong
- redirect_to "/index.html?error=unknown_postcode_or_zip"
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :error => "invalid_postcode_or_zip"
return
end
data_lat = resp.body.slice(/lat>.*?</)
data_lon = resp.body.slice(/lng>.*?</)
lat = data_lat.split(/[<>]/)[1]
lon = data_lon.split(/[<>]/)[1]
- redirect_to "/index.html?lat=#{lat}&lon=#{lon}&zoom=14"
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :mlat => lat, :mlon => lon, :zoom => 14
end
+ else
+ # Some other postcode / zip file
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :error => "invalid_postcode_or_zip"
+ return
end
- else
- # Some other postcode / zip file
- redirect_to "/index.html?error=unknown_postcode_or_zip"
- return
+ rescue
+ #Its likely that an api is down
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :error => "api_down"
end
-
- if params[:query][:place_name]
- @place_name = params[:query][:place_name]
- redirect_to :controller => 'geocoder', :action => 'results', :params => {:place_name => @place_name}
- end
end
def results
@res_ary = []
begin
Net::HTTP.start('ws.geonames.org') do |http|
- res = http.get("/search?q=#{@place_name}&maxRows=10")
+ res = http.get("/search?q=#{URI.escape(@place_name)}&maxRows=10")
xml = REXML::Document.new(res.body)
xml.elements.each("geonames/geoname") do |ele|
res_hash = {}
@res_ary << res_hash
end
end
- rescue
- #Flash a notice to say that geonames is broken
- redirect_to "/index.html"
+
+ flash.delete(:notice)
+ rescue Timeout::Error
+ flash[:notice] = "Timed out waiting for results from ws.geonames.org"
+ rescue Exception => ex
+ flash[:notice] = "Error contacting ws.geonames.org: #{ex.to_s}"
end
end
end