require 'net/http'
require 'rexml/document'
+ POSTCODE_ZOOM = 15
+ GEONAMES_ZOOM = 12
+
def search
query = params[:query]
results = Array.new
results = Array.new
# ask geocoder.us (they have a non-commercial use api)
- response = fetch_text("http://rpc.geocoder.us/service/csv?zip=#{URI.escape(query)}")
+ response = fetch_text("http://rpc.geocoder.us/service/csv?zip=#{escape_query(query)}")
# parse the response
unless response.match(/couldn't find this zip/)
data = response.split(/\s*,\s+/) # lat,long,town,state,zip
- results.push({:lat => data[0], :lon => data[1], :zoom => 12,
+ results.push({:lat => data[0], :lon => data[1], :zoom => POSTCODE_ZOOM,
:prefix => "#{data[2]}, #{data[3]}, ",
:name => data[4]})
end
results = Array.new
# ask npemap.org.uk to do a combined npemap + freethepostcode search
- response = fetch_text("http://www.npemap.org.uk/cgi/geocoder.fcgi?format=text&postcode=#{URI.escape(query)}")
+ response = fetch_text("http://www.npemap.org.uk/cgi/geocoder.fcgi?format=text&postcode=#{escape_query(query)}")
# parse the response
unless response.match(/Error/)
dataline = response.split(/\n/)[1]
data = dataline.split(/,/) # easting,northing,postcode,lat,long
- results.push({:lat => data[3], :lon => data[4], :zoom => 12,
+ results.push({:lat => data[3], :lon => data[4], :zoom => POSTCODE_ZOOM,
:name => data[2].gsub(/'/, "")})
end
results = Array.new
# ask geocoder.ca (note - they have a per-day limit)
- response = fetch_xml("http://geocoder.ca/?geoit=XML&postal=#{URI.escape(query)}")
+ response = fetch_xml("http://geocoder.ca/?geoit=XML&postal=#{escape_query(query)}")
# parse the response
unless response.get_elements("geodata/error")
results.push({:lat => response.get_text("geodata/latt").to_s,
:lon => response.get_text("geodata/longt").to_s,
- :zoom => 12,
+ :zoom => POSTCODE_ZOOM,
:name => query.upcase})
end
results = Array.new
# ask OSM namefinder
- response = fetch_xml("http://www.frankieandshadow.com/osm/search.xml?find=#{URI.escape(query)}")
+ response = fetch_xml("http://www.frankieandshadow.com/osm/search.xml?find=#{escape_query(query)}")
# parse the response
response.elements.each("searchresults/named") do |named|
results = Array.new
# ask geonames.org
- response = fetch_xml("http://ws.geonames.org/search?q=#{URI.escape(query)}&maxRows=20")
+ response = fetch_xml("http://ws.geonames.org/search?q=#{escape_query(query)}&maxRows=20")
# parse the response
response.elements.each("geonames/geoname") do |geoname|
lon = geoname.get_text("lng").to_s
name = geoname.get_text("name").to_s
country = geoname.get_text("countryName").to_s
- results.push({:lat => lat, :lon => lon, :zoom => 12,
+ results.push({:lat => lat, :lon => lon, :zoom => GEONAMES_ZOOM,
:name => name,
:suffix => ", #{country}"})
end
return count
end
+
+ def escape_query(query)
+ return URI.escape(query, Regexp.new("[^#{URI::PATTERN::UNRESERVED}]", false, 'N'))
+ end
end