module Graticule #:nodoc: module Geocoder #:nodoc: # A library for lookup up coordinates with geocoder.us' API. # # http://geocoder.us/help/ class GeocoderUs < Rest # Creates a new GeocoderUs object optionally using +username+ and # +password+. # # You can sign up for a geocoder.us account here: # # http://geocoder.us/user/signup def initialize(user = nil, password = nil) if user and password then @url = URI.parse 'http://geocoder.us/member/service/rest/geocode' @url.user = user @url.password = password else @url = URI.parse 'http://rpc.geocoder.us/service/rest/geocode' end end # Locates +address+ and returns the address' latitude and longitude or # raises an AddressError. def locate(address) get :address => address.is_a?(String) ? address : location_from_params(address).to_s(:country => false) end def parse_response(xml) #:nodoc: location = Location.new location.street = xml.elements['rdf:RDF/geo:Point/dc:description'].text location.latitude = xml.elements['rdf:RDF/geo:Point/geo:lat'].text.to_f location.longitude = xml.elements['rdf:RDF/geo:Point/geo:long'].text.to_f return location end def check_error(xml) #:nodoc: raise AddressError, xml.text if xml.text == 'couldn\'t find this address! sorry' end end end end