Find a Housing Counselor

The "Find a Housing Counselor" Front End allows users to find the 10 closest HUD-approved housing counselors by the centroid of a ZIP code. They can print those based on the results on the web page.

The front end of the application is powered by Javascript (including jQuery), and relies on CFPB's Django HUD API to return the results (in JSON) based on the zip code entered in the front end.

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Requirements

• CFPB's Django HUD API must be installed in a location where the Javascript can access it via an AJAX call.
• jQuery
• The "Find a Housing Counselor" Front End uses the Google Maps API to generate an interactive map. However, this feature could be removed without affecting the results. At this time, the code does not contain a setting or option to disable or remove the Google Maps API components.

Installation

The "Find a Housing Counselor" Front End consists of a specific document object model (contained in the HTML file) and Javascript meant to manipulate the DOM. Installation can vary depending on implementation of the HTML and JS. However, a few settings at the top of the main.js file can be edited to simplify installation.

• API url: Found in the main.js file with the variable name qurl.