wrapper to use Google Maps API from node.js

wrap Google Maps API

• call Directions api
• directions(origin, destination, options, cb, sensor, isHttps, isRequest);
• parameter
  • origin: origin parameter (required)
    • input data type
      • address text or lat/lng text like latitude,longitude
      • or
      • lat/lng object {lat: xxxxx, lng: xxxxx}
  • destination: destination parameter (required)
    • input data type
      • address text or lat/lng text like latitude,longitude
      • or
      • lat/lng object {lat: xxxxx, lng: xxxxx}
  • options: optional parameter.
    • set key value object
    • waypoints
      • This optional key value data can be array object.
      • If this parameter is array, data in the array is connected with '|' internally.
  • cb: call back function
  • sensor: sensor parameter (default false)
  • isHttps: https setting (default false)
  • isRequest: if this value is false, return generated url(not do http request)(default null)

• call Distance Matrix api
• distancematrix(origins, destinations, options, cb, sensor, isHttps, isRequest);
• parameter
  • origins: origin parameter (required)
    • origin or array of origin
    • This field can use both array and not array object
    • input data type
      • address text or lat/lng text like latitude,longitude
      • or
      • lat/lng object {lat: xxxxx, lng: xxxxx}
  • destination: destination parameter (required)
    • destination or array of destination
    • This field can use both array and not array object
    • input data type
      • address text or lat/lng text like latitude,longitude
      • or
      • lat/lng object {lat: xxxxx, lng: xxxxx}
  • options: optional parameter.
    • set key value object
  • cb: call back function
  • sensor: sensor parameter (default false)
  • isHttps: https setting (default false)
  • isRequest: if this value is false, return generated url(not do http request)(default null)

• locations(locations, options, cb, sensor, isHttps, isRequest)
• parameter
  • locations: location parameter (required)
    • location or array of location
    • This field can use both array and not array object
    • input data type
      • lat/lng text like latitude,longitude
      • or
      • lat/lng object {lat: xxxxx, lng: xxxxx}
  • options: optional parameter.
    • set key value object
  • cb: call back function
  • sensor: sensor parameter (default false)
  • isHttps: https setting (default false)
  • isRequest: if this value is false, return generated url(not do http request)(default null)

• path(path, samples, options, cb, sensor, isHttps, isRequest)
• parameter
  • path: path parameter (required)
    • path or array of path
    • This field can use both array and not array object
    • input data type
      • lat/lng text like latitude,longitude
      • or
      • lat/lng object {lat: xxxxx, lng: xxxxx}
  • samples: samples parameter (required)
  • options: optional parameter.
    • set key value object
  • cb: call back function
  • sensor: sensor parameter (default false)
  • isHttps: https setting (default false)
  • isRequest: if this value is false, return generated url(not do http request)(default null)

• geocoding(address, options, cb, sensor, isHttps, isRequest)

• parameter

  • address: address parameter (required)
    • address text
  • options: optional parameter.
    • set key value object
    • extra option
      • components
        • set key value object to use component filter
  • cb: call back function
  • sensor: sensor parameter (default false)
  • isHttps: https setting (default false)
  • isRequest: if this value is false, return generated url(not do http request)(default null)

• reverseGeocoding(lat, lng, options, cb, sensor, isHttps, isRequest)

• parameter

  • lat: latitude (required)
  • lng: longitude (required)
  • options: optional parameter.
    • set key value object
    • extra option
      • components
        • set key value object to use component filter
  • cb: call back function
  • sensor: sensor parameter (default false)
  • isHttps: https setting (default false)
  • isRequest: if this value is false, return generated url(not do http request)(default null)

• timezone(lat, lng, timestamp, options, cb, sensor, isRequest)
• parameter
  • lat: latitude (required)
  • lng: longitude (required)
  • timestamp: timestamp (required)
  • options: optional parameter.
    • set key value object
  • cb: call back function
  • sensor: sensor parameter (default false)
  • isRequest: if this value is false, return generated url(not do http request)(default null)

• staticmap(parameters, cb, sensor, isHttps, isRequest)
• parameter
  • parameters: key value parameter
  • cb: call back function
  • sensor: sensor parameter (default false)
  • isHttps: https setting (default false)
  • isRequest: if this value is false, return generated url(not do http request)(default null)

• setProxy

  • set proxy for http request
    • setProxy(proxy, port);
    • proxy: ptocy
    • port: port

• setParameter

  • set parameter to use each api
  • setParameter(key, value);
  • This parameter is stored internally and used at every request

• clearParameter

  • clear stored parameter

• setOutput

  • set output format
  • xml or json

• setProxy

  • set proxy for http request
    • setProxy(proxy, port);
    • proxy: ptocy
    • port: port

• setParameter

  • set parameter to use each api
  • setParameter(key, value);
  • This parameter is stored internally and used at every request

• clearParameter

  • clear stored parameter

• setOutput

  • set output format
  • xml or json

// call api
var gmaputil = require('googlemapsutil');

// call api from class object
var cb = function(err, result) {
  if (err) {
    console.log(err);
  }
  console.log(result);
};

// directions api sample
gmaputil.directions('Toronto', 'Montreal', null, cb);
gmaputil.directions('Toronto', 'Montreal', {avoid: 'highways', mode: 'bicycling'}, cb);

// distance matrix api sample
gmaputil.distancematrix(['Vancouver+BC', 'Seattle'], ['San+Francisco', 'Victoria+BC'], {mode: 'bicycling', language: 'fr-FR'}, cb);

// elevation api sample
// locations
gmaputil.locations([{lat:39.7391536, lng:-104.9847034},{lat:36.455556,lng:-116.866667}], null, cb);
// this is same with above
gmaputil.locations('39.7391536,-104.9847034|36.455556,-116.866667', null, cb);

// path
gmaputil.path([{lat: 36.578581, lng:-118.291994},{lat:36.23998,lng:-116.83171}],3, null, cb);

// geocoding api sample
// geocoding
gmaputil.geocoding('1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA', null, cb);

// geocoding with components filter
gmaputil.geocoding('Torun', {components: {administrative_area:'TX', country:'US'}}, cb);
// geocoding components filter only
gmaputil.geocoding(null, {components: {route:'Annegatan', administrative_area:'Helsinki',country:'Finland'}}, cb);

// reverse geocoding
gmaputil.reverseGeocoding(40.714224,-73.961452, null, cb);


// change output format
// xml
gmaputil.setOutput('xml');
// json
gmaputil.setOutput('json');

// call api from class object
var cb = function(err, result) {
  if (err) {
    console.log(err);
  }
  console.log(result);
};


var Directions = require('googlemapsutil').Directions;
directions = new Directions();
 // directions api sample
directions.directions('Toronto', 'Montreal', null, cb);
directions.directions('Toronto', 'Montreal', {avoid: 'highways', mode: 'bicycling'}, cb);

// distance matrix api sample
var Distancematrix = require('googlemapsutil').Distancematrix;
distancematrix = new Distancematrix();
distancematrix.distancematrix(['Vancouver+BC', 'Seattle'], ['San+Francisco', 'Victoria+BC'], {mode: 'bicycling', language: 'fr-FR'}, cb);

// elevation api sample    
var Elevation  = require('googlemapsutil').Elevation;
elevation = new Elevation();
// locations
elevation.locations([{lat:39.7391536, lng:-104.9847034},{lat:36.455556,lng:-116.866667}], null, cb);
// this is same with above
elevation.locations('39.7391536,-104.9847034|36.455556,-116.866667', null, cb);

// path
elevation.path([{lat: 36.578581, lng:-118.291994},{lat:36.23998,lng:-116.83171}],3, null, cb);

// geocoding api sample
var Geocoding  = require('googlemapsutil').Geocoding;
geocoding = new Geocoding();

// geocoding
geocoding.geocoding('1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA', null, cb);

// geocoding with components filter
geocoding.geocoding('Torun', {components: {administrative_area:'TX', country:'US'}}, null, cb);
// geocoding components filter only
geocoding.geocoding(null, {components: {route:'Annegatan', administrative_area:'Helsinki',country:'Finland'}}, null, cb);

// reverse geocoding
geocoding.reverseGeocoding(40.714224,-73.961452, null, cb);

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