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Localities Geocode

Use the LocalitiesService to geocode addresses and reverse geocode locations.
  1. Example
  2. Running the Sample Locally

Example

Localities Geocode
        // Initialize and add the map
let map: woosmap.map.Map;
let marker: woosmap.map.Marker;
let infoWindow: woosmap.map.InfoWindow;
let localitiesService: woosmap.map.LocalitiesService;
const request: woosmap.map.localities.LocalitiesGeocodeRequest = {};

function initMap() {
  map = new window.woosmap.map.Map(
    document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
    {
      center: { lat: 51.50940214, lng: -0.133012 },
      zoom: 12,
    },
  );
  infoWindow = new woosmap.map.InfoWindow({});
  localitiesService = new woosmap.map.LocalitiesService();
  map.addListener("click", (e) => {
    handleGeocode(e.latlng);
  });
}

const inputElement = document.getElementById(
  "autocomplete-input",
) as HTMLInputElement;
const clearSearchBtn = document.getElementsByClassName(
  "clear-searchButton",
)[0] as HTMLButtonElement;

if (inputElement) {
  inputElement.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
    if (e.key === "Enter") {
      handleGeocode(null);
    }
  });
  inputElement.addEventListener("input", () => {
    if (inputElement.value !== "") {
      clearSearchBtn.style.display = "block";
    } else {
      clearSearchBtn.style.display = "none";
    }
  });
}
clearSearchBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
  inputElement.value = "";
  clearSearchBtn.style.display = "none";
  if (marker) {
    marker.setMap(null);
    infoWindow.close();
  }
  inputElement.focus();
});

function handleGeocode(latlng: woosmap.map.LatLngLiteral | null) {
  if (latlng) {
    request.latLng = latlng;
    delete request.address;
  } else if (inputElement?.value !== "") {
    request.address = inputElement.value;
    delete request.latLng;
  }

  if (request.latLng || request.address) {
    localitiesService
      .geocode(request)
      .then((localities) => displayLocality(localities.results[0]))
      .catch((error) => console.error("Error geocoding localities:", error));
  }
}

function displayLocality(
  locality: woosmap.map.localities.LocalitiesGeocodeResult | null,
) {
  if (marker) {
    marker.setMap(null);
    infoWindow.close();
  }

  if (locality?.geometry) {
    marker = new woosmap.map.Marker({
      position: locality.geometry.location,
      icon: {
        url: "https://images.woosmap.com/marker.png",
        scaledSize: {
          height: 50,
          width: 32,
        },
      },
    });
    marker.setMap(map);
    infoWindow.setContent(`<span>${locality.formatted_address}</span>`);
    infoWindow.open(map, marker);
    map.setCenter(locality.geometry.location);
    map.setZoom(14);
  }
}

declare global {
  interface Window {
    initMap: () => void;
  }
}
window.initMap = initMap;

    
        // Initialize and add the map
let map;
let marker;
let infoWindow;
let localitiesService;
const request = {};

function initMap() {
  map = new window.woosmap.map.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
    center: { lat: 51.50940214, lng: -0.133012 },
    zoom: 12,
  });
  infoWindow = new woosmap.map.InfoWindow({});
  localitiesService = new woosmap.map.LocalitiesService();
  map.addListener("click", (e) => {
    handleGeocode(e.latlng);
  });
}

const inputElement = document.getElementById("autocomplete-input");
const clearSearchBtn = document.getElementsByClassName("clear-searchButton")[0];

if (inputElement) {
  inputElement.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
    if (e.key === "Enter") {
      handleGeocode(null);
    }
  });
  inputElement.addEventListener("input", () => {
    if (inputElement.value !== "") {
      clearSearchBtn.style.display = "block";
    } else {
      clearSearchBtn.style.display = "none";
    }
  });
}

clearSearchBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
  inputElement.value = "";
  clearSearchBtn.style.display = "none";
  if (marker) {
    marker.setMap(null);
    infoWindow.close();
  }

  inputElement.focus();
});

function handleGeocode(latlng) {
  if (latlng) {
    request.latLng = latlng;
    delete request.address;
  } else if (inputElement?.value !== "") {
    request.address = inputElement.value;
    delete request.latLng;
  }

  if (request.latLng || request.address) {
    localitiesService
      .geocode(request)
      .then((localities) => displayLocality(localities.results[0]))
      .catch((error) => console.error("Error geocoding localities:", error));
  }
}

function displayLocality(locality) {
  if (marker) {
    marker.setMap(null);
    infoWindow.close();
  }

  if (locality?.geometry) {
    marker = new woosmap.map.Marker({
      position: locality.geometry.location,
      icon: {
        url: "https://images.woosmap.com/marker.png",
        scaledSize: {
          height: 50,
          width: 32,
        },
      },
    });
    marker.setMap(map);
    infoWindow.setContent(`<span>${locality.formatted_address}</span>`);
    infoWindow.open(map, marker);
    map.setCenter(locality.geometry.location);
    map.setZoom(14);
  }
}

window.initMap = initMap;

    
        /*
 * Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element
 * that contains the map.
 */
#map {
  height: 100%;
}

/*
 * Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window.
 */
html,
body {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Noto Sans, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji;
}

#autocomplete-container {
  display: flex;
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  left: 10px;
  z-index: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 -1px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  max-width: 320px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 42px;
  border: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  align-items: center;
  cursor: text;
  font-size: 15px;
}

#autocomplete-container .search-icon, #autocomplete-container .clear-icon {
  color: inherit;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  height: 16px;
  width: 16px;
}

#autocomplete-container .clear-icon {
  transform: scale(1.3);
}

#autocomplete-input {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 0;
  height: 40px;
  line-height: 24px;
  vertical-align: top;
  transition-property: color;
  transition-duration: 0.3s;
  width: 100%;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 0;
  border: 0;
  margin: 0 8px;
  outline: 0;
  overflow: visible;
  appearance: textfield;
  font-size: 100%;
}

.clear-searchButton {
  display: none;
  height: 18px;
  width: 22px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  vertical-align: middle;
  pointer-events: all;
  cursor: pointer;
}

#app {
  height: 100%;
}

.btn {
  background: #3d5afe;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14), 0 1px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0 3px 1px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  -webkit-transition: background 0.3s, color 0.3s;
  transition: background 0.3s, color 0.3s;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #202124;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline;
  font-weight: 600;
  height: 38px;
  padding: 0 15px;
  position: relative;
  align-items: center;
}
.btn:hover {
  background: #0a2ffe;
}

.btnText {
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.25rem;
}
.btnText:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}

#instructions {
  max-width: 300px;
  font-size: 17px;
  padding: 10px;
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 50px;
  left: 0;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  margin: 10px;
  padding: 5px;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: 1;
}


    
        <html>
  <head>
    <title>Localities Geocode</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta charset="utf-8" />

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="app">
      <div id="autocomplete-container">
        <svg class="search-icon" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
          <path
            d="M3.617 7.083a4.338 4.338 0 1 1 8.676 0 4.338 4.338 0 0 1-8.676 0m4.338-5.838a5.838 5.838 0 1 0 2.162 11.262l2.278 2.279a1 1 0 0 0 1.415-1.414l-1.95-1.95A5.838 5.838 0 0 0 7.955 1.245"
            fill-rule="evenodd"
            clip-rule="evenodd"
          ></path>
        </svg>

        <input
          type="text"
          id="autocomplete-input"
          placeholder="Geocode Localities..."
        />
        <button aria-label="Clear" class="clear-searchButton" type="button">
          <svg class="clear-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
            <path
              d="M7.074 5.754a.933.933 0 1 0-1.32 1.317L10.693 12l-4.937 4.929a.931.931 0 1 0 1.319 1.317l4.938-4.93 4.937 4.93a.933.933 0 0 0 1.581-.662.93.93 0 0 0-.262-.655L13.331 12l4.937-4.929a.93.93 0 0 0-.663-1.578.93.93 0 0 0-.656.261l-4.938 4.93z"
            ></path>
          </svg>
        </button>
      </div>

      <div id="instructions">
        Enter an address to geocode or click on the map to reverse geocode.
      </div>

      <div id="map"></div>
    </div>

    <script
      src="https://sdk.woosmap.com/map/map.js?key=woos-48c80350-88aa-333e-835a-07f4b658a9a4&callback=initMap"
      defer
    ></script>
  </body>
</html>

Running the Sample Locally

Before you can run this sample on your local machine, you need to have Git and Node.js installed. If they’re not already installed, follow these instructions to get them set up.

Once you have Git and Node.js installed, you can run the sample by following these steps:

  1. Clone the repository and navigate to the directory of the sample.

  2. Install the necessary dependencies.

  3. Start running the sample.

Here are the commands you can use in your terminal to do this:

Shell
        git clone -b sample/localities-geocode https://github.com/woosmap/js-samples.git
cd js-samples
npm i
npm start

You can experiment with other samples by switching to any branch that starts with the pattern sample/SAMPLE_NAME.

Shell
        git checkout sample/SAMPLE_NAME
npm i
npm start
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