PHPackages alexsawallich/zend-google-geocoder - PHPackages - PHPackages [Skip to content](#main-content)[PHPackages](/)[Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Leaderboard](/leaderboard)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)[Collections](/collections)[Log in](/login)[Sign up](/register) 1. [Directory](/) 2. / 3. [HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. alexsawallich/zend-google-geocoder ActiveLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) alexsawallich/zend-google-geocoder ================================== A Zend-Framework-Module providing a small service-class to query the Google Geocoder API. Results can optionally be cached to avoid running into the API's query limitations. 14541PHP Since Nov 17Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/alexsawallich/ZendGoogleGeocoder)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/alexsawallich/zend-google-geocoder)[ RSS](/packages/alexsawallich-zend-google-geocoder/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (2)Used By (0) What is ZendGoogleGeocoder? =========================== [](#what-is-zendgooglegeocoder) ZendGoogleGeocoder is a *Zend Framework 2*-Module which provides a service to query the [Google Geocoding API](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro). The module allows you to retrieve the service from your *ServiceLocator* and use a method to retrieve the geocoordinates for the provided address/location. The module ships with an API-Client which uses either `file_get_contents` or `cURL` to request data from Google's API. Each step in the workflow of querying the API is documented by using `Zend\Log`. However by default logging is disabled by using the [Zend\\Log\\Writer\\Noop](http://framework.zend.com/manual/current/en/modules/zend.log.writers.html#stubbing-out-the-writer)-Writer, which you can change by overriding a certrain config key (see [Wiki](https://github.com/alexsawallich/ZendGoogleGeocoder/wiki) for more details). To avoid running into quota-limits the responses from Google's API are being cached \[INCOMPLETE\]. Usage Example ------------- [](#usage-example) *More examples can be found in the [Wiki](https://github.com/alexsawallich/ZendGoogleGeocoder/wiki).* ``` // For example in an action-method $address = $this->getRequest()->getPost('address'); $geocoderService = $this->getServiceLocator()->get('ZendGoogleGeocoderService'); $response = $geocoderService->geocodeAddress($address, $format = 'xml'); // Do something with the response here... ``` Installation ============ [](#installation) Step 1: Getting the files ------------------------- [](#step-1-getting-the-files) As usual you have the typical three options to install the module. **Step 1a: Composer**The preferred way is to use composer. The modules' name is `alexsawallich/zend-google-geocoder`. So you can either put it in the `require`-section of your composer.json like this: ``` "require": { // ... more here "alexsawallich/zend-google-geocoder": "dev-master", // ... more here } ``` or you can add it in commandline like so: ``` $ php composer.phar require "alexsawallich/zend-google-geocoder" ``` When you're done with that run the composer update command: ``` $ php composer.phar update ``` **Step 1b: Git clone** In commandline head to your `vendor`-directory of your application and run the `git clone` command: ``` $ cd /path/to/my/project/vendor $ git clone https://github.com/alexsawallich/ZendGoogleGeocoder.git ``` % If you have an UI-based client (like GitHub for Windows) you will probably know which buttons you have to click. **Step 1c: Manual download** Even though it's a bit old-fashioned and you won't be able to update the module through composer you can of course manually download a ZIP-file from this GitHub-page and put the extracted folder into your `vendor` or `modules`-directory. Step 2: Configuration --------------------- [](#step-2-configuration) After you've got the files you need to enable the module in your `application.config.php`-file. ``` // application.config.php return array( 'modules' => array( 'ZendGoogleGeocoder' // ... ``` Now head into the ZendGoogleGeocoder-directory and copy `config/geocoder.global.php.dist` to `root-of-your-project/config/geocoder.global.php`. Open the file and configure the available options to your needs. Now you should be able to use the module. Features / Todo / Roadmap ========================= [](#features--todo--roadmap) - Possibility to query the Google Geocoder API \[DONE\] - Option to provide an API-Key for usage in the API requests \[DONE\] - Query API by providing an address \[DONE\] - Query API by providing components (defined by Google's API) \[INCOMPLETE\] - Possibility for detailed logging \[DONE\] - Possibility to cache the requests to avoid running into quota limits \[INCOMPLETE\] Notice concerning Google's TOS ============================== [](#notice-concerning-googles-tos) If you read the docs of the Google Geocoding API you will find the following ([Source](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/usage-limits#terms-of-use-restrictions)): > The Google Maps Geocoding API may only be used in conjunction with a Google map; geocoding results without displaying them on a map is prohibited. For complete details on allowed usage, consult the Maps API Terms of Service License Restrictions. Please keep that in mind! ### Health Score 24 — LowBetter than 31% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity15 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity43 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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