GeocoderJS
GeocoderJS is a JavaScript port of the Geocoder PHP library. It's meant as a compliment for client-side geocoding applications.
Installing
Install via npm.
$ npm install geocoder-jsor
Install via git clone
$ git clone https://github.com/asisyas/geocoder-js.git$ cd geocoder-js$ npm installBuilding
You can build an uglified version of the script by running 'grunt build'.
Testing
Unit tests are handled by Jasmine. To run unit tests from the command line, use 'grunt test'.
Contributing
Contibution libraries are installed by Bower. Unit tests are covered by Jasmine. Pull requests will not be accepted without:
- a) all unit/functional tests working
- b) any potentially affected example files still functional
- c) any additional functionality covered by unit/functional tests.
Providers
GeocoderJS comes with modules to integrate with various geocoding providers. The following table summarizes the features of each:
| Provider | Works in browsers? | Works in Node.JS? | Supports reverse geocoding? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | yes | yes | yes |
| Mapquest | yes | untested | yes |
| OpenStreetMap | yes | untested | yes |
| Bing | yes | untested | yes |
| Yandex | yes | untested | yes |