Geo-Coder-GeoApify/lib/Geo/Coder/GeoApify.pm
package Geo::Coder::GeoApify;
use strict;
use warnings;
use Carp;
use CHI;
use Encode;
use JSON::MaybeXS;
use HTTP::Request;
use LWP::UserAgent;
use LWP::Protocol::https;
use Params::Get;
use Time::HiRes;
use URI;
=head1 NAME
Geo::Coder::GeoApify - Provides a Geo-Coding functionality using L<https://www.geoapify.com/maps-api/>
=head1 VERSION
Version 0.02
=cut
our $VERSION = '0.02';
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Geo::Coder::GeoApify;
my $geo_coder = Geo::Coder::GeoApify->new(apiKey => $ENV{'GEOAPIFY_KEY'});
my $location = $geo_coder->geocode(location => '10 Downing St., London, UK');
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Geo::Coder::GeoApify provides an interface to https://www.geoapify.com/maps-api/,
a free Geo-Coding database covering many countries.
=over 4
=item * Caching
Identical geocode requests are cached (using L<CHI> or a user-supplied caching object),
reducing the number of HTTP requests to the API and speeding up repeated queries.
This module leverages L<CHI> for caching geocoding responses.
When a geocode request is made,
a cache key is constructed from the request.
If a cached response exists,
it is returned immediately,
avoiding unnecessary API calls.
=item * Rate-Limiting
A minimum interval between successive API calls can be enforced to ensure that the API is not overwhelmed and to comply with any request throttling requirements.
Rate-limiting is implemented using L<Time::HiRes>.
A minimum interval between API
calls can be specified via the C<min_interval> parameter in the constructor.
Before making an API call,
the module checks how much time has elapsed since the
last request and,
if necessary,
sleeps for the remaining time.
=back
=head1 METHODS
=head2 new
$geo_coder = Geo::Coder::GeoApify->new(apiKey => $ENV{'GEOAPIFY_KEY'});
Creates a new C<Geo::Coder::GeoApify> object with the provided apiKey.
It takes several optional parameters:
=over 4
=item * C<cache>
A caching object.
If not provided,
an in-memory cache is created with a default expiration of one hour.
=item * C<host>
The API host endpoint.
Defaults to L<https://api.geoapify.com/v1/geocode>.
=item * C<min_interval>
Minimum number of seconds to wait between API requests.
Defaults to C<0> (no delay).
Use this option to enforce rate-limiting.
=item * C<ua>
An object to use for HTTP requests.
If not provided, a default user agent is created.
=back
=cut
sub new
{
my $class = shift;
# Handle hash or hashref arguments
my %args = (ref($_[0]) eq 'HASH') ? %{$_[0]} : @_;
# Ensure the correct instantiation method is used
unless (defined $class) {
carp(__PACKAGE__, ' Use ->new() not ::new() to instantiate');
return;
}
# If $class is an object, clone it with new arguments
return bless { %{$class}, %args }, ref($class) if ref($class);
# Validate that the apiKey is provided and is a scalar
my $apiKey = $args{'apiKey'};
unless (defined $apiKey && !ref($apiKey)) {
carp(__PACKAGE__, defined $apiKey ? ' apiKey must be a scalar' : ' apiKey not given');
return;
}
# Set up user agent (ua) if not provided
my $ua = $args{'ua'} // LWP::UserAgent->new(agent => __PACKAGE__ . "/$VERSION");
$ua->default_header(accept_encoding => 'gzip,deflate');
$ua->env_proxy(1);
# Disable SSL verification if the host is not defined (not recommended in production)
$ua->ssl_opts(verify_hostname => 0) unless defined $args{'host'};
# Set host, defaulting to 'api.geoapify.com/v1/geocode'
my $host = $args{'host'} // 'api.geoapify.com/v1/geocode';
# Set up caching (default to an in-memory cache if none provided)
my $cache = $args{cache} || CHI->new(
driver => 'Memory',
global => 1,
expires_in => '1 day',
);
# Set up rate-limiting: minimum interval between requests (in seconds)
my $min_interval = $args{min_interval} || 0; # default: no delay
# Return the blessed object
return bless {
apiKey => $apiKey,
cache => $cache,
host => $host,
min_interval => $min_interval,
last_request => 0, # Initialize last_request timestamp
ua => $ua,
%args
}, $class;
}
=head2 geocode
$location = $geo_coder->geocode(location => $location);
print 'Latitude: ', $location->{'features'}[0]{'geometry'}{'coordinates'}[1], "\n";
print 'Longitude: ', $location->{'features'}[0]{'geometry'}{'coordinates'}[0], "\n";
@locations = $geo_coder->geocode('Portland, USA');
print 'There are Portlands in ', join (', ', map { $_->{'state'} } @locations), "\n";
=cut
sub geocode
{
my $self = shift;
my $params = Params::Get::get_params('location', @_);
# Ensure location is provided
my $location = $params->{location}
or Carp::croak('Usage: geocode(location => $location)');
# Fail when the input is just a set of numbers
if($location !~ /\D/) {
Carp::croak('Usage: ', __PACKAGE__, ": invalid input to geocode(), $location");
return;
}
# Encode location if it's in UTF-8
$location = Encode::encode_utf8($location) if Encode::is_utf8($location);
# Create URI for the API request
my $uri = URI->new("https://$self->{host}/search");
# Handle potential confusion between England and New England
$location =~ s/(.+),\s*England$/$1, United Kingdom/i;
# Replace spaces with plus signs for URL encoding
$location =~ s/\s/+/g;
# Set query parameters
$uri->query_form('text' => $location, 'apiKey' => $self->{'apiKey'});
my $url = $uri->as_string();
# Create a cache key based on the location (might want to use a stronger hash function if needed)
my $cache_key = "apify:$location";
if(my $cached = $self->{cache}->get($cache_key)) {
return $cached;
}
# Enforce rate-limiting: ensure at least min_interval seconds between requests.
my $now = time();
my $elapsed = $now - $self->{last_request};
if($elapsed < $self->{min_interval}) {
Time::HiRes::sleep($self->{min_interval} - $elapsed);
}
# Send the request and handle response
my $res = $self->{ua}->get($url);
# Update last_request timestamp
$self->{'last_request'} = time();
if($res->is_error()) {
Carp::carp("API returned error on $url: ", $res->status_line());
return {};
}
# Decode the JSON response
my $json = JSON::MaybeXS->new->utf8();
my $rc;
eval {
$rc = $json->decode($res->decoded_content());
};
if($@ || !defined $rc) {
Carp::carp("$url: Failed to decode JSON - ", $@ || $res->content());
return {};
}
# Cache the result before returning it
$self->{'cache'}->set($cache_key, $rc);
return $rc;
}
=head2 ua
Accessor method to get and set UserAgent object used internally. You
can call I<env_proxy> for example, to get the proxy information from
environment variables:
$geo_coder->ua()->env_proxy(1);
You can also set your own User-Agent object:
use LWP::UserAgent::Throttled;
my $ua = LWP::UserAgent::Throttled->new();
$ua->throttle({ 'api.geoapify.com' => 5 });
$ua->env_proxy(1);
$geo_coder = Geo::Coder::GeoApify->new({ ua => $ua, apiKey => $ENV{'GEOAPIFY_KEY'} });
=cut
sub ua
{
my $self = shift;
# Update 'ua' if an argument is provided
$self->{ua} = shift if @_;
# Return the 'ua' value
return $self->{ua};
}
=head2 reverse_geocode
my $address = $geo_coder->reverse_geocode(lat => 37.778907, lon => -122.39732);
print 'City: ', $address->{features}[0]->{'properties'}{'city'}, "\n";
Similar to geocode except it expects a latitude,longitude pair.
=cut
sub reverse_geocode
{
my $self = shift;
my $params = Params::Get::get_params(undef, @_);
# Validate latitude and longitude
my $lat = $params->{lat} or Carp::carp('Missing latitude (lat)');
my $lon = $params->{lon} or Carp::carp('Missing longitude (lon)');
return {} unless $lat && $lon; # Return early if lat or lon is missing
# Build URI for the API request
my $uri = URI->new("https://$self->{host}/reverse");
$uri->query_form(
'lat' => $lat,
'lon' => $lon,
'apiKey' => $self->{'apiKey'}
);
my $url = $uri->as_string();
# Create a cache key based on the location (might want to use a stronger hash function if needed)
my $cache_key = "apify:reverse:$lat:$lon";
if(my $cached = $self->{cache}->get($cache_key)) {
return $cached;
}
# Enforce rate-limiting: ensure at least min_interval seconds between requests.
my $now = time();
my $elapsed = $now - $self->{last_request};
if($elapsed < $self->{min_interval}) {
Time::HiRes::sleep($self->{min_interval} - $elapsed);
}
# Send request to the API
my $res = $self->{ua}->get($url);
# Update last_request timestamp
$self->{'last_request'} = time();
# Handle API errors
if($res->is_error) {
Carp::carp("API returned error on $url: ", $res->status_line());
return {};
}
# Decode the JSON response
my $json = JSON::MaybeXS->new->utf8();
my $rc;
eval {
$rc = $json->decode($res->decoded_content());
};
# Handle JSON decoding errors
if($@ || !defined $rc) {
Carp::carp("$url: Failed to decode JSON - ", $@ || $res->content());
return {};
}
# Cache the result before returning it
$self->{'cache'}->set($cache_key, $rc);
return $rc;
}
=head1 AUTHOR
Nigel Horne, C<< <njh at bandsman.co.uk> >>
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.
Lots of thanks to the folks at geoapify.com
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<Geo::Coder::GooglePlaces>, L<HTML::GoogleMaps::V3>
=head1 LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2024-2025 Nigel Horne.
This program is released under the following licence: GPL2
=cut
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