geocode

#!/bin/bash

# Outputs location data for a given place (optionally just latitude/longitude)
# Requires: $GOOGLE_SERVER_KEY API Key to be defined
# Deps: jq, usage.sh

set -u
usage.sh 'geocode [-latlong] "some location"' $@ && exit

SERVER_KEY_HELP_URL='https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/php/guide/aaa_apikeys'
[ -z "$GOOGLE_SERVER_KEY" ] && echo -e '$GOOGLE_SERVER_KEY needs to be created and set.\n\nSee '$SERVER_KEY_HELP_URL' for instructions on how to create a server key.\n\nThen set it in your shell configuration file.' && exit

if [[ "$1" =~ "latlong" ]]; then
	latlong=true
	shift
fi

place=$(echo "$1" | tr ' ' '+')

json=`curl -s "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address="$place"&key=$GOOGLE_SERVER_KEY"`

[ $latlong ] && echo $json | jq '.results[].geometry.location | flatten' || echo $json