This api has a single endpoint \blanket\locations that takes an array of locations in the body and returns the nearsest location of the other endpoints. The location name is passed to the Google Places API to make an asynchronous request to get back the coordinates of the location. The distance formula is then used to find the next closest locatin from each valid location.
Make sure you have Node.js installed.
git clone https://github.com/white-rose/Blanket.git # or clone your own fork
cd Blanket
npm install
npm startYour app should now be running on localhost:8080.
Set git remote heroku - https://git.heroku.com/blanketlocations.git
git push heroku master
heroku open
This api is currently live at https://blanketlocations.herokuapp.com/blanket/locations
- If Google Maps Places API does not recognize location name then it will be ignored when finding the nearest location
- Instructions state that the payloads must contain between 50-100 locations
- Unknown Location names will be included in response with key UnknownLocation without any nearestlocation
Example: https://blanketlocations.herokuapp.com/blanket/locations
Request body:
{
"locations": [
"Statue of Liberty",
"Miami, FL",
"Paris",
"Los Angeles",
"Chicago",
"Houston",
"Phoenix",
"Philadelphia",
"San Antonio",
"San Diego",
"Dallas",
"San Jose",
"Austin",
"Jacksonville",
"Fort Worth",
"Columbus",
"San Francisco",
"Charlotte",
"Seattle",
"Denver",
"Washington",
"Boston",
"Detroit",
"Nashville",
"Portland",
"Memphis",
"Oklahoma City",
"Las Vegas",
"Louisville",
"Baltimore",
"Mulwaukee",
"Tuscon",
"Fresno",
"Mesa",
"Sacramento",
"Atlanta",
"Kansas City",
"Colorado Springs",
"Miami",
"Raleigh",
"Omaha",
"Long Beach",
"Virgina Beach",
"Oakland",
"Tulsa",
"Arlington",
"Tampa",
"New Orleans",
"Aurora",
"Anaheim",
"Unknown area"
]
}
Response body:
{
{
"name": "Fort Worth",
"nearestLocation": "Dallas"
},
{
"name": "San Jose",
"nearestLocation": "Oakland"
},
{
"name": "Austin",
"nearestLocation": "San Antonio"
},
{
"name": "Los Angeles",
"nearestLocation": "Long Beach"
},
{
"name": "Paris",
"nearestLocation": "Boston"
},
{
"name": "Colorado Springs",
"nearestLocation": "Denver"
},
{
"name": "Phoenix",
"nearestLocation": "Mesa"
},
{
"name": "Memphis",
"nearestLocation": "Nashville"
},
{
"name": "Nashville",
"nearestLocation": "Louisville"
},
{
"name": "Las Vegas",
"nearestLocation": "Anaheim"
},
{
"name": "Jacksonville",
"nearestLocation": "Tampa"
},
{
"name": "Fresno",
"nearestLocation": "San Jose"
},
{
"name": "Baltimore",
"nearestLocation": "Aurora at North Bethesda Center"
},
{
"name": "Milwaukee",
"nearestLocation": "Chicago"
},
{
"name": "San Antonio",
"nearestLocation": "Austin"
},
{
"name": "Statue of Liberty National Monument",
"nearestLocation": "Philadelphia"
},
{
"name": "New Orleans",
"nearestLocation": "Memphis"
},
{
"name": "Houston",
"nearestLocation": "Austin"
},
{
"name": "Philadelphia",
"nearestLocation": "Statue of Liberty National Monument"
},
{
"name": "Boston",
"nearestLocation": "Statue of Liberty National Monument"
},
{
"name": "San Francisco",
"nearestLocation": "Oakland"
},
{
"name": "Omaha",
"nearestLocation": "Kansas City"
},
{
"name": "Tampa",
"nearestLocation": "Jacksonville"
},
{
"name": "Tulsa",
"nearestLocation": "Oklahoma City"
},
{
"name": "Virginia Beach",
"nearestLocation": "Washington"
},
{
"name": "Kansas City",
"nearestLocation": "Omaha"
},
{
"name": "Louisville",
"nearestLocation": "Nashville"
},
{
"name": "Tucson",
"nearestLocation": "Mesa"
},
{
"name": "Raleigh",
"nearestLocation": "Charlotte"
},
{
"name": "Seattle",
"nearestLocation": "Portland"
},
{
"name": "Portland",
"nearestLocation": "Seattle"
},
{
"name": "Columbus",
"nearestLocation": "Detroit"
},
{
"name": "Detroit",
"nearestLocation": "Columbus"
},
{
"name": "Atlanta",
"nearestLocation": "Nashville"
},
{
"name": "Long Beach",
"nearestLocation": "Los Angeles"
},
{
"name": "San Diego",
"nearestLocation": "Anaheim"
},
{
"name": "Oakland",
"nearestLocation": "San Francisco"
},
{
"name": "Charlotte",
"nearestLocation": "Raleigh"
},
{
"name": "Anaheim",
"nearestLocation": "Long Beach"
},
{
"name": "Mesa",
"nearestLocation": "Phoenix"
},
{
"name": "Miami",
"nearestLocation": "Miami"
},
{
"name": "Miami",
"nearestLocation": "Miami"
},
{
"name": "Chicago",
"nearestLocation": "Milwaukee"
},
{
"name": "Dallas",
"nearestLocation": "Fort Worth"
},
{
"name": "Sacramento",
"nearestLocation": "Oakland"
},
{
"name": "Denver",
"nearestLocation": "Colorado Springs"
},
{
"name": "Washington",
"nearestLocation": "Arlington County"
},
{
"name": "Arlington County",
"nearestLocation": "Washington"
},
{
"name": "Oklahoma City",
"nearestLocation": "Tulsa"
},
{
"name": "Aurora at North Bethesda Center",
"nearestLocation": "Washington"
},
{
"UnverifiedLocationName": "Unknown area"
}
]
}