geocoder.rb

##
# Add geocoding functionality (via Google) to any object.
#
module Geocoder
  
  ##
  # Implementation of 'included' hook method.
  #
  def self.included(base)
    base.extend ClassMethods
    base.class_eval do

      # named scope: geocoded objects
      named_scope :geocoded,
        :conditions => "#{geocoder_options[:latitude]} IS NOT NULL " +
          "AND #{geocoder_options[:longitude]} IS NOT NULL"

      # named scope: not-geocoded objects
      named_scope :not_geocoded,
        :conditions => "#{geocoder_options[:latitude]} IS NULL " +
          "OR #{geocoder_options[:longitude]} IS NULL"
      
      ##
      # Find all objects within a radius (in miles) of the given location
      # (address string). Location (the first argument) may be either a string
      # to geocode or an array of coordinates (<tt>[lat,long]</tt>).
      #
      named_scope :near, lambda{ |location, *args|
        latitude, longitude = location.is_a?(Array) ?
          location : Geocoder.fetch_coordinates(location)
        if latitude and longitude
          near_scope_options(latitude, longitude, *args)
        else
          {}
        end
      }
    end
  end
    
  ##
  # Methods which will be class methods of the including class.
  #
  module ClassMethods

    ##
    # DEPRECATED: Please use the +near+ method/named scope instead.
    #
    def find_near(location, radius = 20, options = {})
      warn "Geocoder deprecation warning: the 'find_near' class method is " +
        "deprecated, please use the 'near' method, which is a named scope."
      near(location, radius, options)
    end
    
    ##
    # Get options hash suitable for passing to ActiveRecord.find to get
    # records within a radius (in miles) of the given point.
    # Taken from excellent tutorial at:
    # http://www.scribd.com/doc/2569355/Geo-Distance-Search-with-MySQL
    # 
    # Options hash may include:
    # 
    # +order+     :: column(s) for ORDER BY SQL clause
    # +limit+     :: number of records to return (for LIMIT SQL clause)
    # +offset+    :: number of records to skip (for LIMIT SQL clause)
    #
    def near_scope_options(latitude, longitude, radius = 20, options = {})

      # set defaults/clean up arguments
      options[:order] ||= 'distance ASC'
      radius            = radius.to_i

      # constrain search to a (radius x radius) square
      factor = (Math::cos(latitude * Math::PI / 180.0) * 69.0).abs
      lon_lo = longitude - (radius / factor);
      lon_hi = longitude + (radius / factor);
      lat_lo = latitude  - (radius / 69.0);
      lat_hi = latitude  + (radius / 69.0);

      # build limit clause
      limit = nil
      if options[:limit] or options[:offset]
        options[:offset] ||= 0
        limit = "#{options[:offset]},#{options[:limit]}"
      end
      
      # generate hash
      lat_attr = geocoder_options[:latitude]
      lon_attr = geocoder_options[:longitude]
      {
        :select => "*, 3956 * 2 * ASIN(SQRT(" +
          "POWER(SIN((#{latitude} - #{lat_attr}) * " +
          "PI() / 180 / 2), 2) + COS(#{latitude} * PI()/180) * " +
          "COS(#{lat_attr} * PI() / 180) * " +
          "POWER(SIN((#{longitude} - #{lon_attr}) * " +
          "PI() / 180 / 2), 2) )) as distance",
        :conditions => [
          "#{lat_attr} BETWEEN ? AND ? AND " +
          "#{lon_attr} BETWEEN ? AND ?",
          lat_lo, lat_hi, lon_lo, lon_hi],
        :having => "distance <= #{radius}",
        :order  => options[:order],
        :limit  => limit
      }
    end

    ##
    # Get the coordinates [lat,lon] of an object. This is not great but it
    # seems cleaner than polluting the object method namespace.
    #
    def _get_coordinates(object)
      [object.send(geocoder_options[:latitude]),
      object.send(geocoder_options[:longitude])]
    end
  end
  
  ##
  # Is this object geocoded? (Does it have latitude and longitude?)
  #
  def geocoded?
    self.class._get_coordinates(self).compact.size > 0
  end
  
  ##
  # Calculate the distance from the object to a point (lat,lon).
  # Valid units are defined in <tt>distance_between</tt> class method.
  #
  def distance_to(lat, lon, units = :mi)
    return nil unless geocoded?
    mylat,mylon = self.class._get_coordinates(self)
    Geocoder.distance_between(mylat, mylon, lat, lon, :units => units)
  end
  
  ##
  # Get other geocoded objects within a given radius (in miles). Takes a
  # radius (in miles) and options for passing to the +near+ named scope
  # (<tt>:order</tt>, <tt>:limit</tt>, and <tt>:offset</tt>).
  #
  def nearbys(radius = 20, options = {})
    return [] unless geocoded?
    coords  = self.class._get_coordinates(self)
    options = {:conditions => ["id != ?", id]}.merge(options)
    self.class.near(coords, radius, options) - [self]
  end
  
  ##
  # Fetch coordinates and assign +latitude+ and +longitude+. Also returns
  # coordinates as an array: <tt>[lat, lon]</tt>.
  #
  def fetch_coordinates(save = false)
    location = send(self.class.geocoder_options[:method_name])
    returning Geocoder.fetch_coordinates(location) do |c|
      unless c.blank?
        method = (save ? "update" : "write") + "_attribute"
        send method, self.class.geocoder_options[:latitude], c[0]
        send method, self.class.geocoder_options[:longitude], c[1]
      end
    end
  end

  ##
  # Fetch coordinates and update (save) +latitude+ and +longitude+ data.
  #
  def fetch_coordinates!
    fetch_coordinates(true)
  end

  ##
  # Query Google for the coordinates of the given phrase.
  # Returns array [lat,lon] if found, nil if not found or if network error.
  #
  def self.fetch_coordinates(query)
    return nil unless doc = self.search(query)
    
    # make sure search found a result
    e = doc.elements['kml/Response/Status/code']
    return nil unless (e and e.text == "200")
    
    # isolate the relevant part of the result
    place = doc.elements['kml/Response/Placemark']

    # if there are multiple results, blindly use the first
    coords = place.elements['Point/coordinates'].text
    coords.split(',')[0...2].reverse.map{ |i| i.to_f }
  end
  
  ##
  # Calculate the distance between two points on Earth (Haversine formula).
  # Takes two sets of coordinates and an options hash:
  # 
  # <tt>:units</tt> :: <tt>:mi</tt> (default) or <tt>:km</tt>
  #
  def self.distance_between(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2, options = {})
    
    # set default options
    options[:units] ||= :mi
    
    # define conversion factors
    units = { :mi => 3956, :km => 6371 }
    
    # convert degrees to radians
    lat1 = to_radians(lat1)
    lon1 = to_radians(lon1)
    lat2 = to_radians(lat2)
    lon2 = to_radians(lon2)
    
    # compute distances
    dlat = (lat1 - lat2).abs
    dlon = (lon1 - lon2).abs
    
    a = (Math.sin(dlat / 2))**2 + Math.cos(lat1) *
        (Math.sin(dlon / 2))**2 * Math.cos(lat2)  
    c = 2 * Math.atan2( Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1-a))  
    c * units[options[:units]]
  end
  
  ##
  # Compute the geographic center (aka geographic midpoint, center of
  # gravity) for an array of [lat,lon] points. Follows the procedure
  # documented at http://www.geomidpoint.com/calculation.html.
  #
  def self.geographic_center(points)
    
    # convert lat, lon pairs to radians
    points.map!{ |p| [to_radians(p[0]), to_radians(p[1])] }
    
    # convert to Cartesian coordinates
    x = []; y = []; z = []
    points.each do |p|
      x << Math.cos(p[0]) * Math.cos(p[1])
      y << Math.cos(p[0]) * Math.sin(p[1])
      z << Math.sin(p[0])
    end

    # compute average coordinate values
    xa, ya, za = [x,y,z].map do |c|
      c.inject(0){ |tot,i| tot += i } / c.size.to_f
    end
    
    # convert back to latitude/longitude
    lon = Math.atan2(ya, xa)
    hyp = Math.sqrt(xa**2 + ya**2)
    lat = Math.atan2(za, hyp)
    
    # return answer in degrees
    [to_degrees(lat), to_degrees(lon)]
  end

  ##
  # Convert degrees to radians.
  #
  def self.to_radians(degrees)
    degrees * (Math::PI / 180)
  end
  
  ##
  # Convert radians to degrees.
  #
  def self.to_degrees(radians)
    (radians * 180.0) / Math::PI
  end
  
  ##
  # Query Google for geographic information about the given phrase.
  #
  def self.search(query)
    if doc = _fetch_xml(query)
      REXML::Document.new(doc)
    end
  end
  
  ##
  # Request an XML geo search result from Google.
  # This method is not intended for general use (prefer Geocoder.search).
  #
  def self._fetch_xml(query)
    params = {
      :q      => query,
      :key    => GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY,
      :output => "xml",
      :sensor => "false",
      :oe     => "utf8"
    }
    url    = "http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?" + params.to_query
    
    # Query geocoder and make sure it responds quickly.
    begin
      resp = nil
      timeout(3) do
        Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(url)).body
      end
    rescue SocketError, TimeoutError
      return nil
    end
  end
end

##
# Add geocoded_by method to ActiveRecord::Base so Geocoder is accessible.
#
ActiveRecord::Base.class_eval do
  
  ##
  # Set attribute names and include the Geocoder module.
  #
  def self.geocoded_by(method_name = :location, options = {})
    class_inheritable_reader :geocoder_options
    write_inheritable_attribute :geocoder_options, {
      :method_name => method_name,
      :latitude    => options[:latitude]  || :latitude,
      :longitude   => options[:longitude] || :longitude
    }
    include Geocoder
  end
end