jcblw / geode

:earth_americas: wrapper for www.geonames.org written in javascript as a node module
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Geode

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Locations API in node from www.geonames.org

Install

npm install geode

Use

You will need an account ~ its free (signup).

//include
var geo = new geode('username', {language: 'en', countryCode : 'US'})

geo.search({name :'Riverside'}, function(err, results){
    console.log([err, results])
})

Demo

Here is a simple Express App throwing up an API. (see demo).

The express code is just

var api = new Geode('username', {countryCode: "US", language: 'en'});

app.get('/:collection.:format', function(req, res){
  if(req.params.collection && req.params.format){
    api[req.params.collection](req.query, function(err, collection){
      res[req.params.format]({status : 200, results : collection});
    });
  }else{
    res.send('404');
  }
})

Testing

Make sure to install the development dependecies npm install --dev and then run.

USER=yourusername npm test