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staticmap.rb
require 'uri'
address = '335 Rue Saint-Joseph Est, Quebec City, QC'
marker_color = '4fc27d'
args = {
markers: "color:0x#{marker_color}|#{address}",
size: '640x330',
zoom: 14,
language: 'en',
sensor: false,
scale: 2 # @2x image
}
query = URI.encode_www_form(args)
path = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?"
puts "#{path}#{query}"
# => http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=color%3A0x4fc27d%7C335+Rue+Saint-Joseph+Est%2C+Quebec+City%2C+QC&size=640x330&zoom=14&language=en&sensor=false&scale=2
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