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Geolocation zip code lookup using google maps and angular. (Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/robhurring/kL50yeek/)
(function(angular) {
'use strict';
var app = angular.module('MyApp', []);
app.factory('GeolocationSvc', [
'$q', '$window',
function($q, $window) {
return function() {
var deferred = $q.defer();
if(!$window.navigator) {
deferred.reject(new Error('Geolocation is not supported'));
} else {
$window.navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
deferred.resolve({
lat: position.coords.latitude,
lng: position.coords.longitude
});
}, deferred.reject);
}
return deferred.promise;
};
}]);
app.factory('ZipCodeLookupSvc', [
'$q', '$http', 'GeolocationSvc',
function($q, $http, GeolocationSvc) {
var MAPS_ENDPOINT = 'http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng={POSITION}&sensor=false';
return {
urlForLatLng: function(lat, lng) {
return MAPS_ENDPOINT.replace('{POSITION}', lat + ',' + lng);
},
lookupByLatLng: function(lat, lng) {
var deferred = $q.defer();
var url = this.urlForLatLng(lat, lng);
$http.get(url).success(function(response) {
// hacky
var zipCode;
angular.forEach(response.results, function(result) {
if(result.types[0] === 'postal_code') {
zipCode = result.address_components[0].short_name;
}
});
deferred.resolve(zipCode);
}).error(deferred.reject);
return deferred.promise;
},
lookup: function() {
var deferred = $q.defer();
var self = this;
GeolocationSvc().then(function(position) {
deferred.resolve(self.lookupByLatLng(position.lat, position.lng));
}, deferred.reject);
return deferred.promise;
}
};
}
]);
app.controller('MainCtrl', ['$scope', 'ZipCodeLookupSvc',
function($scope, ZipCodeLookupSvc) {
$scope.zipCode = null;
$scope.message = 'Finding zip code...';
ZipCodeLookupSvc.lookup().then(function(zipCode) {
$scope.zipCode = zipCode;
}, function(err) {
$scope.message = err;
});
}]);
})(angular);
<div ng-app="MyApp">
<div ng-controller="MainCtrl">
<div ng-show="zipCode">
<p>{{ zipCode }}</p>
</div>
<div ng-hide="zipCode">
<p>{{ message }}</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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