gistfile1.rb

require "net/http"
require "uri"

module Google
  class Geocode
    attr_accessor :address
    attr_reader :key, :latutude, :longitude
    
    def initialize( key, address )
      @key = key
      @address = address
    end
    
    def lookup
      uri = URI.parse( "http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?sensor=false&output=csv&q=#{CGI.escape(@address)}&key=#{@key}" )
      res = Net::HTTP.get_response( uri )
      
      case res
      when Net::HTTPSuccess
        #set lat, long
        status, accuracy, latutude, longitude = res.body.split( ',' )
        if status == "200"
          @latutude = latutude
          @longitude = longitude
        else
          RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.debug res.body
          res.error!
        end
      else
        RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.debug res.body
        res.error!
      end
      
      self
    end
  end
end