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Geocoder API

Module for the HERE Geocoder API.

GeocoderApi

Bases: HEREApi

A python interface into the HERE Geocoder API.

Source code in src/herepy/geocoder_api.py 
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class GeocoderApi(HEREApi):
    """A python interface into the HERE Geocoder API."""

    def __init__(self, api_key: str = None, timeout: int = None):
        """
        Initialize a GeocoderApi instance.

        Args:
          api_key (str):
            API key taken from HERE Developer Portal.
          timeout (int):
            Timeout limit for requests.

        """
        super().__init__(api_key, timeout)
        self._base_url = "https://geocode.search.hereapi.com/v1/geocode"

    def __get(self, data):
        url = Utils.build_url(self._base_url, extra_params=data)
        response = requests.get(url, timeout=self._timeout)
        try:
            json_data = json.loads(response.content.decode("utf8"))
            if json_data.get("items") is not None:
                return GeocoderResponse.new_from_jsondict(json_data)
            elif json_data["error"] == "Unauthorized":
                raise UnauthorizedError(json_data["error_description"])
            else:
                raise HEREError(
                    json_data.get(
                        "Details",
                        "Error occurred on function " + sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name,
                    )
                )
        except ValueError as err:
            raise HEREError("Error occurred on function " + sys._getframe(1).f_code.co_name + " " + str(err))

    def free_form(self, searchtext: str, lang: str = "en-US") -> GeocoderResponse | None:
        """
        Geocodes given search text.

        Args:
          searchtext (str):
            possible address text.
          lang (str):
            BCP47 compliant Language Code.

        Returns:
          GeocoderResponse
        Raises:
          HEREError

        """
        data = {"q": searchtext, "apiKey": self._api_key, "lang": lang}
        return self.__get(data)

    def address_with_boundingbox(
        self,
        searchtext: str,
        top_left: list[float],
        bottom_right: list[float],
        lang: str = "en-US",
    ) -> GeocoderResponse | None:
        """
        Geocodes given search text with in given boundingbox.

        Args:
          searchtext (str):
            possible address text.
          top_left (List):
            List contains latitude and longitude in order.
          bottom_right (List):
            List contains latitude and longitude in order.
          lang (str):
            BCP47 compliant Language Code.

        Returns:
          GeocoderResponse
        Raises:
          HEREError

        """
        data = {
            "q": searchtext,
            "mapView": str.format(
                "{0},{1};{2},{3}",
                top_left[0],
                top_left[1],
                bottom_right[0],
                bottom_right[1],
            ),
            "apiKey": self._api_key,
            "lang": lang,
        }
        return self.__get(data)

    def address_with_details(
        self,
        house_number: int | None = None,
        street: str | None = None,
        city: str | None = None,
        postal_code: str | None = None,
        country: str | None = None,
        lang: str = "en-US",
    ) -> GeocoderResponse | None:
        """
        Geocodes with given address details.

        Args:
          house_number (int):
            house number.
          street (str):
            street name.
          city (str):
            city name.
          country (str):
            country name.
          postal_code (str):
            postal code.
          lang (str):
            BCP47 compliant Language Code.

        Returns:
          GeocoderResponse
        Raises:
          HEREError

        """
        qq_params = []
        if house_number is not None:
            qq_params.append(f"houseNumber={house_number}")
        if street:
            qq_params.append(f"street={street}")
        if city:
            qq_params.append(f"city={city}")
        if postal_code:
            qq_params.append(f"postalCode={postal_code}")
        if country:
            qq_params.append(f"country={country}")

        if len(qq_params) == 0:
            raise HEREError("At least one of the parameters should be provided")

        data = {
            "qq": ";".join(qq_params),
            "apiKey": self._api_key,
            "lang": lang,
        }
        return self.__get(data)

    def street_intersection(self, street: str, city: str, lang: str = "en-US") -> GeocoderResponse | None:
        """
        Geocodes with given street and city.

        Args:
          street (str):
            street name.
          city (str):
            city name.
          lang (str):
            BCP47 compliant Language Code.

        Returns:
          GeocoderResponse
        Raises:
          HEREError

        """
        data = {
            "qq": str.format("street={0};", street) + str.format("city={0}", city),
            "apiKey": self._api_key,
            "lang": lang,
        }
        return self.__get(data)

__init__(api_key=None, timeout=None)

Initialize a GeocoderApi instance.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
api_key str

API key taken from HERE Developer Portal.

 None
timeout int

Timeout limit for requests.

 None
Source code in src/herepy/geocoder_api.py 
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def __init__(self, api_key: str = None, timeout: int = None):
    """
    Initialize a GeocoderApi instance.

    Args:
      api_key (str):
        API key taken from HERE Developer Portal.
      timeout (int):
        Timeout limit for requests.

    """
    super().__init__(api_key, timeout)
    self._base_url = "https://geocode.search.hereapi.com/v1/geocode"

address_with_boundingbox(searchtext, top_left, bottom_right, lang='en-US')

Geocodes given search text with in given boundingbox.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
searchtext str

possible address text.

 required
top_left List

List contains latitude and longitude in order.

 required
bottom_right List

List contains latitude and longitude in order.

 required
lang str

BCP47 compliant Language Code.

 'en-US'

Returns:

Type Description
GeocoderResponse | None

GeocoderResponse

Raises: HEREError

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def address_with_boundingbox(
    self,
    searchtext: str,
    top_left: list[float],
    bottom_right: list[float],
    lang: str = "en-US",
) -> GeocoderResponse | None:
    """
    Geocodes given search text with in given boundingbox.

    Args:
      searchtext (str):
        possible address text.
      top_left (List):
        List contains latitude and longitude in order.
      bottom_right (List):
        List contains latitude and longitude in order.
      lang (str):
        BCP47 compliant Language Code.

    Returns:
      GeocoderResponse
    Raises:
      HEREError

    """
    data = {
        "q": searchtext,
        "mapView": str.format(
            "{0},{1};{2},{3}",
            top_left[0],
            top_left[1],
            bottom_right[0],
            bottom_right[1],
        ),
        "apiKey": self._api_key,
        "lang": lang,
    }
    return self.__get(data)

address_with_details(house_number=None, street=None, city=None, postal_code=None, country=None, lang='en-US')

Geocodes with given address details.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
house_number int

house number.

 None
street str

street name.

 None
city str

city name.

 None
country str

country name.

 None
postal_code str

postal code.

 None
lang str

BCP47 compliant Language Code.

 'en-US'

Returns:

Type Description
GeocoderResponse | None

GeocoderResponse

Raises: HEREError

Source code in src/herepy/geocoder_api.py 
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def address_with_details(
    self,
    house_number: int | None = None,
    street: str | None = None,
    city: str | None = None,
    postal_code: str | None = None,
    country: str | None = None,
    lang: str = "en-US",
) -> GeocoderResponse | None:
    """
    Geocodes with given address details.

    Args:
      house_number (int):
        house number.
      street (str):
        street name.
      city (str):
        city name.
      country (str):
        country name.
      postal_code (str):
        postal code.
      lang (str):
        BCP47 compliant Language Code.

    Returns:
      GeocoderResponse
    Raises:
      HEREError

    """
    qq_params = []
    if house_number is not None:
        qq_params.append(f"houseNumber={house_number}")
    if street:
        qq_params.append(f"street={street}")
    if city:
        qq_params.append(f"city={city}")
    if postal_code:
        qq_params.append(f"postalCode={postal_code}")
    if country:
        qq_params.append(f"country={country}")

    if len(qq_params) == 0:
        raise HEREError("At least one of the parameters should be provided")

    data = {
        "qq": ";".join(qq_params),
        "apiKey": self._api_key,
        "lang": lang,
    }
    return self.__get(data)

free_form(searchtext, lang='en-US')

Geocodes given search text.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
searchtext str

possible address text.

 required
lang str

BCP47 compliant Language Code.

 'en-US'

Returns:

Type Description
GeocoderResponse | None

GeocoderResponse

Raises: HEREError

Source code in src/herepy/geocoder_api.py 
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def free_form(self, searchtext: str, lang: str = "en-US") -> GeocoderResponse | None:
    """
    Geocodes given search text.

    Args:
      searchtext (str):
        possible address text.
      lang (str):
        BCP47 compliant Language Code.

    Returns:
      GeocoderResponse
    Raises:
      HEREError

    """
    data = {"q": searchtext, "apiKey": self._api_key, "lang": lang}
    return self.__get(data)

street_intersection(street, city, lang='en-US')

Geocodes with given street and city.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
street str

street name.

 required
city str

city name.

 required
lang str

BCP47 compliant Language Code.

 'en-US'

Returns:

Type Description
GeocoderResponse | None

GeocoderResponse

Raises: HEREError

Source code in src/herepy/geocoder_api.py 
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def street_intersection(self, street: str, city: str, lang: str = "en-US") -> GeocoderResponse | None:
    """
    Geocodes with given street and city.

    Args:
      street (str):
        street name.
      city (str):
        city name.
      lang (str):
        BCP47 compliant Language Code.

    Returns:
      GeocoderResponse
    Raises:
      HEREError

    """
    data = {
        "qq": str.format("street={0};", street) + str.format("city={0}", city),
        "apiKey": self._api_key,
        "lang": lang,
    }
    return self.__get(data)