def get_address_from_maps_api(lat, lng):
jsondata = json.load(urllib2.urlopen('http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=%s,%s&sensor=true' % (lat, lng)))
counter = MapsAPIUsageCounter()
counter.save()
try:
address = jsondata['results'][0]['formatted_address']
except IndexError:
address = 'null'
return address
def get_time_and_distance(request, lat1, lng1, lat2, lng2):
jsondata = json.load(
urllib2.urlopen(
"http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=%s,%s&destination=%s,%s&sensor=true"
% (lat1, lng1, lat2, lng2)
)
)
counter = MapsAPIUsageCounter()
counter.save()
from django.utils import simplejson
jsonreturn = simplejson.dumps(
{
"distance": jsondata["routes"][0]["legs"]["distance"]["text"],
"duration": jsondata["routes"][0]["legs"]["duration"]["text"],
}
)
return HttpResponse(jsonreturn)
