React Google Places Library

A straight forward react npm package, using the google places API to easily search for places. Easy to integrate, more faster to use. Comes with a ready made search input component.

npm install --save rgpl

React Google Places Library Package

How React Google Places works

Created a single page app to demonstrate how the React Google Places API works, click on the link below:

View SPA

Getting Started

The React Google Places Library can be loaded as:

• install the package
• import Search component from the library.

Sample code on how to use

            <Search 
              inputStyle= {{
                width: '100%'
              }}
              placesOption= {{
                types: ["address"],
                componentRestrictions: { country: "ng" }
              }}
              apiKey={`place your API key here`}
              fields={['address_components', 'formatted_address']} 
              containerStyle = {{
                height: 48,
                display: 'flex',
                justifyContent: 'space-between'            
              }}
              inputContainer = {{
                margin: 'auto 16px',
                width: 'calc(100% - 48px - 32px)'
              }}
              callbackFromParent={this.myCallback}
              value={this.state.city}
              placeholder='search city'
               />

Features

• placesOption
• fields
• apiKey
• callbackFromParent
• value
• inputStyle
• inputContainer
• containerStyle

Props

placesOption

This represents the option argument on the Google places API. This should be an object.

            <Search 
              placesOption= {{
                types: ["address"],
                componentRestrictions: { country: "ng" }
              }}
               />

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fields

This represents the setFields widget on the Google places API. This should be an array.

            <Search 
              fields={['address_components', 'formatted_address']} 
               />

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API Key (apiKey)

Google API key. Generate your Google API key. Pass it as a string.

            <Search 
              apiKey={`place your API key here`}
               />

callbackFromParent

This props is very compulsory and important to get the places information selected from the list from the child component.

Created a method on your component:

  myCallback = (dataFromChild1, dataFromChild2) => {
    this.setState({ city: dataFromChild1, query: dataFromChild2 });
    }

If you want not only the city from the API, you can get the rest of the information from the query component state, or the dataFromChild2 params.

Next pass the method as props to the Search component

            <Search 
              callbackFromParent={this.myCallback}
               />

value

Represents what will be displayed on the input box as the user and types, and also represents the location or address selected.

            <Search 
              value={this.state.city}
               />

inputStyle

Search component accepts an input style props that styles inside input component

            <Search 
              inputStyle= {{
                width: '100%',
                backgroundColor: blue
              }}
               />

inputContainer

Search Component also accepts an inputContainer props for styling around the input box

            <Search 
              inputContainer = {{
                margin: 'auto 16px',
                width: 'calc(100% - 48px - 32px)'
              }}
               />

containerStyle

Search Component also accepts a containerStyle props for styling outside or around the input box. It represents the box around the inputContainer props.

            <Search 
              containerStyle = {{
                height: 48,
                display: 'flex',
                justifyContent: 'space-between'            
              }}
               />

placeholder

Input placeholder

            <Search 
              placeholder='search city'
               />

License

Copyright 2020 Anayo Oleru MIT License