static-gmaps 0.0.2 → 0.0.3

data/History.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+=== 0.0.3 / 2008-02-26
+
+* 2 Minor Enhancement:
+  * Now raises exception when there are too many markers.
+  * Now raises exception when the url becomes too long.
+
 === 0.0.2 / 2008-02-25
 
 * 1 Major Enhancement:

data/lib/static_gmaps.rb

@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 require 'net/http'
 
 module StaticGmaps 
-  VERSION = '0.0.2' 
+  VERSION = '0.0.3' 
 
   class Map
+    MAXIMUM_URL_SIZE = 1978
+    MAXIMUM_MARKERS  = 50
     DEFAULT_CENTER   = [ 0, 0 ]
     DEFAULT_ZOOM     = 1
     DEFAULT_SIZE     = [ 500, 400 ]
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ module StaticGmaps
         raise MissingArgument.new("Center must be set before a url can be generated for Map (or multiple markers can be specified).") if !center
         raise MissingArgument.new("Zoom must be set before a url can be generated for Map (or multiple markers can be specified).") if !zoom
       end
+      raise "Google will not display more than #{MAXIMUM_MARKERS} markers." if markers && markers.size > MAXIMUM_MARKERS
       parameters = {}
       parameters[:size]     = "#{size[0]}x#{size[1]}"
       parameters[:key]      = "#{key}"
@@ -75,7 +78,9 @@ module StaticGmaps
       parameters = parameters.to_a.sort { |a, b| a[0].to_s <=> b[0].to_s }
       parameters = parameters.collect { |parameter| "#{parameter[0]}=#{parameter[1]}" }
       parameters = parameters.join '&'
-      return "http://maps.google.com/staticmap?#{parameters}"
+      x = "http://maps.google.com/staticmap?#{parameters}"
+      raise "Google doesn't like the url to be longer than #{MAXIMUM_URL_SIZE} characters.  Try fewer or less precise markers." if x.size > MAXIMUM_URL_SIZE
+      return x
     end
     
     def markers_url_fragment

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: static-gmaps
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 0.0.2
+  version: 0.0.3
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - John Wulff
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ autorequire:
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
-date: 2008-02-25 00:00:00 -08:00
+date: 2008-02-26 00:00:00 -08:00
 default_executable: 
 dependencies: 
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency