Comments on: GeoKit: My First Rails Plug-in http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Bill Eisenhauer http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-211 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:10:59 +0000 http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-211 Hey Ernie, Hey There, Thanks for the suggestion. You are definitely right, there is no reason why this needs to be packaged entirely as a plugin. The plugin started as an acts_as_mappable mix in for the most part, so it could only be a plugin at that point. Then when I enlisted Andre to help mix in the geocoder stuff, that's where we started to get into gem territory. While its not as elegant, you can certainly thieve the geocoder code out if that's what you are interested in. Just remember to take care of the keys. Many thanks for the feedback and we'll definitely give some thought into alternative packaging. Bill Hey Ernie,

Hey There,

Thanks for the suggestion. You are definitely right, there is no reason why this needs to be packaged entirely as a plugin. The plugin started as an acts_as_mappable mix in for the most part, so it could only be a plugin at that point.

Then when I enlisted Andre to help mix in the geocoder stuff, that’s where we started to get into gem territory. While its not as elegant, you can certainly thieve the geocoder code out if that’s what you are interested in. Just remember to take care of the keys.

Many thanks for the feedback and we’ll definitely give some thought into alternative packaging.

Bill

]]> by: Ernie Prabhakar http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-209 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:37:07 +0000 http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-209 Have you thought about moving the core functionality into a generic Ruby gem, with the plug-in wrapped around that? This seems like it'd be useful in many more places than just Rails. -- Ernie P. Have you thought about moving the core functionality into a generic Ruby gem, with the plug-in wrapped around that? This seems like it’d be useful in many more places than just Rails. — Ernie P.

]]> by: Rails on the road » Archivio Blog » GeoKit: Geocoding and Location Finder Plugin for Rails http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-144 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:54:22 +0000 http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-144 [...] GeoKitè un nuovo plugin per Rails sviluppato da Bill Eisenhauer e Andre Lewis che ha delle interessanti funzionalità: [...] […] GeoKitè un nuovo plugin per Rails sviluppato da Bill Eisenhauer e Andre Lewis che ha delle interessanti funzionalità: […]

]]> by: Jordan Brock http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-143 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:38:18 +0000 http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-143 Further to my last comment, I've integrated the plugin with this site - <a href="http://schoolseek.com.au" rel="nofollow">School Seek</a> - and am using it to allow people to do a distance based search for schools. Once again, thanks for the plugin. I've got a very happy client today! Cheers, Jordan Further to my last comment, I’ve integrated the plugin with this site - School Seek - and am using it to allow people to do a distance based search for schools.

Once again, thanks for the plugin. I’ve got a very happy client today!

Cheers,
Jordan

]]> by: Brandon Keepers http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-142 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:17:58 +0000 http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-142 Bill, Cool stuff! I love the finder. I have similar goals for <a href="http://rubyforge.org/projects/graticule" rel="nofollow">Graticule</a> and the <a href="http://source.collectiveidea.com/public/rails/plugins/acts_as_geocodable/" rel="nofollow">acts_as_geocodable</a> plugin. The vision is that Graticule will be an all-purpose geo library, with support for all the geocoders, distance calculations, etc, and the plugin would add geocoding to models, along with finders. Are you interested in joining forces? Brandon Bill,

Cool stuff! I love the finder.

I have similar goals for Graticule and the acts_as_geocodable plugin. The vision is that Graticule will be an all-purpose geo library, with support for all the geocoders, distance calculations, etc, and the plugin would add geocoding to models, along with finders.

Are you interested in joining forces?

Brandon

]]> by: Jordan Brock http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-141 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:05:53 +0000 http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-141 This is absolutely fantastic. I've been wanting to add geocoding to a website I've been working on, and with Google launching Maps and Local Search in Australia just the other day, this is just perfect timing. Thank you both for a great plugin. This is absolutely fantastic. I’ve been wanting to add geocoding to a website I’ve been working on, and with Google launching Maps and Local Search in Australia just the other day, this is just perfect timing.

Thank you both for a great plugin.

]]> by: GeoKit: Geocoding and Location Finder Plugin for Rails http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-139 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:06:37 +0000 http://blog.billeisenhauer.com/2007/02/09/geokit-my-first-rails-plug-in/#comment-139 [...] The developers have blogged about their new creation here and here. [...] […] The developers have blogged about their new creation here and here. […]

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