Geokit - Laravel Geocoding Toolkit

A clean and extensible geocoding toolkit for Laravel that supports multiple providers with automatic fallback handling.

Features

• 🌍 Multiple Providers: Geoapify (premium) and Nominatim (free) support
• 🔄 Smart Fallback: Automatically falls back to next provider if one fails
• 🛡️ Quota Protection: Detects API quota issues and handles them gracefully
• 🎯 Consistent Results: Unified response format across all providers
• ⚡ Laravel Integration: Facade and Service injection support
• 🔧 Configurable: Easy configuration and extensible architecture

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require topukhan/geokit

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=geokit-config

Configuration

Environment Variables

Add these variables to your .env file:

Config File

The config/geokit.php file allows you to customize:

• Provider order and selection
• API keys
• Request timeouts
• Result limits

Usage

Using the Facade

use Topukhan\Geokit\Facades\Geokit;

$response = Geokit::search('Tongi, Dhaka');

// Check if we got results
if ($response->hasResults()) {
    echo "Found {$response->count()} results\n";
    
    // Get the first result
    $first = $response->first();
    echo "Best match: {$first->formatted}\n";
    echo "Coordinates: {$first->lat}, {$first->lng}\n";
    echo "Provider: {$first->provider}\n";
    
    // Access address components
    if (isset($first->components['city'])) {
        echo "City: {$first->components['city']}\n";
    }
}

// Check if fallback was used
if ($response->usedFallback) {
    echo "Used fallback providers\n";
}

// See which providers failed
if (!empty($response->failedProviders)) {
    echo "Failed providers: " . implode(', ', $response->failedProviders) . "\n";
}

Using Service Injection

use Topukhan\Geokit\Services\AddressResolverService;

class LocationController extends Controller
{
    public function search(Request $request, AddressResolverService $geokit)
    {
        $response = $geokit->search($request->input('query'));
        
        return response()->json($response->toArray());
    }
}

Response Format

All searches return a GeocodeResponse object with this structure:

GeocodeResponse {
    +query: string           // Original search query
    +results: array         // Array of GeocodeResult objects
    +usedFallback: bool     // Whether fallback providers were used
    +failedProviders: array // Names of providers that failed
}

Each result in the results array is a GeocodeResult object:

GeocodeResult {
    +provider: string    // Provider name (e.g., 'geoapify', 'nominatim')
    +formatted: string   // Full formatted address
    +lat: float         // Latitude
    +lng: float         // Longitude
    +components: array  // Address components (city, state, country, etc.)
}

Example Response

{
    "query": "Tongi, Dhaka",
    "results": [
        {
            "provider": "geoapify",
            "formatted": "Tongi, Gazipur District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh",
            "lat": 23.8896,
            "lng": 90.3961,
            "components": {
                "city": "Tongi",
                "district": "Gazipur District", 
                "state": "Dhaka Division",
                "country": "Bangladesh",
                "country_code": "BD"
            }
        }
    ],
    "usedFallback": false,
    "failedProviders": []
}

Provider Details

Geoapify

• Type: Premium (requires API key)
• Quota: Varies by plan
• Accuracy: High
• Coverage: Global

Nominatim

• Type: Free (no API key required)
• Quota: Rate limited
• Accuracy: Good
• Coverage: Global (OpenStreetMap data)

Error Handling

The package handles various error scenarios automatically:

• Invalid API Keys: Automatically falls back to next provider
• Quota Exceeded: Detects quota issues and skips provider
• Network Timeouts: Respects configured timeout limits
• Rate Limits: Handles rate limiting gracefully

Extending with New Providers

To add a new geocoding provider:

1. Create a new class implementing GeocodingDriverInterface
2. Add it to the service provider's provider mapping
3. Update the configuration file

Example:

use Topukhan\Geokit\Contracts\GeocodingDriverInterface;

class GoogleGeocoder implements GeocodingDriverInterface
{
    public function getName(): string
    {
        return 'google';
    }
    
    // Implement other interface methods...
}

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 10.0+

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.