FInd if an $origin includes $destination withing a specific $distance or default to 50 KM

google_distance_matrix.php

<?php
/*{
	"destination_addresses" : [ "" ],
	"origin_addresses" : [ "" ],
	"rows" : [
	  {
		  "elements" : [{
				"distance" : {
					"text" : "1.9 mi",
				 "value" : 3000
			 },
			 "duration" : {
					"text"  : "7 mins",
				 "value" : 429
			 },
			 "status" : "OK"
			}
	   ]}
   ],
   "status" : "OK"
}*/
function matrix($origin, $destination, $distance = 50)
{
	$origin      = str_replace(' ', '', $origin);
	$destination = str_replace(' ', '', $destination);
	$distance    *= 1000; // meters to kilometers
	$url         = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/distancematrix/json?units=imperial&origins=' .
		$origin . '&destinations=' . $destination . '&key=' . config('services.google.key');
	$cacheKey    = md5(vsprintf('%s.%s.%s', [$origin, $destination, $distance]));

	if ( ! cache($cacheKey)) {
		// $client   = new GuzzleHttp\Client();
		// $request  = $client->request('GET', $url);
		// $response = json_decode($request->getBody()->getContents(), true);
		$context  = stream_context_create(['http' => ['header' => 'Connection: close\r\n']]);
		$response = json_decode(file_get_contents($url, false, $context), true);
		$duration = Carbon\Carbon::now()->addDays(3);
		cache([$cacheKey => $response], $duration);
	} else {
		$response = cache($cacheKey);
	}

	if ($response['status'] === 'OK' && $response['rows'][0]['elements'][0]['status'] === 'OK') {
		return $response['rows'][0]['elements'][0]['distance']['value'] <= $distance;
	}

	return false;
}