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Google script postal code resolver
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function get_postal_code(street, city, state){ | |
var cache_seconds = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 // cache for 1 year | |
var address = [street, city, state, "United States"].join(", ") | |
var cache = CacheService.getScriptCache(); | |
var cached = cache.get(address); | |
if (cached != null) { | |
return cached; | |
} | |
var randnumber = Math.random()*5000; | |
Utilities.sleep(randnumber); | |
var response = Maps.newGeocoder().setRegion('com').geocode(address); | |
if (response.status === "OK") { | |
//Logger.log("response " + JSON.stringify(response)); | |
try{ | |
var postal_code = response.results[0].address_components.filter(function(a){ return a.types.indexOf("postal_code") != -1})[0].short_name | |
cache.put(address, postal_code, cache_seconds); | |
return postal_code | |
} | |
catch(e){ | |
Logger.log(e) | |
cache.put(address, "", cache_seconds); | |
return "" | |
} | |
} | |
else { | |
return "error"; | |
} | |
} |
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