Super Simple Google Places API Ruby Client

google_places_client.rb

# This gist is turned into a gem: https://github.com/joost/google_places_api
require 'hashie'
require 'faraday'
require 'faraday_middleware'
# Created our own very simple Google Places API client since the google_places gem
# is returning incorrect results.
# Usage:
#   client = GooglePlacesClient.new(key: API_KEY)
#   response = client.get('textsearch', query: 'something')
#   ref = response.body.results.first.reference
#   client.get('details', reference: ref).body.result.name
#   client.get('nearbysearch', name: 'optional', language: 'nl', keywords: 'optional', location: "#{lat},#{lng}", radius: 100)
class GooglePlacesClient

  def initialize(options)
    @key = options[:key]
    @sensor = options[:sensor] || false
  end

  API_URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/"

  def connection
    @connection ||= Faraday.new(url: API_URL, params: {key: @key, sensor: @sensor}) do |conn|
      conn.adapter    Faraday.default_adapter
      conn.response   :mashify
      conn.response   :json
    end
  end

  # Usage:
  #   get('some_path', params: 'if you need')
  def get(path, params = {})
    connection.get("#{path}/json", params)
  rescue Faraday::ParsingError
    nil
  end
end

@kevin521 you can remove the line. I guess it is my custom core extension.
Install the 'hashie' gem and require it before playing.

For a gem version see https://github.com/joost/google_places_api.