gistfile1.rb

class VenueSearch < ActiveRecord::Base
   def self.search(params)
     if params[:zip].present?
       logger.info "The zip code is present"
       logger.debug(Geocoder.coordinates(params[:zip]))
       #lat, long = Geocoder.coordinates(params[:zip])
       coords = Geokit::Geocoders::GoogleGeocoder.geocode(params[:zip])
       lat = coords.lat
       long = coords.lng
     else
       lat = params[:latitude]
       long = params[:longitude]
     end
   
     fake_distance = 20 * 0.6214 # 1.5 miles
   
     Venue.search(include: [:venue_category, :venue_subcategory]) do
       fulltext params[:q].gsub(/[^\s\w]/, ''), minimum_match: 2 do
         boost_fields name: 5.0, name_without_punc: 5.0, category: 3.5, subcategory: 3.5, tags: 4.0
       end
   
       paginate page: params[:page]
       order_by_geodist :location, lat, long
       with(:location).in_radius(lat, long, fake_distance)
     end
   end
end