gistfile1.rb

require 'csv'

class String
 def remove_non_ascii(replacement="") 
   self.gsub(/[\u0080-\u00ff]/, replacement)
 end
end

namespace :test do
  desc "fetch addresses from google"
  task google_geocode: :environment do

# google api key 
# AIzaSyBL86-TdZkNYwnpP4xRJAYImogE9NVzwjg
# Google endpoint call
# https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&key=YOUR_API_KEY

    BASE_URL    = "https://maps.googleapis.com"
    ENDPOINT    = "/maps/api/geocode/json"
    API_KEY = 'TdZkNYwnpP4xRJAYImogE9NVzwjg'

    camps = Camp.limit(10)
    camps.each do  | camp |

      # these lines create an 'address' based on fields I have. The fields may be blank.
      add1  = camp.address_1.remove_non_ascii
      city  = camp.city.remove_non_ascii
      state = camp.state.remove_non_ascii
      zip   = camp.zip.remove_non_ascii
      address_string = "#{add1},+#{city},+#{state}"
      
      decoder_endpoint = "#{BASE_URL}#{ENDPOINT}?address=#{address_string}&KEY=#{API_KEY}"

      begin
       res = RestClient.get decoder_endpoint
       data  = JSON.parse(res.body)
       puts data.inspect
      end # end begin / rescue block
      
    end # end camp loop
  end # end task

end #