Calculate your transit time between 1-n locations. Use if you want to compare travel time from a new flat to your favorite spots

apartment-distances.js

/*
 * What?
 * A JavaScript script that prints out travel times between one origin and multiple targets.
 * 
 * Example output
 * $ node apartment-distances.js               
 *   Marienplatz, Munich "24 mins"
 *   Google Munich "25 mins"
 *   Jetbrains GmbH, Munich "26 mins"
 *
 * Usage
 * - npm i node-fetch --save
 * - create api key for google directions api
 * - update the variables below
 * - run node apartment-distances.js
 */
const fetch = require("node-fetch");

let apiKey = '<your-key-here>'
let travelMode = 'transit' // driving, transit, bicycling, walking
let origin = '<address-of-your-starting-point>'

let destinations = [
    'Marienplatz, Munich',
    'Google München',
]

function getRouteDetails(origin, destination) {
    let originEncoded = encodeURI(origin)
    let destinationEncoded = encodeURI(destination)
    let requestUrl = `https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=${originEncoded}&destination=${destinationEncoded}&key=${apiKey}&mode=${travelMode}`
    fetch(requestUrl).then(response => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            throw response
        }
        return response.json()
    }).then(data => {
        console.log(destination, JSON.stringify(data['routes'][0]['legs'][0]['duration']['text']))
    }).catch(err => {
        err.text().then(errorMessage => {
            console.log(errorMessage)
        })
    })
}

destinations.map( dest => 
	getRouteDetails(origin, dest)
)