mimay · March 25, 2014 08:11 · Jan 23, 2014
diff --git a/geocode_coordinates.rb b/geocode_coordinates.rb
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Determines the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the places or
+# addresses passed as arguments (either on the command line or via stdin)
+# and prints the results.
+
+# This script requires the Ruby Geocoder gem by Alex Reisner
+# (http://www.rubygeocoder.com).
+# To install the gem, run this command from a Terminal session:
+#
+#     sudo gem install geocoder
+#
+# If you are using a Ruby version manager such as rbenv or RVM, make sure
+# to install the Geocoder gem in the operating system's Ruby installation
+# if you use this script inside an OS X Automator action.
+# For example, in rbenv, call rbenv global system before installing.
+
+require 'geocoder'
+
+if ARGV.count > 0
+    input = ARGV
+else
+    input = ARGF
+    input.set_encoding("utf-8") # required to handle non-ASCII characters in Automator action
+end
+output = ""
+
+input.each do |address|
+    trimmed_address = address.strip
+
+    if trimmed_address.empty?
+        output += "\n"
+        next
+    end
+
+    geocode_result = Geocoder.search(trimmed_address)
+    if geocode_result.first
+        coordinates = geocode_result.first.coordinates.join(", ")
+    else
+        coordinates = "Not found"
+    end
+    output += "#{coordinates}\n"
+end
+
+puts output