NativeScript Google-Places API --> how to use?

Question

I'm working on app which uses Google-Maps-API and i want to add search-box field that uses Google-Places-API to autocomplete what the user typed so far and then to save the selected item value.

https://github.com/jonny720/do-here-client

So i got my Google-Places-API key, and i don't really know where to put it and how to implement this API.

The Google-Maps-API is placed in the androidMAnifest.xml and its working fine.

<meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
            android:value="@string/nativescript_google_maps_api_key"
            />

Now Where do i actually implement the Google-Places-API and where do i need to place the key ?

Thank you !

Answer 1

Ok so this is what i did and it worked:

I build a PlacesService and this is the code :

autoCompleteUrl = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/xml?input=';
autoCompleteUrl2 = '&key=API_KEY'


urlReq='https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/findplacefromtext/json?input=';
urlreq2 = '&inputtype=textquery&fields=formatted_address,name,geometry&key=API_KEY' 


newPlace: any;
constructor(private http :HttpClient){}

auto(typed):any{
    if (typed){
        console.log("got to func",typed)
        return this.http.get(this.autoCompleteUrl+typed+this.autoCompleteUrl2);
    } 
}


findPlace(place):any {
        // return this.http.get(this.urlReq+place+this.urlreq2);
        this.http.get(this.urlReq+place+this.urlreq2)
        .toPromise().then(res => {
            this.newPlace = JSON.stringify(res);
            console.log("#########", this.newPlace); 
        });

}

Now i'm getting an JSON object that looks like this :

[{"candidates":[{"formatted_address":"United States","geometry":{"location":{"lat":37.09024,"lng":-95.712891},"viewport":{"northeast":{"lat":49.38,"lng":-66.94},"southwest":{"lat":25.82,"lng":-124.39}}},"name":"United States"}],"debug_log":{"line":[]},"status":"OK"}, {"candidates":[{"formatted_address":"United States","geometry":{"location":{"lat":37.09024,"lng":-95.712891},"viewport":{"northeast":{"lat":49.38,"lng":-66.94},"southwest":{"lat":25.82,"lng":-124.39}}},"name":"United States"}],"debug_log":{"line":[]},"status":"OK"}]

But how do i split this Object ? i want to take only the Name and the geometry property.

thank you !