react-native-google-places-compat

react-native-google-places-compat

An update of react-native-google-places library, brings compatibility with newer React Native version (0.71.x). It addresses dependency and compatibility issues, ensuring seamless integration with Google Places API for React Native projects.

Installation

npm install react-native-google-places-compat

Usage

Initialize the Google Places Client

Start by initializing the Google Places client with your Places SDK API key. Refer to the Places SDK documentation for initial setup instructions. It's important to restrict your key usage as detailed here. Replace "your-ios-api-key" and "your-android-api-key" with your actual API keys.

  RNGooglePlacesCompat.initializePlaceClient(
    Platform.OS === 'ios'
      ? "your-ios-api-key"
      : "your-android-api-key"
  );

Interacting with the Google Places API

Once initialized, you can use the following methods to interact with the Google Places API:

  RNGooglePlacesCompat.openAutocompleteModal()
  RNGooglePlacesCompat.getAutocompletePredictions()
  RNGooglePlacesCompat.getCurrentPlace()
  RNGooglePlacesCompat.lookUpPlaceByID()

Managing API Costs with Session Tokens

If you use getAutocompletePredictions utilize session tokens to optimize API costs. Start a new session before making autocomplete predictions and end it when you're finished to avoid unnecessary charges. Only fetching place details will incur a cost. Learn more about session tokens here, and for details on usage and billing, read here.

  RNGooglePlacesCompat.beginAutocompleteSession();
  // RNGooglePlacesCompat.getAutocompletePredictions();
  // ... more prediction calls
  // Session is terminated if lookUpPlaceByID() is called
  // or you can end the session manually by calling
  RNGooglePlacesCompat.endAutocompleteSession();

Refer examples in the example directory for more details.

Contributing

See the contributing guide to learn how to contribute to the repository and the development workflow.

License

MIT

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