/// <summary>
/// Queries the Bing Maps Service with a given search query, confidence and userLocation and returns a list of locations that match the query
/// </summary>
/// <param name="query">Search query</param>
/// <param name="minimumConfidence">Minimum confidence by which to filter the search results</param>
/// <param name="userPosition">User's location that is used to improve search results</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static async Task <List <Location> > GetLocationByQuery(string query, Confidence minimumConfidence, OneBusAway.Model.Point userPosition)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(query))
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(query);
}
Dictionary <string, string> queryParameters = Helpers.GetBasicParameters();
queryParameters.Add(Constants.Parameter_Query, query);
if (userPosition != null)
{
queryParameters.Add(Constants.Parameter_UserLocation, userPosition.Latitude + "," + userPosition.Longitude);
}
string url = Helpers.CreateServiceUrl(Constants.BingLocationServiceBaseAddress, queryParameters);
Response response = await Helpers.GetJsonResponse <Response>(url);
return(Helpers.FilterResults <Location>(response, minimumConfidence));
}
/// <summary>
/// Utility method converts a point to a geocoordinate.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="point"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static GeoCoordinate ToCoordinate(this OneBusAway.Model.Point point)
{
return(new GeoCoordinate(point.Latitude, point.Longitude));
}
