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Move Google Maps API (search places & autocomplete) to the server #3

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@Jeff-git-li

API Key in .env:
GOOGLE_API_KEY="AIzaSyD-gDCSHcX8ZDD-figi5Ciheo7jl9pmfpk";

Node js:

const express = require('express');
const axios = require('axios');
require('dotenv').config();

const app = express();
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
const GOOGLE_API_KEY = process.env.GOOGLE_API_KEY;

app.get('/search-places', async (req, res) => {
    const { query } = req.query;
    
    if (!query) {
        return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Query parameter is required' });
    }

    try {
        const response = await axios.get('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json', {
            params: {
                query,
                key: GOOGLE_API_KEY
            }
        });
        res.json(response.data);
    } catch (error) {
        res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
    }
});

app.get('/autocomplete', async (req, res) => {
    const { input } = req.query;
    
    if (!input) {
        return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Input parameter is required' });
    }

    try {
        const response = await axios.get('https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json', {
            params: {
                input,
                key: GOOGLE_API_KEY
            }
        });
        res.json(response.data);
    } catch (error) {
        res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
    }
});

app.listen(PORT, () => {
    console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
});

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