+ def search_osm_nominatim
+ # get query parameters
+ query = params[:query]
+ minlon = params[:minlon]
+ minlat = params[:minlat]
+ maxlon = params[:maxlon]
+ maxlat = params[:maxlat]
+
+ # get view box
+ if minlon && minlat && maxlon && maxlat
+ viewbox = "&viewbox=#{minlon},#{maxlat},#{maxlon},#{minlat}"
+ end
+
+ # get objects to excude
+ if params[:exclude]
+ exclude = "&exclude_place_ids=#{params[:exclude].join(',')}"
+ end
+
+ # ask nominatim
+ response = fetch_xml("#{NOMINATIM_URL}search?format=xml&q=#{escape_query(query)}#{viewbox}#{exclude}&accept-language=#{request.user_preferred_languages.join(',')}")
+
+ # create result array
+ @results = Array.new
+
+ # create parameter hash for "more results" link
+ @more_params = params.reverse_merge({ :exclude => [] })
+
+ # extract the results from the response
+ results = response.elements["searchresults"]
+
+ # parse the response
+ results.elements.each("place") do |place|
+ lat = place.attributes["lat"].to_s
+ lon = place.attributes["lon"].to_s
+ klass = place.attributes["class"].to_s
+ type = place.attributes["type"].to_s
+ name = place.attributes["display_name"].to_s
+ min_lat,max_lat,min_lon,max_lon = place.attributes["boundingbox"].to_s.split(",")
+ prefix_name = t "geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.prefix.#{klass}.#{type}", :default => type.gsub("_", " ").capitalize
+ prefix = t "geocoder.search_osm_nominatim.prefix_format", :name => prefix_name
+
+ @results.push({:lat => lat, :lon => lon,
+ :min_lat => min_lat, :max_lat => max_lat,
+ :min_lon => min_lon, :max_lon => max_lon,
+ :prefix => prefix, :name => name})
+ @more_params[:exclude].push(place.attributes["place_id"].to_s)
+ end
+
+ render :action => "results"
+# rescue Exception => ex
+# @error = "Error contacting nominatim.openstreetmap.org: #{ex.to_s}"
+# render :action => "error"
+ end
+