rastapasta/mapscii

support search for cities/addresses/points of interest

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#27 opened on Jun 22, 2017

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Description

There should be a way to search for a city, a street address, or a point of interest nearby.

Example of search string that should possible :

  • New York
  • 28 Something Street, Somecity
  • United Kingdom
  • Bar (to show bars nearby)

We could imagine a shortcut such as / (so we'll be typing /seachstring) and then have a drop down menu if there is multiple results.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
clisearch
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptNode.jsbasic API knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Explore the codebase to understand how commands are currently handled. Look for existing command parsers and input handling. Investigate integrating a geocoding API (e.g., Nominatim) to convert search strings to coordinates. Implement a new search command that displays results in a dropdown. No linked PRs or recent comments exist, so this is a stand alone feature.