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Summary

This PR brings the google-maps-services-python library up to date with modern Google Maps Platform APIs.

It introduces native support for Isochrones API, Routes API (v2), Places API (New / v1), Solar API, Air Quality API, and Pollen API, along with core Client updates for response field masking (X-Goog-FieldMask), executable CUJ samples, automated GitHub Actions CI secrets integration, and a live server integration test suite.


🆕 New APIs and API Calls

1. Isochrones API — [googlemaps/isochrones.py](file:///googlemaps/isochrones.py)

  • Client.generate_isochrones(location, travel_mode="DRIVE", travel_direction="FROM", duration_seconds=900, ...): Calculates reachable boundaries (isochrone polygons) within a time or distance threshold (POST https://isochrones.googleapis.com/v1/isochrones:generate).

2. Routes API (v2) — [googlemaps/routes.py](file:///googlemaps/routes.py)

  • Client.compute_routes(origin, destination, fields=None, travel_mode=None): Modern directions API (POST https://routes.googleapis.com/directions/v2:computeRoutes).
  • Client.compute_route_matrix(origins, destinations, fields=None, travel_mode=None, routing_preference=None): Modern distance matrix API (POST https://routes.googleapis.com/distanceMatrix/v2:computeRouteMatrix).

3. Places API (New / v1) — [googlemaps/places_v1.py](file:///googlemaps/places_v1.py)

  • Client.places_search_text(text_query, fields=None, ...): Modern text search (POST https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchText).
  • Client.places_search_nearby(location, radius, fields=None, ...): Modern nearby search (POST https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby).
  • Client.place_v1(place_id, fields=None, ...): Modern place details (GET https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places/{place_id}).
  • Client.places_autocomplete_v1(input_text, ...): Modern place autocomplete (POST https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:autocomplete).
  • Client.place_photo_v1(name, max_height_px=None, max_width_px=None, ...): Modern photo media endpoint (GET https://places.googleapis.com/v1/{name}/media).

4. Solar API — [googlemaps/solar.py](file:///googlemaps/solar.py)

  • Client.find_closest_building_insights(location, required_quality=None, ...): Finds closest building insights (GET https://solar.googleapis.com/v1/buildingInsights:findClosest).
  • Client.get_solar_data_layers(location, radius_meters, view=None, ...): Retrieves solar imagery/data layers (GET https://solar.googleapis.com/v1/dataLayers:get).

5. Air Quality API — [googlemaps/airquality.py](file:///googlemaps/airquality.py)

  • Client.air_quality_current_conditions(location, ...): Air quality current conditions (POST https://airquality.googleapis.com/v1/currentConditions:lookup).

6. Pollen API — [googlemaps/pollen.py](file:///googlemaps/pollen.py)

  • Client.pollen_forecast(location, days=1, ...): Pollen forecast search (GET https://pollen.googleapis.com/v1/forecast:lookup).

🌐 Live Server Integration Test Suite (tests/test_integration.py)

  • Includes live integration tests that query actual Google Maps Platform production servers when an API key is provided ().
  • Integrated into GitHub Actions CI (.github/workflows/test.yml) to automatically run live tests when secrets.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY is present.
  • Verifies:
    • Isochrones API: Live reachability polygon generation and GeoJSON MultiPolygon geometry resolution.
    • Places API (New): Text search for Devils Tower (asserting display name, address, and geographic location ~44.59° N, 104.71° W).
    • Geocoding & Reverse Geocoding: Address resolution for Googleplex coordinates (37.422, -122.084).
    • Routes API (v2): Turn-by-turn routing between San Francisco and San Jose.
    • Solar, Air Quality, & Pollen APIs: Environmental data lookup for Googleplex.
    • Elevation API: Peak elevation query for Mount Everest (> 8000m).
    • Address Validation API: Verdict verification.

💻 Executable CUJ Sample Suite (samples/)

  • samples/isochrone_reachability_cuj.py: 15-Minute City & Emergency Coverage Analysis.
  • samples/data_science_pandas_geocoding.py: Address processing & Pandas DataFrame pipeline export.
  • samples/fleet_optimization_matrix.py: Vehicle Routing Matrix generation for OR-Tools/SciPy solvers.
  • samples/infrastructure_elevation_snapping.py: Roads API GPS snapping & Elevation profile analysis.
  • samples/real_estate_insights.py: Real Estate Property Evaluation & Environmental Analysis.
  • samples/delivery_route_planner.py: Warehouse-to-delivery route planning.
  • samples/travel_discovery_assistant.py: Places API (New) discovery & rich photo media experience.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

None. All legacy methods remain 100% backward compatible.


🧪 Testing

  • Total Test Suite: 147 / 147 test targets passing (138 unit tests + 9 live integration tests).
  • Code Statement Coverage: 90% across python library code.

@dkhawk dkhawk force-pushed the feat/modernize-apis branch 4 times, most recently from fc0981f to 1fa3aba Compare July 14, 2026 20:34
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@dkhawk dkhawk force-pushed the feat/modernize-apis branch 3 times, most recently from 902b204 to 550eba7 Compare July 14, 2026 20:58
…ollen APIs with CUJ samples, integration tests, and GitHub Actions CI secret support

- Added Isochrones API (generate_isochrones) for computing reachability polygons.
- Added Routes API (v2) (compute_routes, compute_route_matrix) for modern directions and travel matrices.
- Added Places API (New / v1) (places_search_text, places_search_nearby, place_v1, places_autocomplete_v1, place_photo_v1).
- Added Solar API (find_closest_building_insights, get_solar_data_layers).
- Added Air Quality API (air_quality_current_conditions).
- Added Pollen API (pollen_forecast).
- Updated Client request handling in googlemaps/client.py to merge custom HTTP headers (such as X-Goog-FieldMask).
- Added executable CUJ sample scripts suite in samples/ (real estate, logistics, travel discovery, pandas pipeline, fleet solver matrix, telemetry snapping, 15-minute city isochrones).
- Added live API integration test suite in tests/test_integration.py (verifying Devils Tower places search, Googleplex geocoding, Routes v2, Mount Everest elevation, and Address Validation).
- Configured GitHub Actions workflow (.github/workflows/test.yml) to ingest secrets.GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY for automated live integration runs across Python 3.9 - 3.13.
- Updated README.md with comprehensive modern API Key setup, security restrictions, local execution, and GitHub Actions secret configuration.
- Achieved 90% statement coverage across python library code (147 passing unit and live integration tests).
@dkhawk dkhawk force-pushed the feat/modernize-apis branch from 550eba7 to cf5d3ff Compare July 14, 2026 20:59
record = {"original_input": addr, "error": str(e)}

dataset.append(record)
print(f"Processed: {addr} -> Lat/Lng: ({record.get('latitude')}, {record.get('longitude')})")
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