Vanilla Place Picker

Vanilla Place Picker provides a UI that displays an interactive map to get the place details and Autocomplete functionality, which displays place predictions based on user search input.

Developers often come across a requirement of adding precise location. So, a place picker which is easy to implement, less time consuming, and simple enough for users to use it is always in demand and here we have a Vanilla Place Picker which developer can add it in quick simple steps.

Preview

Key features

Simple implementation for place picker either using Autocomplete, Map or both
Set your own custom map styles
Customise map pin icon
Set default location position
Use it without location permission
Choose to show only open businesses or all
Highly customise attributes
Multi languages support.
RTL layout support.

Usage

Dependencies

Step 1. Add the JitPack repository to your build file

Add it in your root build.gradle at the end of repositories:

    allprojects {
	    repositories {
		    ...
		    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
	    }
    }

Step 2. Add the dependency

Add it in your app module build.gradle:

    dependencies {
        ...
        implementation 'com.github.Mindinventory:VanillaPlacePicker:0.0.9'
    }

Implementation

Step 1. Add GOOGLE MAP API KEY to your AndroidManifest.xml:

  <application ... >
    ...
    
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
        android:value="@string/YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY" />
    
  </application>

Step 2. Add VanillaPlacePicker Builder in to your activity class:

        val intent = VanillaPlacePicker.Builder(this)
            .with(PickerType.MAP_WITH_AUTO_COMPLETE) // Select Picker type to enable autocompelte, map or both
            .withLocation(23.057582, 72.534458)
            .setPickerLanguage(PickerLanguage.HINDI) // Apply language to picker
            .setLocationRestriction(LatLng(23.0558088,72.5325067), LatLng(23.0587592,72.5357321)) // Restrict location bounds in map and autocomplete
            .setCountry("IN") // Only for Autocomplete
         
            /*
             * Configuration for Map UI
             */
            .setMapType(MapType.SATELLITE) // Choose map type (Only applicable for map screen) 
            .setMapStyle(R.raw.style_json) // Containing the JSON style declaration for night-mode styling
            .setMapPinDrawable(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_mylocation) // To give custom pin image for map marker
            ...

            .build()

        startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_PLACE_PICKER)

    ...

    //----- override onActivityResult function to get Vanilla Place Picker result.
    override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
        super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data)
        if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK && data != null) {
            when (requestCode) {
                REQUEST_PLACE_PICKER -> {
                     val vanillaAddress = VanillaPlacePicker.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data)
                    // Do needful with your vanillaAddress
                }
            }
        }
    }

Requirements

minSdkVersion >= 17
Androidx

LICENSE!

Vanilla Place Picker is MIT-licensed.

Let us know!

We’d be really happy if you send us links to your projects where you use our component. Just send an email to sales@mindinventory.com And do let us know if you have any questions or suggestion regarding our work.