Location Data Kit

This is a Node.js package that provides functions to access and search location data including countries, states, and cities.

Features

• Loads location data from pre-defined JSON files.
• Provides functions to:
  • Fetch all countries.
  • Search for countries by name (case-insensitive).
  • Fetch all states.
  • Search for states by name (case-insensitive).
  • Fetch all cities.
  • Search for cities by name (case-insensitive).
  • Fetch states belonging to a specific country.
  • Search for states belonging to a specific country (case-insensitive).
  • Fetch cities belonging to a specific state.
  • Search for cities belonging to a specific state (case-insensitive).

Installation

1npm install location-data-kit

Usage

1const LocationDataKit = require('location-data-kit');
2
3// Fetch all countries
4const allCountries = LocationDataKit.fetchAllCountries();
5console.log('All Countries:', allCountries);
6
7// Search for countries by name (case-insensitive)
8const searchTerm = "France";
9const countriesWithName = LocationDataKit.fetchAllCountries(searchTerm);
10console.log('Countries with name:', countriesWithName);
11
12// Fetch all states in a specific country
13const countryCode = "US";  // Change this to your desired country code
14const statesInUS = LocationDataKit.fetchStatesByCountry(countryCode);
15console.log('States in US:', statesInUS);
16
17// Search for states in a specific country by name (case-insensitive)
18const stateSearchTerm = "California";
19const statesInUSWithName = LocationDataKit.fetchStatesByCountry(countryCode, stateSearchTerm);
20console.log('States in US with name:', statesInUSWithName);
21
22// Fetch all cities in a specific state
23const stateCode = "CA"; // Change this to your desired state code
24const citiesInCA = LocationDataKit.fetchCitiesByState(stateCode);
25console.log('Cities in CA:', citiesInCA);
26
27// Search for cities in a specific state by name (case-insensitive)
28const citySearchTerm = "Los Angeles";
29const citiesInCAWithName = LocationDataKit.fetchCitiesByState(stateCode, citySearchTerm);
30console.log('Cities in CA with name:', citiesInCAWithName);

Data Files

This package expects three JSON files to be present in the data folder within the package directory:

• countries.json: An array of objects representing countries, each object should have properties like name and optionally code.
• states.json: An array of objects representing states, each object should have properties like name, countryCode (referencing a country from countries.json).
• cities.json: An array of objects representing cities, each object should have properties like name, stateCode (referencing a state from states.json).

Please note: You need to provide your own data for these files or use existing datasets formatted as mentioned above.

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.