Add real-time autocomplete suggestions when typing in the place search

field, with Google Places Autocomplete API and Nominatim fallback.

  - Add POST /api/maps/autocomplete route and autocompletePlaces service
  - Add mapsApi.autocomplete client method
  - Add debounced autocomplete dropdown to PlaceFormModal with keyboard
    navigation (arrow keys, enter, escape) and mouse selection
  - Use place details API to populate form fields on suggestion selection
  - Derive location bias from existing trip places for better results
  - Extract Google Maps URL regex to shared constant
This commit is contained in:
Ben Haas
2026-04-09 12:20:03 -07:00
parent 0df90086bf
commit 35d676e76e
4 changed files with 261 additions and 18 deletions
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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
getPlacePhoto,
reverseGeocode,
resolveGoogleMapsUrl,
autocompletePlaces,
} from '../services/mapsService';
const router = express.Router();
@@ -29,6 +30,35 @@ router.post('/search', authenticate, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
}
});
// POST /autocomplete
router.post('/autocomplete', authenticate, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
const authReq = req as AuthRequest;
const { input, lang, locationBias } = req.body;
if (!input || typeof input !== 'string') {
return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Input is required' });
}
if (locationBias && (!Number.isFinite(locationBias.lat) || !Number.isFinite(locationBias.lng))) {
return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid locationBias: lat and lng must be finite numbers' });
}
try {
const result = await autocompletePlaces(
authReq.user.id,
input,
lang as string,
locationBias as { lat: number; lng: number } | undefined,
);
res.json(result);
} catch (err: unknown) {
const status = (err as { status?: number }).status || 500;
const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Autocomplete error';
console.error('Maps autocomplete error:', err);
res.status(status).json({ error: message });
}
});
// GET /details/:placeId
router.get('/details/:placeId', authenticate, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
const authReq = req as AuthRequest;