Google Maps¶

This package contains one function that generates a link to Google Maps which shows directions from the given origin to the destination.

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Table of Contents¶

Release Notes
App Configuration
Function Inputs
Function Output
Pre-processing Script
Post-processing Script
Rules

Release Notes¶

Version	Date	Notes
1.0.1	04/2025	Converted example workflows to python3
1.0.0	11/2018	Initial Release

App Configuration:¶

Not required

Function Inputs:¶

Function Name	Type	Required	Example
`google_maps_origin`	`String`	Yes	`"IBM, Armonk, New York"`
`google_maps_destination`	`String`	Yes	`"IBM Resilient, Cambridge, Boston, MA"`

Function Output:¶

results = {
  success: True,

  directions_link: "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=xxx&destination=xxx",s

  inputs: {
    google_maps_origin: "IBM, Armonk, New York",
    google_maps_destination: "IBM Resilient, Cambridge, Boston, MA"
  }
}

Pre-Process Script:¶

This example sets the origin and gets the destination from the Incident Details.

# Set Origin
inputs.google_maps_origin = "IBM, Armonk, New York"

# Get destination from Incident Details
destination = "{0}, {1}, {2}".format(incident.addr, incident.city, incident.country)

# Set Destination
inputs.google_maps_destination = destination

Post-Process Script:¶

This example adds a Note to the Incident.

if (results.success):

  noteText = """<br><b>Example: Google Maps Directions Wokflow has complete</b>
                <b>Directions Link:</b> <a href='{0}'>{0}</a>""".format(results.directions_link)

  incident.addNote(helper.createRichText(noteText))

Rules¶

Rule Name	Object Type	Workflow Triggered
Get Directions	`Incident`	`Example: Google Maps Directions`