fyennyi/nominatim-async

Asynchronous PHP client for Nominatim API with Guzzle Promises support.

v1.0.2 2026-01-25 19:04 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• fyennyi/async-cache-php: ^1.0
• guzzlehttp/guzzle: ^7.0
• psr/simple-cache: ^1.0 || ^2.0 || ^3.0
• symfony/cache: ^7.0

Requires (Dev)

• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.0 || ^11.0

LicenseRef-CSSM-Unlimited-2.0

• Serhii Cherneha

README

An asynchronous PHP client for the Nominatim API (OpenStreetMap), built on top of Guzzle Promises. This library allows you to perform forward and reverse geocoding, address lookups, and more, without blocking your application's execution flow.

Installation

To install the Nominatim Async Client, run the following command in your terminal:

composer require fyennyi/nominatim-async

Usage

Basic Setup

First, create a client instance. You can optionally pass a custom Guzzle client and a PSR-16 cache adapter.

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Fyennyi\Nominatim\Client;

$client = new Client();

Searching (Geocoding)

Search for a place by query string or structured parameters.

// Simple query
$promise = $client->search('Kyiv, Ukraine');

$promise->then(function ($places) {
    foreach ($places as $place) {
        echo $place->getDisplayName() . "\n";
        echo "Lat: " . $place->getLat() . ", Lon: " . $place->getLon() . "\n";
    }
})->wait();

// Structured query with extra parameters
$promise = $client->search([
    'street' => 'Khreshchatyk',
    'city' => 'Kyiv',
    'country' => 'Ukraine'
], [
    'addressdetails' => 1,
    'limit' => 5
]);

$places = $promise->wait();

Reverse Geocoding

Find a place by its coordinates (latitude and longitude).

$lat = 50.4501;
$lon = 30.5234;

$client->reverse($lat, $lon, ['zoom' => 18])
    ->then(function ($place) {
        if ($place) {
            echo "Found: " . $place->getDisplayName() . "\n";
            if ($address = $place->getAddress()) {
                echo "City: " . $address->getCity() . "\n";
            }
        }
    })
    ->wait();

Address Lookup

Look up details for specific OSM objects (Nodes, Ways, Relations).

$osm_ids = ['R146656', 'N240109189'];

$client->lookup($osm_ids, ['addressdetails' => 1])
    ->then(function ($places) {
        foreach ($places as $place) {
            echo "ID: " . $place->getOsmType() . $place->getOsmId() . "\n";
            echo "Name: " . $place->getDisplayName() . "\n";
        }
    })
    ->wait();

Place Details

Get detailed information about a place by its ID.

$client->details(['place_id' => 123456])
    ->then(function ($place) {
        echo "Category: " . $place->getCategory() . "\n";
        echo "Type: " . $place->getType() . "\n";
    })
    ->wait();

Server Status

Check the status of the Nominatim server.

// Get status as array
$client->status('json')
    ->then(function ($status) {
        echo "Status: " . $status['status'] . "\n";
        echo "Message: " . $status['message'] . "\n";
    })
    ->wait();

// Get status as text
$text = $client->status('text')->wait();
echo $text; // "OK"

Asynchronous Operations

The main advantage of this library is the ability to run multiple requests concurrently using Guzzle Promises.

use GuzzleHttp\Promise\Utils;

$promises = [
    'kyiv' => $client->search('Kyiv'),
    'lviv' => $client->search('Lviv'),
    'reverse' => $client->reverse(50.45, 30.52),
];

Utils::all($promises)->then(function ($results) {
    $kyiv_places = $results['kyiv'];
    $lviv_places = $results['lviv'];
    $reverse_place = $results['reverse'];

    echo "Found " . count($kyiv_places) . " places in Kyiv.\n";
    echo "Found " . count($lviv_places) . " places in Lviv.\n";
    echo "Reverse result: " . ($reverse_place ? $reverse_place->getDisplayName() : 'None') . "\n";
})->wait();

Models

Place

The Place object represents a location returned by the API. It provides comprehensive getters for all standard Nominatim fields:

• getPlaceId(), getOsmId(), getOsmType(), getLicence()
• getLat(), getLon(), getDisplayName(), getLabel(), getLocalName(), getName()
• getCategory(), getType(), getAddressType(), getImportance(), getCalculatedImportance()
• getPlaceRank(), getAddressRank(), getAdminLevel(), getAdminLevels()
• getBoundingBox(), getIcon(), getCentroid(), getGeometry(), getEntrances()
• getAddress() (returns an Address object), getAddressTags(), getExtraTags(), getNameDetails()
• getParentPlaceId(), getHouseNumber(), getCalculatedPostcode(), getIndexedDate(), getCalculatedWikipedia(), isArea()

Address

The Address object provides easy access to address components:

• getCountry(), getCountryCode(), getContinent(), getState(), getIso31662Lvl4(), getRegion(), getStateDistrict(), getCounty()
• getMunicipality(), getCity(), getTown(), getVillage(), getSettlement(), getCityDistrict(), getDistrict(), getBorough()
• getSuburb(), getSubdivision(), getHamlet(), getCroft(), getIsolatedDwelling(), getNeighbourhood(), getAllotments(), getQuarter(), getCityBlock(), getResidential()
• getRoad(), getHouseNumber(), getHouseName(), getPostcode()
• getFarm(), getFarmyard(), getIndustrial(), getCommercial(), getRetail()
• getEmergency(), getHistoric(), getMilitary(), getNatural(), getLanduse(), getPlace(), getRailway(), getManMade(), getAerialway(), getBoundary(), getAmenity(), getAeroway(), getClub(), getCraft(), getLeisure(), getOffice(), getMountainPass(), getShop(), getTourism(), getBridge(), getTunnel(), getWaterway()
• get(string $key), toArray()

Caching

This library utilizes fyennyi/async-cache-php to provide seamless, non-blocking caching capabilities. You can pass any PSR-16 compatible cache implementation (e.g., from symfony/cache) to the Client constructor.

use Symfony\Component\Cache\Adapter\FilesystemAdapter;
use Symfony\Component\Cache\Psr16Cache;

$psr16Cache = new Psr16Cache(new FilesystemAdapter());
$client = new Client(null, $psr16Cache);

By default, requests are cached for 24 hours to reduce load on the Nominatim servers and ensure compliance with usage policies. The client also implements rate limiting automatically.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome and appreciated! Here's how you can contribute:

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate and adhere to the existing coding style.

License

This library is licensed under the CSSM Unlimited License v2.0 (CSSM-ULv2). See the LICENSE file for details.