timezoneFinder

How to run it

git clone https://github.com/shippeo/timezoneFinder.git && cd timezoneFinder
npm i
npm start

Request format

• Only two mandatory parameters : lat and lon
• Decimal separator : comma or dot

examples :

• http://(host):8080/?lat=3,2343&lon=22,22
• http://(host):8080/?lat=3.2343&lon=22.22

Response format

{
  "lat": 3.2343,
  "lon": 22.22,
  "timezone": "Africa/Kinshasa"
}

• Return "timezone": "null" if no timezone can be determine at coordinates
• Return HTTP error 400 for invalid input

coordinates examples

France

Europe/Paris => http://(host):8080/?lat=50.286&lon=4.165

Belgium

Europe/Brussels => http://(host):8080/?lat=50.286&lon=4.171

Dependencies

timezoneFinder is based on :

• geo-tz node module
• expressjs