Postalized

Postalized is an open source project that provides a simple and efficient way to parse and expand addresses using the power of libpostal. This project wraps libpostal functionalities in a Flask-based web API, making it easy to integrate address parsing and expansion into web applications.

Features

• Address Parsing: Break down addresses into components with high accuracy.
• Address Expansion: Generate normalized variations of a given address.
• Dockerized application for easy deployment and scaling.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Docker

Installation

Postalized is available as a Docker image on Docker Hub. You can easily pull and run the Postalized service without manually building it.

Pulling the Docker Image

You can pull the latest version of Postalized from Docker Hub using the following command:

docker pull dublok/postalized:latest

This command retrieves the latest image of Postalized, ensuring you have the most up-to-date version.

Running the Docker Image

After pulling the image, you can run it using:

docker run -p 8080:8080 dublok/postalized

This will start a container running Postalized and bind port 8080 on your host machine to port 8080 in the Docker container, making the API accessible via http://localhost:8080.

Alternatively, you can build the Docker image manually:

git clone https://github.com/ErcinDedeoglu/Postalized.git
cd Postalized
docker build -t postalized .

Running the Application

To start the application, run:

docker run -p 8080:8080 postalized

The API should now be available at http://localhost:8080.

Usage

Postalized exposes two endpoints: /parse for parsing addresses and /expand for expanding addresses.

Parsing an Address

Send a POST request with a JSON body containing the address:

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"address":"123 Main St"}' http://localhost:8080/parse

Example response:

[
    {
        "label": "house_number",
        "value": "123"
    },
    {
        "label": "road",
        "value": "Main St"
    }
]

Expanding an Address

Send a POST request with a JSON body containing the address:

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"address":"123 Main Street"}' http://localhost:8080/expand

Example response:

[
    "123 main street",
    "123 main st"
]

These examples demonstrate successful responses from the API. The parsing endpoint breaks down the input address into its components, and the expansion endpoint provides normalized variations of the input address.

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Development

For developing and contributing to Postalized, please follow the steps below:

1. Fork and clone the repository.
2. Make changes and test your code.
3. Submit a pull request with a clear list of what you’ve done.

Support

If you are having issues, please let us know by creating an issue in the GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.