Duplicate requests

  • Resolved joe08

    (@joe08)


    4 years ago

    Hello,

    I am experiencing duplicate requests by using the plugin (some times 6 API hits per request), pushing the API hits pretty high, and actually incurring charges this month on Google Console.

    E.g. I had 25058 hits to /maps/api/distancematrix/json?mode=car&language=en-GB&units=imperial&origins=REDACTED_ORIGIN_ADDRESS&destinations=%2C+&key=REDACTED_KEY

    The first issue is mode=car, this is not a valid travel mode, fortunately it defaults to mode=driving, so there’s no impact on the request, but needs changing.
    https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/intro#travel_modes

    Seconly, the destination parameter in most requests is a prepended comma (%2C), and in the 2 most repeated requests I have, this is actually the only value of that parameter. Could it be possible that you have a retry logic or an if-else statement that repeats the request if no destination address is added?
    https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/web-service-best-practices#BuildingURLs

    Can we ensure there is a valid address (not just a space or comma) before pinging off to Google?

    Thanks for the plugin 🙂
    Joe

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  • Plugin Author Gaylord Focker

    (@webdata)

    4 years ago

    Hi,

    There are two hooks that launches on the checkout. One is for the fee calculation and the other one is for the hiding, if the limits are exceeded.

    I am not quite sure why your checkout launches the API connection 6 times, but I think those functions may launch repeatedly if there are several ajax requests on the checkout process.

    Kim

    Thread Starter joe08

    (@joe08)

    4 years ago

    Hi Kim,

    Thanks for the reply.

    Regardless of which hooks you use, the two issues stand.

    1. mode=car is incorrect. It should be mode=driving
    2. Can you put in place check to ensure some sort of address is provided before requesting a response from the Google Maps API? The main culprit being a single comma.

    Thank you.

    Plugin Author Gaylord Focker

    (@webdata)

    4 years ago

    Sure, please update 🙂

    Kim

    Thread Starter joe08

    (@joe08)

    4 years ago

    Thank you! 🙂

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