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Limiting call volume to Google Map API?

Need help
#1

Q. Does the Google Map API get called if the element that is using a distance-from condition is hidden? The goal is to minimize calls to the API to reduce overall cost and cellular data traffic.

Example is it better to combine a conditional test or break it up:
GroupA (when X is true AND distance-from is true) Show
(stuff to show)

OR

GroupA (when X is true) Show

  • GroupB (when distance-from is true) Show
    (stuff to show)

Where GroupB is a sub-group within Group A.

IE: If GroupA is not visible would the distance-from in Group B still invoke the Google API call?

Thanks in advance,
John

#2

Any time an expression that references a geo address’s fields is evaluated an API call is made. That’s probably an easier way to think about it.

#3

Hmm… yes that is true but does Bubble logically test if the group element (a Div I suspect) is visible with something like $(this).is(’:visible’) as a wrapper function when they generate the code so that the internal code (a second If statement in this case) is only evaluated if visible=true. If so then a GroupB would be better, if not then it would serve no purpose. Hard to say, but I will run some quick test with my sniffer to see if I can catch the packets and know for sure. Unless I am really missing something (which would not be the first time).