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+import axios from "axios";
+
+export const searchLocation = async (query) => {
+    if (typeof query !== "string") throw new TypeError("Query must be a string");
+    const param = encodeURIComponent(query);
+    const rq = await axios.get(`https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=${param}&format=json&polygon_geojson=1&addressdetails=1`);
+    if (rq.status !== 200) throw new Error(`Server responded with status code ${rq.status}: ${rq.statusText}`);
+    try {
+        return rq.data
+            .map((result) => {
+                if (!result.lat || !result.lon) return null;
+                return {
+                    name: result.display_name ?? "Search result",
+                    street: `${result.address?.road + ", " ?? ""}${result.address?.city ?? ""}`,
+                    lat: result.lat,
+                    lon: result.lon,
+                };
+            })
+            .filter((result) => result !== null);
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error(e);
+        return [];
+    }
+};