from dbsettings.functions import getValue

import requests

def name_to_coords(name, api_key=None):
    URL = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json"
    api_key = api_key or getValue("google.api.key")
    
    payload = {"address": name, "key": api_key}
    response = requests.get(URL, params=payload).json()

    try:
        result = response["results"][0]
        return result["geometry"]["location"]["lat"], result["geometry"]["location"]["lng"]
    except:
        raise ValueError(response)