Merge pull request #476 from CartoDB/Avoid_reaching_provider_for_empty_geocodings

Avoid reaching provider for empty geocodings

server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapbox/geocoder.py

@@ -64,17 +64,30 @@ class MapboxGeocoder(Traceable):
         latitude = location[1]
         return [longitude, latitude]
 
+    def _validate_input(self, searchtext, city=None, state_province=None,
+                        country=None):
+        if searchtext and searchtext.strip():
+            return True
+        elif city:
+            return True
+        elif state_province:
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
     @qps_retry(qps=10)
     def geocode(self, searchtext, city=None, state_province=None,
                 country=None):
+        if not self._validate_input(searchtext, city, state_province, country):
+            return []
+
+        address = []
         if searchtext and searchtext.strip():
-            address = [normalize(searchtext)]
+            address.append(normalize(searchtext))
         if city:
             address.append(normalize(city))
         if state_province:
             address.append(normalize(state_province))
-        else:
-            return []
 
         country = [country] if country else None
 

server/lib/python/cartodb_services/setup.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 setup(
     name='cartodb_services',
 
-    version='0.17.4',
+    version='0.17.5',
 
     description='CartoDB Services API Python Library',