"The GeoPlugin provider does not support street addresses, only IP addresses"

[Mitcal]

General Information

GeocoderLaravel Version: 4.4
Laravel Version: 8.79
PHP Version: 8.0
Operating System and Version: linux

Issue Description

[describe what is going wrong in plain english]
Some UK postcodes seem to fail geocoding and I receive the above error.

Steps to Replicate

[please provide a list of specific steps that will allow me to replicate this issue]
$geo = app('geocoder')->geocode('SW1 1AA')->get(); // this postcode is fine, but a very specific few are not.

Stack Trace

[2022-11-29 10:13:30] local.ALERT: Provider "{providerName}" could not geocode address: "{address}". {"exception":"[object] (Geocoder\\Exception\\UnsupportedOperation(code: 0): 
The GeoPlugin provider does not support street addresses, only IP addresses. at /var/www/html/vendor/geocoder-php/geo-plugin-provider/GeoPlugin.php:42)
[stacktrace]
#0 /var/www/html/vendor/geocoder-php/chain-provider/Chain.php(71): Geocoder\\Provider\\GeoPlugin\\GeoPlugin->geocodeQuery()
#1 /var/www/html/vendor/willdurand/geocoder/ProviderAggregator.php(67): Geocoder\\Provider\\Chain\\Chain->geocodeQuery()
#2 /var/www/html/vendor/willdurand/geocoder/ProviderAggregator.php(96): Geocoder\\ProviderAggregator->geocodeQuery()
#3 /var/www/html/vendor/toin0u/geocoder-laravel/src/ProviderAndDumperAggregator.php(209): Geocoder\\ProviderAggregator->geocode()
#4 /var/www/html/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php(391): Geocoder\\Laravel\\ProviderAndDumperAggregator->Geocoder\\Laravel\\{closure}()
#5 /var/www/html/vendor/toin0u/geocoder-laravel/src/ProviderAndDumperAggregator.php(211): Illuminate\\Cache\\Repository->remember()
#6 /var/www/html/vendor/toin0u/geocoder-laravel/src/ProviderAndDumperAggregator.php(101): Geocoder\\Laravel\\ProviderAndDumperAggregator->cacheRequest()
#7 /var/www/html/app/Http/Controllers/JobController.php(406): Geocoder\\Laravel\\ProviderAndDumperAggregator->geocode()

[mikebronner]

@Mitcal thanks for writing in. This seems to indicate that none of the providers are able to resolve certain postal codes. I would recommend clearing your cache and trying again. If it still persists, I would go to the website of each provider you are using and see if they can resolve the problematic postal codes natively. If that still persists, please provide a list of postal codes that do not work, as well as your geocoded config file, so that I can replicate and see if its an issue in code.

[Mitcal]

Hi @mikebronner,

Thanks for your reply. Here is an example of a postcode that for whatever reason Google Maps can't geocode (even though it shows up on their own maps).

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=BR3%201SY&key=GOOGLE_API_KEY

I think I'm using most of the defaults in my config file but here it is:

<?php

use Geocoder\Provider\Chain\Chain;
use Geocoder\Provider\GeoPlugin\GeoPlugin;
use Geocoder\Provider\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps;
use Http\Client\Curl\Client;

return [
    'cache' => [

        /*
        |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        | Cache Store
        |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | Specify the cache store to use for caching. The value "null" will use
        | the default cache store specified in /config/cache.php file.
        |
        | Default: null
        |
        */

        'store' => 'geocode',

        /*
        |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        | Cache Duration
        |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        |
        | Specify the cache duration in seconds. The default approximates a
        | "forever" cache, but there are certain issues with Laravel's forever
        | caching methods that prevent us from using them in this project.
        |
        | Default: 9999999 (integer)
        |
        */

        'duration' => 9999999,
    ],

    /*
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Providers
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | Here you may specify any number of providers that should be used to
    | perform geocaching operations. The `chain` provider is special,
    | in that it can contain multiple providers that will be run in
    | the sequence listed, should the previous provider fail. By
    | default the first provider listed will be used, but you
    | can explicitly call subsequently listed providers by
    | alias: `app('geocoder')->using('google_maps')`.
    |
    | Please consult the official Geocoder documentation for more info.
    | https://github.com/geocoder-php/Geocoder#providers
    |
    */
    'providers' => [
        Chain::class => [
            GoogleMaps::class => [
                env('GOOGLE_MAPS_LOCALE', 'us'),
                env('GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY'),
            ],
            GeoPlugin::class  => [],
        ],
    ],

    /*
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Adapter
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | You can specify which PSR-7-compliant HTTP adapter you would like to use.
    | There are multiple options at your disposal: CURL, Guzzle, and others.
    |
    | Please consult the official Geocoder documentation for more info.
    | https://github.com/geocoder-php/Geocoder#usage
    |
    | Default: Client::class (FQCN for CURL adapter)
    |
    */
    'adapter'  => Client::class,

    /*
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Reader
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | You can specify a reader for specific providers, like GeoIp2, which
    | connect to a local file-database. The reader should be set to an
    | instance of the required reader class or an array containing the reader
    | class and arguments.
    |
    | Please consult the official Geocoder documentation for more info.
    | https://github.com/geocoder-php/geoip2-provider
    |
    | Default: null
    |
    | Example:
    |   'reader' => [
    |       WebService::class => [
    |           env('MAXMIND_USER_ID'),
    |           env('MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY')
    |       ],
    |   ],
    |
    */
    'reader' => null,

];

It seems like what's happening is the lookup fails, so then it retries the lookup thinking I'm giving an IP address?