Google Maps For Rails - updating markers via ajax only when search result changes
I have been working through writing a small app with a lot of help from stackoverflow. The basic premise is simple, and I've seen this sort of functionality all over the web: I am trying to plot a list of locations onto a searchable/pannable google map. The locations are stored on the backend, and the controller feeds these locations to the view. AJAX is involved because I don't want to reload the entire page. Here are the scenarios: a) User searches for a location via zipcode => map loads new location, a search get is sent to server and map loads any markers if there are any within set radius