Added query string parameter filter check so that results can be filtered with URL query strings

Author: bjorn2404

bower.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jquery-storelocator-plugin",
-  "version": "2.6.2",
+  "version": "2.6.3",
   "description": "This jQuery plugin takes advantage of Google Maps API version 3 to create an easy to implement store locator. No back-end programming is required, you just need to feed it KML, XML, or JSON data with all the location information.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

dist/assets/js/plugins/storeLocator/jquery.storelocator.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*! jQuery Google Maps Store Locator - v2.6.2 - 2016-08-26
+/*! jQuery Google Maps Store Locator - v2.6.3 - 2016-08-30
 * http://www.bjornblog.com/web/jquery-store-locator-plugin
 * Copyright (c) 2016 Bjorn Holine; Licensed MIT */
 
@@ -1640,7 +1640,6 @@
 
 		/**
 		 * Check for existing filter selections
-		 *
 		 */
 		checkFilters: function () {
 			this.writeDebug('checkFilters');
@@ -1658,6 +1657,24 @@
 			}
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Check query string parameters for filter values.
+		 */
+		checkQueryStringFilters: function () {
+			this.writeDebug('checkQueryStringFilters',arguments);
+			// Loop through the filters.
+			for(var key in filters) {
+				if(filters.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+					var filterVal = this.getQueryString(key);
+
+					// Only add the taxonomy id if it doesn't already exist
+					if (typeof filterVal !== 'undefined' && filterVal !== '' && filters[key].indexOf(filterVal) === -1) {
+						filters[key] = [filterVal];
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * Get the filter key from the taxonomyFilter setting
 		 *
@@ -1689,6 +1706,9 @@
 					filters[key] = [];
 				}
 			}
+			
+			// Check query string for taxonomy parameter keys.
+			_this.checkQueryStringFilters();
 
 			// Handle filter updates
 			$('.' + this.settings.taxonomyFiltersContainer).on('change.'+pluginName, 'input, select', function (e) {

dist/assets/js/plugins/storeLocator/jquery.storelocator.min.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jquery-storelocator-plugin",
-  "version": "2.6.2",
+  "version": "2.6.3",
   "description": "This jQuery plugin takes advantage of Google Maps API version 3 to create an easy to implement store locator. No back-end programming is required, you just need to feed it KML, XML, or JSON data with all the location information.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

package.json

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ filtering.
 ### Version 2.6.3
 
 * Added [InfoBubble](https://github.com/googlemaps/js-info-bubble) support and example file.
+* Added query string parameter filter check so that results can be filtered with URL query strings.
 
 ### Version 2.6.2
 

readme.md

@@ -1637,7 +1637,6 @@
 
 		/**
 		 * Check for existing filter selections
-		 *
 		 */
 		checkFilters: function () {
 			this.writeDebug('checkFilters');
@@ -1655,6 +1654,24 @@
 			}
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Check query string parameters for filter values.
+		 */
+		checkQueryStringFilters: function () {
+			this.writeDebug('checkQueryStringFilters',arguments);
+			// Loop through the filters.
+			for(var key in filters) {
+				if(filters.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+					var filterVal = this.getQueryString(key);
+
+					// Only add the taxonomy id if it doesn't already exist
+					if (typeof filterVal !== 'undefined' && filterVal !== '' && filters[key].indexOf(filterVal) === -1) {
+						filters[key] = [filterVal];
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * Get the filter key from the taxonomyFilter setting
 		 *
@@ -1686,6 +1703,9 @@
 					filters[key] = [];
 				}
 			}
+			
+			// Check query string for taxonomy parameter keys.
+			_this.checkQueryStringFilters();
 
 			// Handle filter updates
 			$('.' + this.settings.taxonomyFiltersContainer).on('change.'+pluginName, 'input, select', function (e) {

src/js/jquery.storelocator.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "title": "jQuery Google Maps Store Locator",
     "description": "This jQuery plugin takes advantage of Google Maps API version 3 to create an easy to implement store locator. No back-end programming is required, you just need to feed it KML, XML, or JSON data with all the location information.",
     "keywords": ["jquery","locator","store", "location", "locations", "maps", "map", "stores", "find"],
-    "version": "2.6.2",
+    "version": "2.6.3",
     "author": {
         "name": "Bjorn Holine",
         "url": "http://www.bjornblog.com/"