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14 changes: 13 additions & 1 deletion googlemaps/directions.py
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"""Performs requests to the Google Maps Directions API."""

from googlemaps import convert
from googlemaps.exceptions import ApiError


def directions(client, origin, destination,
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if traffic_model:
params["traffic_model"] = traffic_model

return client._request("/maps/api/directions/json", params).get("routes", [])
# Make the API request
response = client._request("/maps/api/directions/json", params)

# Check if the API request was successful
if response.get("status") == "OK":
return response.get("routes", [])
elif response.get("error_message"):
# Handle specific error message returned by the API
raise ApiError(response.get("error_message"))
else:
# Handle generic API error
raise ApiError("Unknown error occurred during API request")