Update changelog

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ If you're running your own Photon instance, you can safely set `STORE_GEODATA` t
 - Reverse geocoding is now working as on-demand job instead of storing the result in the database.
 - Stats cards now show the last update time. #733
 - Visit card now shows buttons to confirm or decline a visit only if it's not confirmed or declined yet.
+- Distance unit is now being stored in the user settings. You can choose between kilometers and miles, default is kilometers. The setting is accessible in the user settings -> Maps -> Distance Unit. You might want to recalculate your stats after changing the unit.
 
 ## Fixed
 
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ If you're running your own Photon instance, you can safely set `STORE_GEODATA` t
 - PostGIS extension is now being enabled only if it's not already enabled. #1186
 - Fixed a bug where visits were returning into Suggested state after being confirmed or declined. #848
 
+## Removed
+
+- Removed `DISTANCE_UNIT` constant. It can be safely removed from your environment variables in docker-compose.yml.
+
 
 # 0.26.0 - 2025-05-08
 

app/javascript/controllers/maps_controller.js

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default class extends BaseController {
     this.clearFogRadius = parseInt(this.userSettings.fog_of_war_meters) || 50;
     this.fogLinethreshold = parseInt(this.userSettings.fog_of_war_threshold) || 90;
     this.routeOpacity = parseFloat(this.userSettings.route_opacity) || 0.6;
-    this.distanceUnit = this.element.dataset.distance_unit || "km";
+    this.distanceUnit = this.userSettings.maps.distance_unit || "km";
     this.pointsRenderingMode = this.userSettings.points_rendering_mode || "raw";
     this.liveMapEnabled = this.userSettings.live_map_enabled || false;
     this.countryCodesMap = countryCodesMap();

app/javascript/controllers/trips_controller.js

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default class extends BaseController {
     this.apiKey = this.containerTarget.dataset.api_key
     this.userSettings = JSON.parse(this.containerTarget.dataset.user_settings || '{}')
     this.timezone = this.containerTarget.dataset.timezone
-    this.distanceUnit = this.containerTarget.dataset.distance_unit
+    this.distanceUnit = this.userSettings.maps.distance_unit || "km"
 
     // Initialize map and layers
     this.initializeMap()

app/services/reverse_geocoding/places/fetch_data.rb

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class ReverseGeocoding::Places::FetchData
       limit: 10,
       distance_sort: true,
       radius: 1,
-      units: ::DISTANCE_UNIT
+      units: :km
     )
 
     data.reject do |place|

app/services/visits/names/fetcher.rb

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Visits
 
       def geocoder_results
         @geocoder_results ||= Geocoder.search(
-          center, limit: 10, distance_sort: true, radius: 1, units: ::DISTANCE_UNIT
+          center, limit: 10, distance_sort: true, radius: 1, units: :km
         )
       end
 

app/views/map/index.html.erb

@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
         class="w-full z-0"
         data-controller="maps points"
         data-points-target="map"
-        data-distance_unit="<%= DISTANCE_UNIT %>"
         data-api_key="<%= current_user.api_key %>"
         data-self_hosted="<%= @self_hosted %>"
         data-user_settings='<%= current_user.settings.to_json.html_safe %>'

app/views/trips/_form.html.erb

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         id='map trips-container'
         class="w-full h-full rounded-lg"
         data-trips-target="container"
-        data-distance_unit="<%= DISTANCE_UNIT %>"
         data-api_key="<%= current_user.api_key %>"
         data-user_settings="<%= current_user.settings.to_json %>"
         data-path="<%= trip.path.to_json %>"

app/views/trips/_path.html.erb

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     class="w-full h-full rounded-lg z-0"
     data-controller="trips"
     data-trips-target="container"
-    data-distance_unit="<%= DISTANCE_UNIT %>"
     data-api_key="<%= trip.user.api_key %>"
     data-user_settings="<%= trip.user.settings.to_json %>"
     data-path="<%= trip.path.coordinates.to_json %>"

app/views/trips/_trip.html.erb

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
             data-trip-map-path-value="<%= trip.path.coordinates.to_json %>"
             data-trip-map-api-key-value="<%= current_user.api_key %>"
             data-trip-map-user-settings-value="<%= current_user.settings.to_json %>"
-            data-trip-map-timezone-value="<%= Rails.configuration.time_zone %>"
-            data-trip-map-distance-unit-value="<%= DISTANCE_UNIT %>">
+            data-trip-map-timezone-value="<%= Rails.configuration.time_zone %>">
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>

config/initializers/01_constants.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 SELF_HOSTED = ENV.fetch('SELF_HOSTED', 'true') == 'true'
 
 MIN_MINUTES_SPENT_IN_CITY = ENV.fetch('MIN_MINUTES_SPENT_IN_CITY', 60).to_i
-DISTANCE_UNIT = ENV.fetch('DISTANCE_UNIT', 'km').to_sym
 
 DISTANCE_UNITS = {
   km: 1000, # to meters