Add distance_from as alias for distance_to.

lib/geocoder/orms/base.rb

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ module Geocoder
         Geocoder::Calculations.distance_between(mylat, mylon, lat, lon, :units => units)
       end
 
+      alias_method :distance_from, :distance_to
+
       ##
       # Get other geocoded objects within a given radius.
       #

test/geocoder_test.rb

@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ class GeocoderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal "US", e.country
   end
 
+  def test_distance_to_returns_float
+    v = Venue.new(*venue_params(:msg))
+    v.latitude = 40.750354
+    v.longitude = -73.993371
+    assert (d = v.distance_to(30, -94)).is_a?(Float)
+    # make sure distance_from is an alias
+    assert_equal d, v.distance_from(30, -94)
+  end
+
 
   # --- Google ---