Create new session token when searching and group queries #428
Description
Place Autocomplete uses session tokens to group the query and selection phases of a user autocomplete search into a discrete session for billing purposes. The session begins when the user starts typing a query, and concludes when they select a place and a call to Place Details is made. Each session can have multiple queries, followed by one place selection. The API key(s) used for each request within a session must belong to the same Google Cloud Console project. Once a session has concluded, the token is no longer valid; your app must generate a fresh token for each session. If the sessiontoken parameter is omitted, or if you reuse a session token, the session is charged as if no session token was provided (each request is billed separately).
We recommend the following guidelines:
- Use session tokens for all autocomplete sessions.
- Generate a fresh token for each session. Using a version 4 UUID is recommended.
- Ensure that the API key(s) used for all Place Autocomplete and Place Details requests within a session belong to the same Cloud Console project.
- Be sure to pass a unique session token for each new session. Using the same token for more than one session will result in each request being billed individually.