Checking if the Map is available

[tbenci]

Howdy,
Is there a way to be able to check whether the APIProvider has loaded successfully and that calling a MAP or any other service (places etc.) is going to work.

For example, If I deliberately use an incorrect API key (or remove my localhost:3000 from the filters on Google Dashboard) the hooks return apiIsLoaded true and apiStatus LOADED yet the Google Maps JavaScript API error: InvalidKeyMapError pops up and any attempt to display the map or call a places action throws errors.

I'd like to be able to test for an correct loading of the map services BEFORE I call them?

[usefulthink]

That might be a problem because - as far as I know - the Maps API isn't running the key-validation until it first triggers a billable event.
iirc, it might not even happen directly when creating a map instance if the map isn't in the viewport.

The only way to get information about whether the API key is valid is through the gm_authFailure callback, and we do register a listener for that, so you should be able to see that with the useApiLoadingStatus() hook.