Precise and lastknown location - Android Studio

Pulse provides two methods for the app to get device location in the foreground: (a) High precision location and (b) Last known location. Please refer to the demo app code to see a complete example.

Request high precision location Use the getHighPrecisionLocation() method to request high precision location

   mApplication.getPulseSDKInstance().getHighPrecisionLocation(context);

where context = this.getApplicationContext()

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Receive high precision location A BroadcastReceiver can then be used to receive the information asynchronously.

• Add the following BroadcastReceiver to AndroidManifest.xml file

<receiver
android:name="com.pulse.sdk.broadcast.receiver.PulsePrecisionLocationReceiver"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false">
    <intent-filter>
    <action
    android:name="com.pulse.sdk.broadcast.high.precision.location.CUSTOM_INTENT">
    </action>
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

• Then add the “com.pulse.sdk.broadcast.receiver” package in the application project

• Inside the package, create a “PulsePrecisionLocationReceiver” class

• Once setup, they should appear as the following directory structure:

• Please refer to the demo app’s PulsePrecisionLocationReceiver.java file to get the location information:

public class PulsePrecisionLocationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        double dValue = 0;
        float fValue = 0;
        long lValue = 0;
        double latitude =
        intent.getDoubleExtra(PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_LATITUDE, dValue);
        double longitude = intent.getDoubleExtra(PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_LONGITUDE, dValue);
        float accuracy = intent.getFloatExtra(PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_ACCURACY, fValue);
        long time = intent.getLongExtra(PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_TIME, lValue);
    }
}

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Get last known locaton Use the getLastKnownLocation() method to request the last known location from Pulse’s SDK:

showLastKnownLocation(mApplication.getPulseSDKInstance().getLastKnownLocation(context));

where context = this.getApplicationContext()

private void showLastKnownLocation(ArrayList<String> mLastKnownLocation) {
    if((null != mLastKnownLocation)&&(mLastKnownLocation.size()==4)) {
        Toast.makeText(this, "Last-Known-Location:"
        +PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_LATITUDE+"="+mLastKnownLocation.get(0)+","
        +PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_LONGITUDE+"="+mLastKnownLocation.get(1)+","
        +PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_ACCURACY+"="+mLastKnownLocation.get(2)+","
        +PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_TIME+"="+mLastKnownLocation.get(3),
        Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }else {
        Log.i(TAG, "mLastKnownLocation==Null or mLastKnownLocation.size()!=4)");
    }
}

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Regular location update The app can also receive regular location updates from Pulse in all states of operations. A BroadcastReceiver can be used to receive the location information asynchronously.

• Add the following BroadcastReceiver to the AndroidManifest.xml file:

    <receiver
    android:name="com.pulse.sdk.broadcast.receiver.PulseLastKnownLocationReceiver"
    android:enabled="true"
    android:exported="false">
         <intent-filter>
         <action
         android:name="com.pulse.sdk.broadcast.last.known.location.CUSTOM_INTENT">
         </action>
         </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

• Then add the “com.pulse.sdk.broadcast.receiver” package in the application project

• Inside the package, create a “PulseLastKnownLocationReceiver” class

• Once setup, they should appear as the following directory structure:

• Please refer to the demo app’s PulseLastKnownLocationReceiver.java file to get the location information:

public class PulseLastKnownLocationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        double dValue = 0;
        float fValue = 0;
        long lValue = 0;
        double latitude = intent.getDoubleExtra(PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_LATITUDE, dValue);
        double longitude = intent.getDoubleExtra(PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_LONGITUDE, dValue);
        float accuracy = intent.getFloatExtra(PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_ACCURACY, fValue);
        long time = intent.getLongExtra(PulseConstants.PULSE_LOCATION_TIME, lValue);
    }
}