LocationService

The ILocationService allows a developer to use GPS devices inside a view model.

It is important that the service must be started and stopped to retrieve values

Starting the service

The GPS service needs to be started and stopped. To start the GPS service, use the following code:

var dependencyResolver = this.GetDependencyResolver();
var locationService = dependencyResolver.Resolve<ILocationService>();
locationService.LocationChanged += OnCurrentLocationChanged;
locationService.Start();

The service will raise the LocationChanged event when a new location becomes available.

Stopping the service

It is required to stop the service when it is no longer needed. The service can be stopped using the following code:

var dependencyResolver = this.GetDependencyResolver();
var locationService = dependencyResolver.Resolve<ILocationService>();
locationService.LocationChanged -= OnCurrentLocationChanged;
locationService.Stop();

Emulating GPS without device

It is possible to emulate GPS without actually owning a device or emulate data in the emulator. To accomplish this, it is required to use the Catel.MVVM.Services.Test.LocationService class. This class can be used in the following way:

var dependencyResolver = this.GetDependencyResolver();
Test.LocationService service = (Test.LocationService)dependencyResolver.Resolve<ILocationService>();

// Queue the next location (and then wait 5 seconds)
var locationTestData = new LocationTestData(new Location(100d, 100d), new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 5)));
service.ExpectedLocations.Add(locationTestData);

// Go to the next location manually
service.ProceedToNextLocation();

It is also possible to enqueue lots of coordinates with a time span and emulate a path.


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