geolocation

Flex API for HTML5 geolocation.

Installation

Install with npm(1):

$ npm install -S html5-geolocation

Live demo is here.

API

get

Determine current device location

var geo = require('geolocation')();

geo.get(function(err, position) {
  if (!err) {
    console.log('Position is:', position);
  } else {
    console.log('Position unknown:', err.message);
  }
});

watch

Watch current device location and periodically emit position event.

var geo = require('geolocation')();

geo
  .on('position', function(position) {
    console.log('Position is:', position);
  })
  .on('error', function(err) {
    console.log('Position unknown:', err.message);
  })
  .maxAge(45 * 1000)
  .timeout(30 * 1000)
  .highAccuracy(true)
  .watch();

clear

Clears any watch in progress. Safe to call if watch is not in progress.

Option functions

• timeout - maximum time to wait for location (default: 30s)
• maxAge - maximum age of location - (default: 60s)
• highAccuracy - use GPS if available (default: true)

Events

• position - a new position is obtained when watching
• error - emitted when watching and there are problems with obtaining a new position

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2014 Damian Krzeminski

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