react-native-location-finder

In this library, we can easily get the information of current location by just passing four parameters.

First,

In the version of 0.0.2, this package depends on two other libraries, which are react-native and react-native-geolocation-service.

import { PermissionsAndroid, Platform,} from 'react-native';
import Geolocation from 'react-native-geolocation-service';

How to implement

Step 1

Add following lines inside /android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>

Step 2

Add following command in /android/build.gradle

buildscript {
    ext {
        compileSdkVersion = 30
        targetSdkVersion = 30
         // Other dependencies
        googlePlayServicesVersion = "17.0.0" // ---- ADD THIS LINE
    }
    repositories {
        google()
       // Other dependencies
    }
}

Step 3

If the location permission is granted, then don't waste your time by reading the next sentence. If not, we have to manually go to Application setting and allow the location permission. I know, its weird. In the next version, we will rectify this.

Cheers!!!

You are awesome. Now time to use our react-native-location-finder library inside your project.

import { PermissionsAndroid, Platform,} from 'react-native';
import Geolocation from 'react-native-geolocation-service';

import { locationFinder } from 'react-native-location-finder';

let params = {
    Geolocation: Geolocation,
    Platform: Platform,
    PermissionsAndroid: Platform.OS === 'android' ? PermissionsAndroid : '',
    GoogleApiKey: 'your Google API KEY',
  };

const country = locationFinder(params);

Explanation

locationFinder() is a function that can call inside any blocks like useEffect, async and await and so on. Please visit this link to get the google API key.

Upcoming

• locationFinder() function will return current location's latitude, longitude, Continent, Country, City, Street Address.
• Will write scripting file for automatic add neccessary lines or commands inside the native folder(Android and ios).
• Not depends on react-native-geolocation-service.
• Not depends on react-native.