/* * Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package android.location; import android.os.RemoteException; import android.util.Log; /** * An abstract superclass for location providers. A location provider * provides periodic reports on the geographical location of the * device. * *

Each provider has a set of criteria under which it may be used; * for example, some providers require GPS hardware and visibility to * a number of satellites; others require the use of the cellular * radio, or access to a specific carrier's network, or to the * internet. They may also have different battery consumption * characteristics or monetary costs to the user. The {@link * Criteria} class allows providers to be selected based on * user-specified criteria. */ public abstract class LocationProvider { private static final String TAG = "LocationProvider"; // A regular expression matching characters that may not appear // in the name of a LocationProvider. static final String BAD_CHARS_REGEX = "[^a-zA-Z0-9]"; private final String mName; private final ILocationManager mService; public static final int OUT_OF_SERVICE = 0; public static final int TEMPORARILY_UNAVAILABLE = 1; public static final int AVAILABLE = 2; /** * Constructs a LocationProvider with the given name. Provider names must * consist only of the characters [a-zA-Z0-9]. * * @throws IllegalArgumentException if name contains an illegal character * * {@hide} */ public LocationProvider(String name, ILocationManager service) { if (name.matches(BAD_CHARS_REGEX)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("name " + name + " contains an illegal character"); } mName = name; mService = service; } /** * Returns the name of this provider. */ public String getName() { return mName; } /** * Returns true if this provider meets the given criteria, * false otherwise. */ public boolean meetsCriteria(Criteria criteria) { try { return mService.providerMeetsCriteria(mName, criteria); } catch (RemoteException e) { Log.e(TAG, "meetsCriteria: RemoteException", e); return false; } } /** * Returns true if the provider requires access to a * data network (e.g., the Internet), false otherwise. */ public abstract boolean requiresNetwork(); /** * Returns true if the provider requires access to a * satellite-based positioning system (e.g., GPS), false * otherwise. */ public abstract boolean requiresSatellite(); /** * Returns true if the provider requires access to an appropriate * cellular network (e.g., to make use of cell tower IDs), false * otherwise. */ public abstract boolean requiresCell(); /** * Returns true if the use of this provider may result in a * monetary charge to the user, false if use is free. It is up to * each provider to give accurate information. */ public abstract boolean hasMonetaryCost(); /** * Returns true if the provider is able to provide altitude * information, false otherwise. A provider that reports altitude * under most circumstances but may occassionally not report it * should return true. */ public abstract boolean supportsAltitude(); /** * Returns true if the provider is able to provide speed * information, false otherwise. A provider that reports speed * under most circumstances but may occassionally not report it * should return true. */ public abstract boolean supportsSpeed(); /** * Returns true if the provider is able to provide bearing * information, false otherwise. A provider that reports bearing * under most circumstances but may occassionally not report it * should return true. */ public abstract boolean supportsBearing(); /** * Returns the power requirement for this provider. * * @return the power requirement for this provider, as one of the * constants Criteria.POWER_REQUIREMENT_*. */ public abstract int getPowerRequirement(); /** * Returns a constant describing horizontal accuracy of this provider. * If the provider returns finer grain or exact location, * {@link Criteria#ACCURACY_FINE} is returned, otherwise if the * location is only approximate then {@link Criteria#ACCURACY_COARSE} * is returned. */ public abstract int getAccuracy(); }