# @elizaos/capacitor-location
Capacitor plugin for geolocation within elizaOS apps. Provides current position, continuous location watching, and permission management across browser, iOS, and Android.
## Capabilities
- **Get current position** — one-shot GPS/network fix with configurable accuracy and timeout
- **Watch position** — continuous location stream with distance and interval throttling
- **Permission management** — check and request OS location permissions
- **Cross-platform** — identical TypeScript API on web (Geolocation API), iOS (CoreLocation), and Android (FusedLocationProviderClient)
## Installation
```bash
npm install @elizaos/capacitor-location
npx cap sync
```
## Usage
```typescript
import { Location } from '@elizaos/capacitor-location';
// Get current position
const result = await Location.getCurrentPosition({ accuracy: 'high', timeout: 10000 });
console.log(result.coords.latitude, result.coords.longitude);
// Watch position changes
const { watchId } = await Location.watchPosition({ accuracy: 'high', minDistance: 10 });
await Location.addListener('locationChange', (location) => {
console.log('New position:', location.coords);
});
// Stop watching
await Location.clearWatch({ watchId });
// Permissions
const status = await Location.checkPermissions();
if (status.location !== 'granted') {
await Location.requestPermissions();
}
```
## API
### `getCurrentPosition(options?)`
Returns a single `LocationResult` with the device's current coordinates.
Options:
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `accuracy` | `"best"\|"high"\|"medium"\|"low"\|"passive"` | `"high"` | Desired fix accuracy |
| `maxAge` | `number` (ms) | `0` | Return cached location if younger than this |
| `timeout` | `number` (ms) | `10000` | Abort if no fix within this window |
### `watchPosition(options?)`
Starts continuous location updates. Returns `{ watchId: string }`. Location updates are delivered via the `locationChange` event. Stop with `clearWatch`.
Additional options beyond `getCurrentPosition`:
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `minDistance` | `number` (m) | `0` | Minimum movement before firing an update |
| `minInterval` | `number` (ms) | `0` | Minimum time between updates |
### `clearWatch({ watchId })`
Stops a running watch by its ID.
### `checkPermissions()`
Returns `LocationPermissionStatus` without prompting. Fields: `location` and `background` (iOS/Android only), each `"granted" | "denied" | "prompt"`.
### `requestPermissions()`
Requests OS location permission. On web, this implicitly triggers a `getCurrentPosition` call (the only way browsers expose the permission prompt).
### Events
| Event | Payload | Description |
|-------|---------|-------------|
| `locationChange` | `LocationResult` | Fired on each position update while watching |
| `error` | `LocationErrorEvent` | Fired on location errors |
`LocationErrorEvent.code` values: `PERMISSION_DENIED`, `POSITION_UNAVAILABLE`, `TIMEOUT`, `UNKNOWN`.
## Platform setup
### iOS
Add to `Info.plist`:
```xml
NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
This app uses your location to …
NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription
This app uses your location in the background to …
```
Minimum deployment target: iOS 13.0.
### Android
Add to `AndroidManifest.xml`:
```xml
```
Requires Google Play Services (`com.google.android.gms:play-services-location`).
## Building
```bash
bun run build # tsc + rollup
bun run build:docs # regenerate README from JSDoc, then build
bun run clean # remove dist/
```