updated nearby to version 17.0.0, added location enabling and checking utility method, version 1.1.0 published

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 1.1.0
+* Updated Android Nearby version from 16.0.0 to 17.0.0
+* Updated Example
+* **Location/GPS service must be turned on** or devices may disconnect
+more often, some devices may disconnect immediately. 2 convinience methods are added
+`enableLocationServices` and `checkLocationEnabled`
+
 ## 1.0.3
 
 * Added serviceId parameter in startAdvertising and startDiscovery

README.md

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Currently supports Bytes and Files.
 
 ## Setup
 
+### Note regarding Location(GPS)
+While using this,
+**Location/GPS service must be turned on** or devices may disconnect
+more often, some devices may disconnect immediately.
+
 ### Set Permissions
 Add these to AndroidManifest.xml
 ```xml
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ Add these to AndroidManifest.xml
 Since ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION and READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is considered to be dangerous system permissions, in addition to adding them to your manifest, you must request these permissions at runtime.
 
 #### As a **convinience** this library provides methods to check and request location and external read/write permissions
-```java
+```dart
 // returns true/false asynchronously 
 bool a = await Nearby().checkLocationPermissions()
 // asks for permission only if its not given
@@ -56,6 +61,18 @@ Nearby().askLocationAndExternalStoragePermission() // for all permissions in one
 
 The work flow is similar to the [Android Nearby Connections library](https://developers.google.com/nearby/connections/overview)
 
+## NOTE
+
+**Location/GPS service must be turned on** or devices may disconnect
+more often, some devices may disconnect immediately.
+
+For convinience this library provides methods to check and enable location
+```dart
+bool b = await Nearby().checkLocationEnabled();
+
+// opens settings where user can enable it
+Nearby().enableLocationServices();
+``` 
 ### Advertise for connection
 ```dart
 try {

android/.classpath

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-11/"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleclasspathcontainer"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin/default"/>
+</classpath>

android/.project

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>nearby_connections</name>
+	<comment>Project android created by Buildship.</comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectnature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>

android/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+arguments=
+auto.sync=false
+build.scans.enabled=false
+connection.gradle.distribution=GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION(VERSION(6.3))
+connection.project.dir=../example/android
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+gradle.user.home=
+java.home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
+jvm.arguments=
+offline.mode=false
+override.workspace.settings=true
+show.console.view=true
+show.executions.view=true

android/build.gradle

@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ android {
         disable 'InvalidPackage'
     }
     dependencies{
-        api 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-nearby:16.0.0'
+        api 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-nearby:17.0.0'
     }
 }

android/src/main/java/com/pkmnapps/nearby_connections/NearbyConnectionsPlugin.java

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package com.pkmnapps.nearby_connections;
 
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.location.LocationManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.provider.Settings;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
@@ -63,40 +66,59 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
 
         switch (call.method) {
             case "checkLocationPermission":
-                if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
+                if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity,
-                        == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
+                        Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
-                        == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+                        && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity,
+                                Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                     result.success(true);
                 } else {
                     result.success(false);
                 }
                 break;
             case "askLocationPermission":
-                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity,
+                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity, new String[] { Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
-                        new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION},
+                        Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION }, 0);
-                        0);
                 Log.d("nearby_connections", "askLocationPermission");
                 result.success(null);
                 break;
+            case "checkLocationEnabled":
+                LocationManager lm = (LocationManager) activity.getSystemService(activity.LOCATION_SERVICE);
+                boolean gps_enabled = false;
+                boolean network_enabled = false;
+                try {
+                    gps_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                }
+                try {
+                    network_enabled = lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                }
+                result.success(gps_enabled || network_enabled);
+                break;
+            case "enableLocationServices":
+                activity.startActivity(new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS));
+                break;
             case "checkExternalStoragePermission":
-                if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
+                if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity,
-                        == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
+                        Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
-                        == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+                        && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity,
+                                Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                     result.success(true);
                 } else {
                     result.success(false);
                 }
                 break;
             case "askExternalStoragePermission":
-                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity,
+                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity, new String[] { Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
-                        new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},
+                        Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE }, 1);
-                        1);
                 Log.d("nearby_connections", "askExternalStoragePermission");
                 result.success(null);
                 break;
             case "askLocationAndExternalStoragePermission":
                 ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(activity,
-                        new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION,Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},
+                        new String[] { Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
+                                Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE,
+                                Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE },
                         1);
                 Log.d("nearby_connections", "askExternalStoragePermission");
                 result.success(null);
@@ -123,17 +145,15 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
                 AdvertisingOptions advertisingOptions = new AdvertisingOptions.Builder()
                         .setStrategy(getStrategy(strategy)).build();
 
-                Nearby.getConnectionsClient(activity)
+                Nearby.getConnectionsClient(activity).startAdvertising(userNickName, serviceId,
-                        .startAdvertising(
+                        advertConnectionLifecycleCallback, advertisingOptions)
-                                userNickName, serviceId, advertConnectionLifecycleCallback, advertisingOptions)
                         .addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Void>() {
                             @Override
                             public void onSuccess(Void aVoid) {
                                 Log.d("nearby_connections", "startAdvertising");
                                 result.success(true);
                             }
-                        })
+                        }).addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
-                        .addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
                             @Override
                             public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
                                 result.error("Failure", e.getMessage(), null);
@@ -150,8 +170,8 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
                 if (serviceId == null || serviceId == "")
                     serviceId = SERVICE_ID;
 
-                DiscoveryOptions discoveryOptions =
+                DiscoveryOptions discoveryOptions = new DiscoveryOptions.Builder().setStrategy(getStrategy(strategy))
-                        new DiscoveryOptions.Builder().setStrategy(getStrategy(strategy)).build();
+                        .build();
                 Nearby.getConnectionsClient(activity)
                         .startDiscovery(serviceId, endpointDiscoveryCallback, discoveryOptions)
                         .addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Void>() {
@@ -160,8 +180,7 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
                                 Log.d("nearby_connections", "startDiscovery");
                                 result.success(true);
                             }
-                        })
+                        }).addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
-                        .addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
                             @Override
                             public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
                                 result.error("Failure", e.getMessage(), null);
@@ -196,8 +215,7 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
                             public void onSuccess(Void aVoid) {
                                 result.success(true);
                             }
-                        })
+                        }).addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
-                        .addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
                             @Override
                             public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
                                 result.error("Failure", e.getMessage(), null);
@@ -209,15 +227,13 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
                 String endpointId = (String) call.argument("endpointId");
 
                 assert endpointId != null;
-                Nearby.getConnectionsClient(activity)
+                Nearby.getConnectionsClient(activity).acceptConnection(endpointId, payloadCallback)
-                        .acceptConnection(endpointId, payloadCallback)
                         .addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Void>() {
                             @Override
                             public void onSuccess(Void aVoid) {
                                 result.success(true);
                             }
-                        })
+                        }).addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
-                        .addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
                             @Override
                             public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
                                 result.error("Failure", e.getMessage(), null);
@@ -229,15 +245,13 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
                 String endpointId = (String) call.argument("endpointId");
 
                 assert endpointId != null;
-                Nearby.getConnectionsClient(activity)
+                Nearby.getConnectionsClient(activity).rejectConnection(endpointId)
-                        .rejectConnection(endpointId)
                         .addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Void>() {
                             @Override
                             public void onSuccess(Void aVoid) {
                                 result.success(true);
                             }
-                        })
+                        }).addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
-                        .addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
                             @Override
                             public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
                                 result.error("Failure", e.getMessage(), null);
@@ -405,7 +419,8 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void onPayloadTransferUpdate(@NonNull String endpointId, @NonNull PayloadTransferUpdate payloadTransferUpdate) {
+        public void onPayloadTransferUpdate(@NonNull String endpointId,
+                @NonNull PayloadTransferUpdate payloadTransferUpdate) {
             // required for files and streams
 
             Log.d("nearby_connections", "onPayloadTransferUpdate");
@@ -422,7 +437,8 @@ public class NearbyConnectionsPlugin implements MethodCallHandler {
 
     private final EndpointDiscoveryCallback endpointDiscoveryCallback = new EndpointDiscoveryCallback() {
         @Override
-        public void onEndpointFound(@NonNull String endpointId, @NonNull DiscoveredEndpointInfo discoveredEndpointInfo) {
+        public void onEndpointFound(@NonNull String endpointId,
+                @NonNull DiscoveredEndpointInfo discoveredEndpointInfo) {
             Log.d("nearby_connections", "onEndpointFound");
             Map<String, Object> args = new HashMap<>();
             args.put("endpointId", endpointId);

example/android/.project

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>android</name>
+	<comment>Project android_ created by Buildship.</comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectnature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>

example/android/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+arguments=
+auto.sync=false
+build.scans.enabled=false
+connection.gradle.distribution=GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION(WRAPPER)
+connection.project.dir=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+gradle.user.home=
+java.home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
+jvm.arguments=
+offline.mode=false
+override.workspace.settings=true
+show.console.view=true
+show.executions.view=true

example/android/app/.classpath

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-11/"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleclasspathcontainer"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin/default"/>
+</classpath>

example/android/app/.project

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>app</name>
+	<comment>Project app created by Buildship.</comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectnature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>

example/android/app/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+connection.project.dir=..
+eclipse.preferences.version=1

example/android/gradle.properties

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 android.enableJetifier=true
 android.useAndroidX=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
+android.enableR8=true

example/lib/main.dart

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ class _MyBodyState extends State<Body> {
                 ),
                 RaisedButton(
                   child: Text("askLocationPermission"),
-                  onPressed: () async {
+                  onPressed: () {
-                    await Nearby().askLocationPermission();
+                    Nearby().askLocationPermission();
                   },
                 ),
                 RaisedButton(
@@ -88,8 +88,34 @@ class _MyBodyState extends State<Body> {
                 ),
                 RaisedButton(
                   child: Text("askExternalStoragePermission"),
+                  onPressed: () {
+                    Nearby().askExternalStoragePermission();
+                  },
+                ),
+              ],
+            ),
+            Divider(),
+            Text("Location Enabled"),
+            Wrap(
+              children: <Widget>[
+                RaisedButton(
+                  child: Text("checkLocationEnabled"),
                   onPressed: () async {
-                    await Nearby().askExternalStoragePermission();
+                    if (await Nearby().checkLocationEnabled()) {
+                      Scaffold.of(context).showSnackBar(SnackBar(
+                          content:
+                              Text("Location is ON :)")));
+                    } else {
+                      Scaffold.of(context).showSnackBar(SnackBar(
+                          content: Text(
+                              "Location is OFF :(")));
+                    }
+                  },
+                ),
+                RaisedButton(
+                  child: Text("enableLocationServices"),
+                  onPressed: () {
+                    Nearby().enableLocationServices();
                   },
                 ),
               ],

example/pubspec.lock

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ packages:
       path: ".."
       relative: true
     source: path
-    version: "1.0.3"
+    version: "1.1.0"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description:

lib/src/nearby.dart

@@ -163,9 +163,22 @@ class Nearby {
   ///
   /// retruns true/false based on external storage permissions.
   Future<bool> checkExternalStoragePermission() async =>
-      await _channel.invokeMethod(
+      await _channel.invokeMethod('checkExternalStoragePermission');
-        'checkExternalStoragePermission',
+
-      );
+  /// Convinience method
+  ///
+  /// Checks if Location/GPS is enabled
+  /// 
+  /// If Location isn't enabled, devices may disconnect often.
+  /// Some devices may immediately disconnect
+  Future<bool> checkLocationEnabled() async =>
+      await _channel.invokeMethod('checkLocationEnabled');
+
+  /// Convinience method
+  ///
+  /// directs user to Location Settings, so they can turn on their Location/GPS
+  void enableLocationServices() =>
+      _channel.invokeMethod('enableLocationServices');
 
   /// Convinience method
   ///

pubspec.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: nearby_connections
 description: Plugin for the android NearbyConnections API. Bytes and Files Supported.
-version: 1.0.3
+version: 1.1.0
 homepage: https://github.com/mannprerak2/nearby_connections
 
 environment: