feat: add permission check for geoLocation setting

config.xml

@@ -75,12 +75,18 @@
         <splash height="960" src="resources/ios/splash/Default@2x~iphone.png" width="640" />
         <splash height="480" src="resources/ios/splash/Default~iphone.png" width="320" />
         <splash height="2732" src="resources/ios/splash/Default@2x~universal~anyany.png" width="2732" />
+        <edit-config file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge" target="NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription">
+            <string>The app will use your location to provide features for navigation or distances information.</string>
+        </edit-config>
     </platform>
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" spec="1.3.3" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device" spec="2.0.2" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-splashscreen" spec="5.0.2" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-ionic-webview" spec="2.0.0" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard" spec="2.0.5" />
+    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-geolocation" spec="4.0.1">
+        <variable name="GEOLOCATION_USAGE_DESCRIPTION" value="The app will use your location to provide features for navigation or distances information." />
+    </plugin>
     <engine name="ios" spec="4.5.5" />
     <engine name="browser" spec="5.0.4" />
     <engine name="android" spec="7.1.4" />

package.json

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "6.1.10",
     "@angular/router": "6.1.10",
     "@ionic-native/core": "5.0.0-beta.22",
+    "@ionic-native/geolocation": "5.0.0-beta.22",
     "@ionic-native/splash-screen": "5.0.0-beta.22",
     "@ionic-native/status-bar": "5.0.0-beta.22",
     "@ionic/angular": "4.0.0-beta.13",
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     "cordova-browser": "5.0.4",
     "cordova-ios": "4.5.5",
     "cordova-plugin-device": "2.0.2",
+    "cordova-plugin-geolocation": "4.0.1",
     "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard": "2.0.5",
     "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview": "2.3.1",
     "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": "5.0.2",
@@ -87,7 +89,10 @@
       "cordova-plugin-device": {},
       "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": {},
       "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview": {},
-      "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard": {}
+      "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard": {},
+      "cordova-plugin-geolocation": {
+        "GEOLOCATION_USAGE_DESCRIPTION": "The app will use your location to provide features for navigation or distances information."
+      }
     },
     "platforms": [
       "ios",

src/app/modules/settings/item/settings-item.component.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
  * Software Foundation, version 3.
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import {Component, Input} from '@angular/core';
+import {Geolocation} from '@ionic-native/geolocation/ngx';
+import {AlertController} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {LangChangeEvent, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {
   SCLanguageName,
@@ -32,8 +34,10 @@ export class SettingsItemComponent {
 
   @Input() setting: SCSetting;
 
-  constructor(private translateService: TranslateService,
-              private settingsProvider: SettingsProvider) {
+  constructor(private alertCtrl: AlertController,
+              private translateService: TranslateService,
+              private settingsProvider: SettingsProvider,
+              private geoLocation: Geolocation) {
     this.meta = SCSettingMeta;
 
     this.language = translateService.currentLang as SCLanguageName;
@@ -47,19 +51,80 @@ export class SettingsItemComponent {
   }
 
   /**
-   * handles value changes of the setting
+   * Checks for user permission to use location,
+   * if no permission is granted, setting is set to false and an alert is presented to the user
+   */
+  private async checkGeoLocationPermission() {
+    // request geoLocation to test the user permission
+    try {
+      // set enableHighAccuracy, otherwise android platform does not respond
+      const options = {
+        enableHighAccuracy: true,
+      };
+      await this.geoLocation.getCurrentPosition(options);
+    } catch (error) {
+      // if error code is 1 the user denied permission,
+      // other errors like 'timeout' or 'no location' will be ignored here
+      if (error.code === 1) {
+        // ios has special error message for disabled location services, for the setting we ignore it
+        if (error.message.toLowerCase() !== 'location services are disabled.') {
+          // revert setting value
+          this.setting.input.value = false;
+          await this.presentGeoLocationAlert();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Shows alert with error message on denied user permission or disabled location services
+   */
+  private async presentGeoLocationAlert() {
+    const title = this.translateService.instant('settings.geoLocation.permission_denied_title');
+    const message = this.translateService.instant('settings.geoLocation.permission_denied_message');
+    await this.presentAlert(title, message);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Shows alert with given title and message and a 'ok' button
+   *
+   * @param title title of the alert
+   * @param message message of the alert
+   */
+  async presentAlert(title: string, message: string) {
+    const alert = await this.alertCtrl.create({
+      buttons: ['OK'],
+      header: title,
+      message: message,
+    });
+    await alert.present();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles value changes of the setting
    */
   async settingChanged(): Promise<void> {
-    switch (this.setting.name) {
-      case 'language':
-        if (this.setting.input.value !== undefined) {
+    if (typeof this.setting.input.value !== 'undefined'
+      && SettingsProvider.validateValue(this.setting, this.setting.input.value)) {
+      // handle general settings, with special actions
+      switch (this.setting.name) {
+        case 'language':
           this.translateService.use(this.setting.input.value.toString());
-        }
-        break;
-      default:
+          break;
+        case 'geoLocation':
+          if (this.setting.input.value) {
+            await this.checkGeoLocationPermission();
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+      }
+      await this.settingsProvider
+        .setSettingValue(this.setting.categories[0], this.setting.name, this.setting.input.value);
+    } else {
+      // reset setting
+      this.setting.input.value =
+        await this.settingsProvider.getSettingValue(this.setting.categories[0], this.setting.name);
     }
-    await this.settingsProvider
-      .setSettingValue(this.setting.categories[0], this.setting.name, this.setting.input.value);
   }
 
   typeOf(val: any) {

src/app/modules/settings/settings.module.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
  * Software Foundation, version 3.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {RouterModule, Routes} from '@angular/router';
+import {Geolocation} from '@ionic-native/geolocation/ngx';
 import {IonicModule} from '@ionic/angular';
 import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ const settingsRoutes: Routes = [
     RouterModule.forChild(settingsRoutes),
   ],
   providers: [
+    Geolocation,
   ],
 })
 export class SettingsModule {}

src/app/modules/settingsProvider/settings.provider.spec.ts

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ describe('SettingsProvider', () => {
         inputType: 'singleChoice',
         values: [true, false],
       },
-      name: 'locationService',
+      name: 'geoLocation',
       order: 0,
       origin: {
         indexed: '2018-09-11T12:30:00Z',

src/app/modules/storage/storage.provider.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
  * Software Foundation, version 3.

src/assets/i18n/de.json

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     }
   },
   "settings": {
-    "title": "Einstellungen"
+    "title": "Einstellungen",
+    "geoLocation": {
+      "permission_denied_title": "Erlaubnis für Ortungsdienst nicht gegeben",
+      "permission_denied_message": "Erlaube der App die Nutzung des Ortungsdienstes, um diese Funktion zu aktivieren."
+    }
   }
 }

src/assets/i18n/en.json

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     }
   },
   "settings": {
-    "title": "Settings"
+    "title": "Settings",
+    "geoLocation": {
+      "permission_denied_title": "Location permission not granted",
+      "permission_denied_message": "Allow this app to use location services to activate this feature."
+    }
   }
 }