skedgo/geomonitor
A battery-efficient and privacy-friendly mini framework for monitoring the user's
Setup
- Configure your Target:
- Go to Signing & Capabilities, Background Modes and make sure Location updates is ticket. - Go to Info, and make sure you have usage descriptions for "Privacy - Location Always", "Privacy - Location Always and When in Use", and "Privacy - Location When In Use" set.
Usage
GeoMonitor requires iOS 14+
self.monitor = GeoMonitor {
// Fetch the latest regions; also called when entering one.
// Make sure `region.identifier` is stable.
let regions = await ...
return circles = regions.map { CLCircularRegion(...) }
} onEvent: { event, currentLocation in
switch event {
case .departed(visit):
// Called when a previously-visited location was left
case .entered(region):
// Called when entering a defined region.
let notification = MyNotification(for: region)
notification.fire()
case .arrived(visit):
// Called when a visit was registered
}
}
monitor.enableVisitMonitoring = true
monitor.start()Considerations
Regular iOS restrictions apply, such as:
[...] When Background App Refresh is disabled, either for your app or for all apps, the user must explicitly launch your app to resume the delivery of all location-related events.
Package Metadata
Repository: skedgo/geomonitor
Default branch: main
README: README.md