Seems i'm talking with myself :-)
Seems like it's a bug though, filed:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4036
On 28 Sep., 12:38, Frederik Pfisterer <pfiste...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is the code using a mock location provider. Basically my question
> is, why is the mock provider not returning the previously set mock
> location correctly. See last comment in code:
>
> private GeoPoint getUserLocation() {
>
> LocationManager locationManager =
> (LocationManager)getSystemService
> (Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
>
> if (!PRODUCTION_ENVIRONMENT){
>
> //Get some mock location data in the game
> locationManager.addTestProvider(MOCK_PROVIDER_NAME,
> true, false,
> true, false, false, false, false, Criteria.POWER_LOW,
> Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE);
> Location location = new Location(MOCK_PROVIDER_NAME);
> location.setLatitude(32.64480);
> location.setLongitude(-16.90967);
> location.setTime(new Date().getTime());
>
> locationManager.setTestProviderLocation(MOCK_PROVIDER_NAME,
> location);
>
> locationManager.setTestProviderEnabled(MOCK_PROVIDER_NAME, true);
>
> }
>
> //i just want an approximate location so no high expectations
> here
> Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
> criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE);
> criteria.setPowerRequirement(Criteria.NO_REQUIREMENT);
>
> //this correctly retrieves the mock location provider
> String provider = locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria,
> true);
> if (provider != null) {
> //this is where the mock provider returns null ... why?
> Location location =
> locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);
> return new
> GeoPoint((int)(location.getLatitude()*E6_LATLONG), (int)
> (location.getLongitude()*E6_LATLONG));
> }else return null;
> }
>
> Might this be a bug in the API?
>
> On 27 Sep., 16:43, Frederik Pfisterer <pfiste...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am working on an application that requires an approximate position
> > of the user, so basically i am fine with any relatively recent
> > location data i can get. However I can't seem to get things right
> > using mock location data and would therefore appreciate your help.
> > The method i'm having tries to set mock location data for the gps
> > provider and tries to later retrievie it BUT:
> > locationManager.setTestProviderEnabled("gps", true); seems to fail
> > because i do not get any active location provider from the location
> > manager.
> > When I tried using a mock location provider with addTestProvider and
> > give it my mock location, the LocationManager returns me this mock
> > provider with getProviders(true) but then getLastKnownLocation returns
> > null instead of the provided mock location.
>
> > Here is my code (see comments as well):
>
> > private GeoPoint getUserLocation() {
>
> > LocationManager locationManager =
> > (LocationManager)getSystemService
> > (Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
>
> > if (!PRODUCTION_ENVIRONMENT){
> > //Get some mock location data in the game
> > Location location = new Location("gps");
> > location.setLatitude(32.64480);
> > location.setLongitude(-16.90967);
> > location.setTime(new Date().getTime());
> > locationManager.setTestProviderLocation("gps",
> > location);
> > locationManager.setTestProviderEnabled("gps", true);
>
> > //retrieve the list of active providers for
> > debugging purposes, the
> > activated mock gps provider is not returned here
> > List<String> locationProviders =
> > locationManager.getProviders
> > (true);
> > locationManager.setTestProviderEnabled("network",
> > true);
>
> > }
>
> > //i just want an approximate location so no high
> > expectations here
> > Criteria criteria = new Criteria();
> > criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE);
> > criteria.setPowerRequirement(Criteria.NO_REQUIREMENT);
>
> > //this correctly retrieves a mock location provider but not
> > the mock
> > enabled gps
> > String provider =
> > locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria,true);
> > if (provider != null) {
> > //this is where the mock provider returns null
> > Location location =
> > locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);
> > return new
> > GeoPoint((int)(location.getLatitude()*E6_LATLONG), (int)
> > (location.getLongitude()*E6_LATLONG));
> > }else return null;
> > }
>
> > }
>
> > Thanks for any hints or requests for clarification!
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