Plugin pimatic-location - Rules based on location

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I have installed the latest apk from your github. Unfortunately it stops updating the location after a while. If I press on Test & Save, it will start updating the location again for a while, until it stops again.
What can I do to fix this?
The last 3 logged messages are:
Updated location successfully
Location update received. Provider: fused
Updated location successfully
And then it stops

Also, i was wondering if it’s possible to use the gps data that is saved to Google to be used as locations. On https://www.google.nl/maps/timeline you can see exactly where you’ve been. Then the plugin might be able to work without the additional Android app.

Currently I can’t login into the forum by computer because the github Auth is broken.
Therefore a short answer from my phone:
Which priority and interval are you using? The API tries to save as much battery life as possible, based on that settings, therefore not updating the location if it thinks it is not necessary.

Using the Google location history would be super cool.
Unfortunately many post online state that the API isn’t working correctly.
Does anyone have any information that state otherwise?

I am using the default values:
Interval:600000
Interval limit:60000
Priority: balanced-power

After I press test & save it will work for a while, sometimes even for a few days. But when it stops, it will not resume again automatically.

Would it help if I install the master-bugfixing release to provide more logging?

Does this link help you in any way regarding using Google location history?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/09/get-your-google-location-history-the-hard-way-again/

I don’t think so. The master Bugfix version is pretty outdated.
You need to know that the service will not restart currently when rebooting the device. Does the service really doesn’t run anymore (check services in Android os) or is it just stuck?

Well the link just proves that there is no easy way. Using an session cookie to get the data isn’t really a good way. You would need to enter a new key everytime the session expires.

Ok, that explains it. My phone has been randomly rebooting lately, and so the service never was started again.

I have a open feature request to implement the autostart.
But little time combined with problems loading the project into new Android studio versions… Resulted into a large delay on this topic.

What do i need to implement this with pimatic and my android phone (nexus 5)? This thread is a bit confusing.

Thanks a lot!

@thost96 the pimatic-location plugin and the pimatic-location app.
The pimatic-location plugin can be installed just like any other pimatic plugin.

You then create a corresponding device in the pimatic-config for your android device.
See here for documentation:
https://github.com/Oitzu/pimatic-location/
For Android you leave out the iCloud parts.

The counterpart on your smartphone, that sends your location to your pimatic instance, is the pimatic-location android app.

You also find documentation about the app and the app .apk itself on
https://github.com/Oitzu/pimatic-location/

@Oitzu can I somehow change the ETA time calculation when not going by car but cycling or by foot? At least gmaps can change to different modes in time calculation and route planing.

hi all, could someone please explain how to use the plugin?
ive installed it, and add a device.
but the device shows undefined.
i use a android device, so how can i update the values of my position? i couldn`t find hoe the get this workin.

thanks

@p4co86 Whats about the android app?

@Oitzu thanks, it works now.

could someone make some example how to use it, so the system should notice that iam on the way back home and turn on the heating.

maybe somethinks like: if distance delta iis greater than 5 km in 5 minutes …

isome hints would be nice.

thanks everybody

@p4co86
So if you have the app running and the position is updated correctly to pimatic you should have 4 new variables: $variable.linearDistance, $var.routeDistance, $var.eta, $var.address.

Not tested … For exampel you are driving home and the heating should turn on 30 minutes before you are home

if $youarehome = 0 and $var.routeDistance is decreasing and $var.eta < 1800 and heating is off
then turn heating on

Edit: I tested it today on the way home and this rule does what it should do
Maybe it makes sense to insert and $var.eta > 100 in order to prevent switching errors.

nice, thanks for that, i will test it

Great work guys. This is what I like.
I installed the APK on my Samsung S6 Edge+ and the location gets updated perfectly.
The first rule is for testing it all. Getting close to home after walking the dog should inform me that I’m almost home (surprise…).:

if MobielEelco is not present and $var.routeDistance is decreasing and $var.eta < 2 then then pushbullet title:“Bijna thuis” message:“Je bent er bijna” type:“note”

Let you know soon if this works the way I assumed. It;s raining now… My dog hates rain.

The app sends the correct information to the Pi and all shows correctly in the list of variables. The variable (in my case) $SM-G928F.linearDistance indicates the right distance to my front door. Of course as mentioned in the matching device using GoogleMaps.

The one thing I want now is to make a rule that switches on the lights near te front door when I coming home. I made a rule to test if it could work. It’s like

	if MobielEelco is not present and $SM-G928F.linearDistance is decreasing and $SM-G928F.linearDistance is <30 from $thuis then pushbullet title:"Test" message:"Close to home" type:"note"

where MobielEelco is my cell with the location-app running. The log shows an error.

Could not parse rule "if MobielEelco is not present and $SM-G928F.linearDistance is decreasing and $SM-G928F.linearDistance is <30 from $thuis then pushbullet title:"Test" message:"Close to home" type:"note"": Could not find an provider that decides next predicate of "$SM-G928F.linearDistance is <30 from $thuis"., Expected a new predicate after last "and".

What I need is a way to know that I’m getting closer to home: IOW a way to define that ‘$SM-G928F.linearDistance is decreasing’.

Another challenge:

I try to get an GoogleMaps Api. But there has a choice to be made…

Google Maps Android API
Google Maps SDK for iOS
Google Maps JavaScript API
Google Places API for Android
Google Places API for iOS
Google Maps Roads API
Google Static Maps API
Google Street View Image API
Google Maps Embed API
Google Places API Web Service
Google Maps Geocoding API
Google Maps Directions API
Google Maps Distance Matrix API
Google Maps Geolocation API
Google Maps Elevation API
Google Maps Time Zone API

Anybody?

@Eelco said:

<30

Hey,
there is a space missing. Try “< 30” and you don´t need the $thuis variable.

if
MobielEelco is absent and $SM-G928F.linearDistance is decreasing and $SM-G928F.linearDistance < 30

then
push message:"Close to home"

@Eelco
As stated @https://github.com/Oitzu/pimatic-location

You can obtain a ApiKey in the Google developers console https://console.developers.google.com . You need also to activate the “Directions API” in your account.

is linearDistance and routeDistance everytime in meters?