TLDR get location #

A simple flutter plugin to get current user location with minimum boilerplate.

Screenshots #

Getting Started #

Update MainActivity.kt to extends FlutterFragmentActivity vs FlutterActivity. Otherwise you'll get an error.

//import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity
import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterFragmentActivity

class MainActivity: FlutterFragmentActivity() {
}

IOS Configuration #

Add the following to your info.plist file

    <dict>
        ...
        <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
        <string>Do you allow this app to know your current location?</string>
        <true/>
        ...
    </dict>

Android Configuration #

Add the following permissions to the app level Android Manifest

<manifest>
    ...
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    ...
</manifest>

How to use ? #

Usage is simple as calling the method getCurrentLocation. the method return a map with latitude and longitude as keys.

• Initialize the plugin

  final locationPlugin = TldrGetLocation();

• Get current location The plugin will ask for required permission automatically

  TldrLatLng? location = await locationPlugin.getCurrentLocation();
  // check if null before using
  double? latitude = location?.latitude;
  double? longitude = location?.longitude;

Example #

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:tldr_get_location/tldr_get_location.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: const Text('TldrGetLocation plugin example app'),
        ),
        body: const LocationWidget(),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class LocationWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  const LocationWidget({super.key});

  @override
  State<LocationWidget> createState() => _LocationWidgetState();
}

class _LocationWidgetState extends State<LocationWidget> {
  final _tldrGetLocationPlugin = TldrGetLocation();

  String _locationMessage = "Location not retrieved yet";
  
  void _getLocation() async {
    final TldrLatLng? location = await _tldrGetLocationPlugin.getCurrentLocation();
    if (location != null) {
      setState(() {
        _locationMessage =
        "Latitude: ${location.latitude}, Longitude: ${location.longitude}";
      });
    } else {
      setState(() {
        _locationMessage = "Failed to get location";
      });
    }
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Center(
      child: Column(
        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
        children: <Widget>[
          Text(_locationMessage),
          const SizedBox(height: 20),
          ElevatedButton(
            onPressed: _getLocation,
            child: const Text('Get Location'),
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}