1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
5 #ifndef CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_GEOLOCATION_PROVIDER_H_
6 #define CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_GEOLOCATION_PROVIDER_H_
8 #include "base/callback_list.h"
9 #include "content/common/content_export.h"
14 // This is the main API to the geolocation subsystem. The application will hold
15 // a single instance of this class and can register multiple clients to be
16 // notified of location changes:
17 // * Callbacks are registered by AddLocationUpdateCallback() and will keep
18 // receiving updates until the returned subscription object is destructed.
19 // The application must instantiate the GeolocationProvider on the UI thread and
20 // must communicate with it on the same thread.
21 // The underlying location arbitrator will only be enabled whilst there is at
22 // least one registered observer or pending callback (and only after
23 // UserDidOptIntoLocationServices). The arbitrator and the location providers it
24 // uses run on a separate Geolocation thread.
25 class GeolocationProvider
{
27 CONTENT_EXPORT
static GeolocationProvider
* GetInstance();
29 typedef base::Callback
<void(const Geoposition
&)> LocationUpdateCallback
;
30 typedef base::CallbackList
<void(const Geoposition
&)>::Subscription
33 // |use_high_accuracy| is used as a 'hint' for the provider preferences for
34 // this particular observer, however the observer could receive updates for
35 // best available locations from any active provider whilst it is registered.
36 virtual scoped_ptr
<Subscription
> AddLocationUpdateCallback(
37 const LocationUpdateCallback
& callback
, bool use_high_accuracy
) = 0;
39 // Calling this method indicates the user has opted into using location
40 // services, including sending network requests to [Google servers to] resolve
41 // the user's location. Use this method carefully, in line with the rules in
42 // go/chrome-privacy-doc.
43 virtual void UserDidOptIntoLocationServices() = 0;
45 // Overrides the current location for testing.
47 // Overrides the location for automation/testing. Suppresses any further
48 // updates from the actual providers and sends an update with the overridden
49 // position to all registered clients.
51 // Do not use this function in unit tests. The function instantiates the
52 // singleton geolocation stack in the background and manipulates it to report
53 // a fake location. Neither step can be undone, breaking unit test isolation
54 // (crbug.com/125931).
55 virtual void OverrideLocationForTesting(const Geoposition
& position
) = 0;
58 virtual~GeolocationProvider() {}
61 } // namespace content
63 #endif // CONTENT_PUBLIC_BROWSER_GEOLOCATION_PROVIDER_H_