Plugin logs all activity into database. Logs are retained for 7 days. You can attach your device to the computer and print logs to console.
- For iOS open Safari and select from menu
Develop
➜Your Device name
- For Android launch Chrome
about:inspect
Copy paste following snippet into your browser console:
function padLeft(nr, n, str) {
return Array(n - String(nr).length + 1).join(str || '0') + nr;
}
function printLogs(logEntries, logFormatter, COLORS, MAX_LINES) {
MAX_LINES = MAX_LINES || 100; // maximum lines to print per batch
var batch = Math.ceil(logEntries.length / MAX_LINES);
var logLines = Array(MAX_LINES); //preallocate memory prevents GC
var logLinesColor = Array(MAX_LINES * 2);
for (var i = 0; i < batch; i++) {
var it = 0;
var logEntriesPart = logEntries.slice((i * MAX_LINES), (i + 1) * MAX_LINES);
for (var j = 0; j < logEntriesPart.length; j++) {
var logEntry = logEntriesPart[j];
logLines[j] = logFormatter(logEntry);
logLinesColor[it++] = ('background:white;color:black');
logLinesColor[it++] = (COLORS[logEntry.level]);
}
if (logEntriesPart.length < MAX_LINES) {
console.log.apply(console, [logLines.slice(0,logEntriesPart.length).join('\n')]
.concat(logLinesColor.slice(0,logEntriesPart.length*2)));
} else {
console.log.apply(console, [logLines.join('\n')].concat(logLinesColor));
}
}
}
function printAndroidLogs(logEntries) {
var COLORS = Object();
COLORS['ERROR'] = 'background:white;color:red';
COLORS['WARN'] = 'background:black;color:yellow';
COLORS['INFO'] = 'background:white;color:blue';
COLORS['TRACE'] = 'background:white;color:black';
COLORS['DEBUG'] = 'background:white;color:black';
var logFormatter = function(logEntry) {
var d = new Date(logEntry.timestamp);
var dateStr = [d.getFullYear(), padLeft(d.getMonth()+1,2), padLeft(d.getDate(),2)].join('/');
var timeStr = [padLeft(d.getHours(),2), padLeft(d.getMinutes(),2), padLeft(d.getSeconds(),2)].join(':');
return ['%c[', dateStr, ' ', timeStr, '] %c', logEntry.logger, ':', logEntry.message].join('');
}
return printLogs(logEntries, logFormatter, COLORS);
}
function printIosLogs(logEntries) {
var COLORS = Array();
COLORS[1] = 'background:white;color:red';
COLORS[2] = 'background:black;color:yellow';
COLORS[4] = 'background:white;color:blue';
COLORS[8] = 'background:white;color:black';
COLORS[16] = 'background:white;color:black';
var logFormatter = function(logEntry) {
var d = new Date(logEntry.timestamp * 1000);
var dateStr = [d.getFullYear(), padLeft(d.getMonth()+1,2), padLeft(d.getDate(),2)].join('/');
var timeStr = [padLeft(d.getHours(),2), padLeft(d.getMinutes(),2), padLeft(d.getSeconds(),2)].join(':');
return ['%c[', dateStr, ' ', timeStr, '] %c', logEntry.logger, ':', logEntry.message].join('');
}
return printLogs(logEntries, logFormatter, COLORS);
}
Print Android logs:
backgroundGeolocation.getLogEntries(100, printAndroidLogs);
Print iOS logs:
backgroundGeolocation.getLogEntries(100, printIosLogs);
event | ios | android |
---|---|---|
Exit stationary region | Calendar event notification sound | dialtone beep-beep-beep |
Geolocation recorded | SMS sent sound | tt short beep |
Aggressive geolocation engaged | SIRI listening sound | |
Passive geolocation engaged | SIRI stop listening sound | |
Acquiring stationary location sound | "tick,tick,tick" sound | |
Stationary location acquired sound | "bloom" sound | long tt beep |
NOTE: For iOS in addition, you must manually enable the Audio and Airplay background mode in Background Capabilities to hear these debugging sounds.