Monitor point of interest with beacon fencing
Find in this guide how-to monitor beacon proximity in an iOS application through the Woosmap Geofencing SDK.
Monitor beacon proximity thanks to the Indoor Search API
After starting the beaconTracking profile, beacon identifiers will be automatically retrieved from the Woosmap Platform and beacons will be automatically monitored by the SDK.
But first you need to set keys and a delegate to monitor entry/exit events:
let dataRegion = DataRegion()
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
// Set Woosmap API Private key
WoosmapGeofenceManager.shared.setWoosmapAPIKey(key: WoosmapKey)
// Set delegate of protocol Region
WoosmapGeofenceManager.shared.getLocationService().regionDelegate = DataRegion()
// Start beacon tracking profile
WoosmapGeofenceManager.shared.startTracking(configurationProfile: ConfigurationProfile.beaconTracking)
return true
}
Region callbacks are triggered each time a user enters or exits a beacon-fence:
import WoosmapGeofencing
public class DataRegion: RegionsServiceDelegate {
// the didEnterPOIRegion() is called when a user enters in the geofence
public func didEnterPOIRegion(event: Region) {
// check first if the event.type is equal to "beacon"
if event.type == "beacon"
{
// retrieve POI data from the device database
if let beacon = IndoorBeacons.getByID(idstore: event.identifier ?? "") as POI? {
print("Woosmap Geofencing Events: woos_geofence_entered_event - Beacon UUID:" + beacon.BeaconID);
}
else {
// error: Related beacon doesn't exist
}
}
}
In the didExitPOIRegion method, an additional data is provided by the regionLog object: spentTime
It represents the time spent in the geofence between the entry event and the exit event.
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