add-geolocation
Internal implementation skill invoked by /add-native for native background GPS tracking with durable storage and Dataverse sync using @microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/power-platform-skills /tmp/add-geolocation && cp -r /tmp/add-geolocation/plugins/mobile-apps/skills/add-native/add-geolocation ~/.claude/skills/add-geolocationSKILL.md
**Shared instructions: [shared-instructions.md](${PLUGIN_ROOT}/shared/shared-instructions.md)** - read first.
# Add Geolocation
Internal helper for `/add-native geolocation`, `/add-native location-tracking`, `/add-native background-location`, `/add-native gps-tracking`, and `/add-native @microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation`.
Use this only for continuous/background GPS tracking with native durable storage and inline Dataverse upload. For a single foreground coordinate read, use `/add-native location` (`expo-location`) instead.
Hard rules:
- Auth is MSAL-only. Do not expose OneAuth or an auth selector.
- Use `geoService(dataSource, app_id)` and `BgLocationClient`.
- Do not use `GeolocationExtension`, HostingSDK, PCF, Launch URI, or CordovaV2 bridge paths.
- Do not install packages or edit native config.
- The control is not usable until its Dataverse target table and mapped columns are verified.
## 1. Verify app and package
```bash
test -f app.config.js && test -f power.config.json && test -f package.json && test -d src
node -e "const p=require('./package.json'); const m='@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation'; if (!p.dependencies?.[m]) { console.error('MISSING: ' + m); process.exit(1); } console.log('OK: geolocation package present');"
```
If either check fails, stop. The template/app must already ship the native package.
## 2. Verify the Dataverse target table first
This control uses the package default Dataverse entity set:
```text
msdyn_locationrecords
```
Do not ask the user for a table name and do not invent a custom table. `msdyn_locationrecords` must already exist before the control can be used.
```bash
ENV_JSON=$(node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/resolve-environment.js" "$(node -e "console.log(require('./power.config.json').environmentId)")")
ENV_URL=$(node -e "const j=JSON.parse(process.argv[1]); process.stdout.write(j.environmentUrl || '')" "$ENV_JSON")
TABLE="msdyn_locationrecords"
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" "$ENV_URL" GET \
"EntityDefinitions?\$filter=EntitySetName eq '$TABLE'&\$select=LogicalName,EntitySetName"
```
Required result:
- One row returned: capture `LogicalName` and verify columns.
- Empty `value: []`: stop. Mark `BLOCKED (target table missing)`. Do not create the table, do not route to `/add-dataverse`, and do not report the control as usable. Tell the user to run the geolocation-control table provisioning/setup mechanism, then re-run `/add-native geolocation`.
- Auth/environment error: stop. Mark `UNVERIFIED (target table not checked)`. Do not report the control as usable.
When the table exists, verify every mapped column exists:
```bash
node "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dataverse-request.js" "$ENV_URL" GET \
"EntityDefinitions(LogicalName='<logicalName>')/Attributes?\$select=LogicalName,AttributeType"
```
Required default `fieldMap` columns from the package README:
```text
msdyn_locationrecordid, msdyn_appid, msdyn_latitude, msdyn_longitude,
msdyn_altitude, msdyn_accuracy, msdyn_heading, msdyn_speed, msdyn_timestamp
```
If any active `fieldMap` column is missing, stop. Mark `BLOCKED (target columns missing)` and tell the user to fix the control table through the geolocation-control table provisioning/setup mechanism.
## 3. Write `src/native/geolocation.ts`
Create or patch `src/native/geolocation.ts` so screens import this wrapper, not the package directly.
The target config must require the README's two tracking flags:
- `trackInBackground: boolean`
- `persistAcrossRestarts: boolean`
```ts
// src/native/geolocation.ts
import {
geoService,
BgLocationClient,
AuthMethod,
ConnectionType,
} from '@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation';
import type {
DataverseDataSource,
LocationData,
PermissionStatus,
} from '@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation';
export type { LocationData, PermissionStatus } from '@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation';
export type GeoTrackingTarget = Omit<DataverseDataSource, 'authMethod' | 'connectionType'>;
export type GeoResult<T> =
| { ok: true; value: T }
| {
ok: false;
reason: 'NATIVE_MODULE_MISSING' | 'PERMISSION_DENIED' | 'TRACKING_FAILED';
message?: string;
};
let activeClient: BgLocationClient | null = null;
function client(): BgLocationClient {
return activeClient ?? new BgLocationClient();
}
function dataSource(target: GeoTrackingTarget): DataverseDataSource {
return {
...target,
authMethod: AuthMethod.MSAL,
connectionType: ConnectionType.Dataverse,
};
}
function fail(error: unknown): Extract<GeoResult<never>, { ok: false }> {
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
if (/native|module|not.*link|undefined is not an object|null is not an object/i.test(message)) {
return { ok: false, reason: 'NATIVE_MODULE_MISSING', message };
}
if (/permission|denied|authoriz|not granted/i.test(message)) {
return { ok: false, reason: 'PERMISSION_DENIED', message };
}
return { ok: false, reason: 'TRACKING_FAILED', message };
}
export async function startTracking(
app_id: string,
target: GeoTrackingTarget,
): Promise<GeoResult<void>> {
try {
activeClient = geoService(dataSource(target), app_id);
await activeClient.startTracking();
return { ok: true, value: undefined };
} catch (error) {
activeClient = null;
return fail(error);
}
}
export async function stopTracking(): Promise<GeoResult<void>> {
try {
await client().stopTracking();
activeClient = null;
return { ok: true, value: undefined };
} catch (error) {
return fail(error);
}
}
export async function isTracking(): Promise<GeoResult<boolean>> {
try {
return { ok: true, value: await client().isTracking() };
} catch (error) {
return fail(error);
}
}
export async function getPermissionStatus(): Promise<GeoResult<PermissionStatus>> {
try {
return { ok: true, value: await client().getPermissionStatus() };
} catch (error) {
return fail(error);
}
}
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