map-navigation

An exercise to use a map(google map) for navigation. It have the features of navigating your for a destination, drawing your travel path, calculating your traveled time and traveled distance. You should have a Google Maps Platform API Key to run this app. Check the official document. Google Maps Platform This app is iOS 15.0 and above supported.

How to Run this App

• run cd ${PATH_OF_YOUR_SOURCE_ROOT}
• run gem install bundler if you don't have bundler in your environment.
• run bundle install to install cocoapods and cocoapods-keys, which are specified in Gemfile.
• run bundle exec pod install to install dependencies specified in Podfile.
• The firs time your run bundle pod install, you'll be asked to provide the Google Maps API key , please provide your own Google Maps API Key.
• open map-navigation.xcworkspace with Xcode, if you run it on simultor, you need to simulate location with xcode debugger.

Steps to Build this App

• Initialize the project and clone to local.

• Browse the Google Map SDK document.

• milestone Download the sdk, and integrate it into this app, show the simplest map.

  • setup google cloud platform, enable billing, enable Google map sdk for ios
  • create API key, secure the API key with App Bundle Identifier restriction and quota limit.
  • use cocoapods to install the GoogleMaps sdk.
  • add API key with cocoapods-keys plugin for obfuscation.
  • integrate GoogleMaps view into the app for the simple usage.
    • get the API key in AppDelegate
    • use UIViewRepresentable to integrate the GMSMapView into SwiftUI

• Construct the MVVM pattern.

• Make the map started with locating at the user current location.

• Add feature that user can tap on the map to select a destination.

• milestone Add the start button, once it's clicked, navigate to the destination.

  • Add Alamofire for network request
  • traveled path in real time

• milestone Summary of the trip

  • A map showing the traveled path
  • Elapsed trip time
  • Total distance traveled

• Additional features

  • GPS signal loss notification
  • path recalculation