Wa-automate-nodejs: Nothing happens in the function onLiveLocation

[ctoveloz]

Describe the bug
I'm testing the functionality onLiveLocation but I only get an encrypted message on the console.

Steps to Reproduce
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4. See error

create() code
This is the code you use to create the client. e.g

client.onLiveLocation("[email protected]", (liveLocation) => {
    console.log("You are moved", liveLocation);
  });

Expected behavior
latitude, longitude, speed

DEBUG INFO
This is the info printed to the console when you start your app. It should look like this

Debug Info {
  WA_VERSION: 1.9.7
  PAGE_UA: ...,
  WA_AUTOMATE_VERSION: ...,
  BROWSER_VERSION: ...
}

Screenshots

Host (please complete the following information):

• Windows 10

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[smashah]

You have to subscribe to the location after they have shared it with you. It will return false if you call onLiveLocation before they've shared it with you.

[smashah]

@github-actions run

⚡ Release! ⚡

(async () => {
function exec(cmd) {
  console.log(execSync(cmd).toString());
}

// Config
const gitUserEmail = "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com";
const gitUserName = "github-actions[bot]";

exec(`echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > .npmrc`);
exec(`git config --global user.email "${gitUserEmail}"`);
exec(`git config --global user.name "${gitUserName}"`);
exec(`npm i`);
exec(`npm run release-ci`);

//comment on the issue
var result = execSync(`npx auto-changelog -o ./tempchangelog.txt --commit-limit false --template ./compact-keepachangelog.hbs --stdout`).toString();

    await postComment(result);

//create changelog image
exec(`npm run release-image`);
exec(`git commit -a -m 'updated release-image'`);
exec(`git push --force`);
  })();

[smashah]

Changelog

🚀 Release 1.9.13 (2020-05-07)

• Release 1.9.13 64929cd
• feature: added forceUpdateLiveLocation #409 98428a5

[smashah]

@ctoveloz

You can now force an location update event.

start( client ) {
    client.onMessage( async message => {
        if ( message.type === "location" ) {
          //this is how you determine if someone started a live location
          if ( message.shareDuration ) {
            console.log( 'This user has started sharing their live location', message.author || message.from )
            client.onLiveLocation( message.from, location => console.log( location ) )

            //next line is new. It will trigger the above event. You can call the following line every 30ish seconds ideally. Maybe put it in a loop.
            const forcedLiveLocation = await client.forceUpdateLiveLocation( message.from )
            console.log( forcedLiveLocation[ 0 ] );
          }
        }
      }
    }

Here is the documentation:
https://open-wa.github.io/wa-automate-nodejs/classes/whatsapp.html#forceupdatelivelocation

Thanks

[ctoveloz]

Hi @smashah
Thanks this work,

I have another question...
I created a loop to pull information forceUpdateLiveLocation each 10 seconds, the intention is to update this information but they are always the same as the first time it is sent.

if ( message.type === "location" ) {
            //this is how you determine if someone started a live location

              if ( message.shareDuration ) {

                  client.onLiveLocation( message.from, location => console.log( location ) )

                  const forcedLiveLocation = await client.forceUpdateLiveLocation( message.from );         

                  const motoristaNumber = forcedLiveLocation[0].id.replace('@c.us','');
                  const motoristaLatitude = forcedLiveLocation[0].lat;
                  const motoristaLongitude = forcedLiveLocation[0].lng;
                  const motoristaData = forcedLiveLocation[0].lastUpdated;

                  client.sendTextWithMentions(message.from, `@${motoristaNumber} your location is being monitored 🔍`);

                  // Loop to update informations
                  setInterval(function(){

                    console.log('Latitude: ' + motoristaLatitude, 
                                'Longitude: ' + motoristaLongitude, 
                                'Last Update: ' + motoristaData); 

                  }, 10000);



              }
      }

[smashah]

If you read the docs you can see that it should be used every 30 seconds at least. Also, use a fake GPA app to test on the monitored phone.

[ctoveloz]

@ctoveloz

You can now force an location update event.

start( client ) {
    client.onMessage( async message => {
        if ( message.type === "location" ) {
          //this is how you determine if someone started a live location
          if ( message.shareDuration ) {
            console.log( 'This user has started sharing their live location', message.author || message.from )
            client.onLiveLocation( message.from, location => console.log( location ) )

            //next line is new. It will trigger the above event. You can call the following line every 30ish seconds ideally. Maybe put it in a loop.
            const forcedLiveLocation = await client.forceUpdateLiveLocation( message.from )
            console.log( forcedLiveLocation[ 0 ] );
          }
        }
      }
    }

Here is the documentation:
https://open-wa.github.io/wa-automate-nodejs/classes/whatsapp.html#forceupdatelivelocation

Thanks

Hi @smashah

I tried do 'onLiveLocation' without the trigger sending a message, something directly when the bot start, he takes all live locations in the chat.
something like this, but he is trying to pull the message scoope.

start( client ) {

          client.onLiveLocation( message.from, location => console.log( location ) )

            const forcedLiveLocation = await client.forceUpdateLiveLocation( message.from )

            var jsonData = JSON.parse(forcedLiveLocation);

            console.log(jsonData);

    }

you now if is possible call onlivelocation after bot start ? Thanks