@danyalwe/capacitor-sensors

Capacitor Plugin - Sensors

Get access to every sensor present in the device!

Supported Android version: 21+
Supported iOS version: Not supported
Supported Browsers: Chromium-based

Install

npm install @danyalwe/capacitor-sensors
npx cap sync

Todos

• [ ] Improve documentation, add JSDoc strings
• [ ] Add support for iOS

Supported methods

Name	Android	iOS	Web
init	✅	❌	✅
getAvailableSensors	✅	❌	✅
start	✅	❌	✅
stop	✅	❌	✅
addListener	✅	❌	✅
removeAllListeners	✅	❌	✅
requestPermissions	✅	❌	✅

Supported sensors

Sensors	Android	iOS	Web
MOTION_DETECTOR	✅	❌	✅
LINEAR_ACCELERATION	✅	❌	✅
MAGNETOMETER	✅	❌	✅
GRAVITY	✅	❌	✅
GYROSCOPE	✅	❌	✅
AMBIENT_LIGHT	✅	❌	✅
ACCELEROMETER	✅	❌	✅
ABSOLUTE_ORIENTATION	✅	❌	✅
RELATIVE_ORIENTATION	✅	❌	✅
TEMPERATURE	✅	❌	❌
GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR	✅	❌	❌
GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR	✅	❌	❌
HEART_BEAT	✅	❌	❌
HEART_RATE	✅	❌	❌
POSE_6DOF	✅	❌	❌
PRESSURE	✅	❌	❌
PROXIMITY	✅	❌	❌
RELATIVE_HUMIDITY	✅	❌	❌
ROTATION_VECTOR	✅	❌	❌
SIGNIFICANT_MOTION	✅	❌	❌
STATIONARY_DETECTOR	✅	❌	❌
STEP_COUNTER	✅	❌	❌
STEP_DETECTOR	✅	❌	❌

API

• init(...)
• getAvailableSensors()
• requestPermissions(...)
• start(...)
• stop(...)
• addListener(...)
• removeAllListeners()
• Interfaces
• Type Aliases
• Enums

init(...)

init(options: SensorOptions) => Promise<SensorData | undefined>

Param	Type
options	SensorOptions

Returns: Promise<SensorData>

---

getAvailableSensors()

getAvailableSensors() => Promise<{ sensors: SensorType[]; }>

Returns: Promise<{ sensors: SensorType[]; }>

---

requestPermissions(...)

requestPermissions(sensor: SensorData) => Promise<WebPermissionStatus>

Param	Type
sensor	SensorData

Returns: Promise<WebPermissionStatus>

---

start(...)

start(sensor: SensorData) => Promise<void>

Param	Type
sensor	SensorData

---

stop(...)

stop(sensor: SensorData) => Promise<void>

Param	Type
sensor	SensorData

---

addListener(...)

addListener(eventName: SensorEvent, listenerFunc: (event: SensorResult) => void) => Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Param	Type
eventName	SensorEvent
listenerFunc	(event: SensorResult) => void

Returns: Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

---

removeAllListeners()

removeAllListeners() => Promise<void>

---

Interfaces

SensorData

Prop	Type
infos	SensorInfos

SensorInfos

Prop	Type
vendor	string
version	number
type	number
maxRange	number
resolution	number
power	number
minDelay	number
maxDelay	number

SensorOptions

Prop	Type
type	SensorType
delay	SensorDelay

WebPermissionStatus

Prop	Type
accelerometer	PermissionState
'ambient-light-sensor'	PermissionState
gyroscope	PermissionState
magnetometer	PermissionState

PluginListenerHandle

Prop	Type
remove	() => Promise<void>

SensorResult

Prop	Type
accuracy	number
timestamp	number
values	number[]

Type Aliases

PermissionState

'prompt' | 'prompt-with-rationale' | 'granted' | 'denied'

SensorEvent

keyof typeof SensorType

Enums

SensorType

Members
AMBIENT_LIGHT
ACCELEROMETER
TEMPERATURE
GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR
GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR
GRAVITY
GYROSCOPE
HEART_BEAT
HEART_RATE
LINEAR_ACCELERATION
MAGNETOMETER
MOTION_DETECTOR
POSE_6DOF
PRESSURE
PROXIMITY
RELATIVE_HUMIDITY
ROTATION_VECTOR
SIGNIFICANT_MOTION
STATIONARY_DETECTOR
STEP_COUNTER
STEP_DETECTOR
ABSOLUTE_ORIENTATION
RELATIVE_ORIENTATION

SensorDelay

Members
FASTEST
GAME
UI
NORMAL