1.4.1: the place follows the person

The app keeps the position fresh while it is on screen (a fix every minute
or after a few dozen meters) and pushes every fix into the chat, so the
place moves with the person instead of being a one-time setting. The
address is street-level now: the house number is left out on purpose.

Co-Authored-By: opencode <opencode@openai.com>

README.md

@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ resources.
   picker), images, generated files, settings, themes.
 - **Share anything to NikoGPT**: from another app share text or any file
   (photos, PDFs, audio, archives…) straight into the composer.
-- **Personal context**: the app can tell the chat where you are (down to the
-  street — Android geocodes the position itself) and which phone you write
-  from (model and firmware). Both are optional and switched on in
-  **Settings → Context**.
+- **Personal context**: the app can tell the chat where you are (the street
+  you are on — never the house number; Android geocodes the position itself)
+  and which phone you write from (model and firmware). The place follows you:
+  the app keeps the position fresh while it is on screen. Both are optional
+  and switched on in **Settings → Context**.
 - **Updates itself**: the app checks the published version on launch and
   offers the update right there (download + system installer). The check can
   be turned off in **Settings → App**, or with "don't check again" in the
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ Download the APK from the releases page:
 **https://git.n1ko.dev/Niko/nikogpt_android/releases**
 
 Latest build:
-https://git.n1ko.dev/Niko/nikogpt_android/releases/download/v1.3.1/nikogpt-android-1.3.1.apk
+https://git.n1ko.dev/Niko/nikogpt_android/releases/download/v1.4.1/nikogpt-android-1.4.1.apk
 
 Open the APK on the phone (allow installing apps from this source when Android
 asks). The APKs are signed with the project's release key; Android may still

app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "dev.n1ko.nikogpt"
         minSdk = 29 // Android 10
         targetSdk = 35
-        versionCode = 13
-        versionName = "1.4.0"
+        versionCode = 14
+        versionName = "1.4.1"
     }
 
     signingConfigs {

app/src/main/java/dev/n1ko/nikogpt/MainActivity.kt

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.location.Geocoder
 import android.location.Location
+import android.location.LocationListener
 import android.location.LocationManager
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.net.http.SslError
@@ -169,11 +170,25 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     // Runtime location permission, bridged to the WebView: the page asks
     // where the person is, the system asks whether it may know.
     private var pendingLocation = false
+    // Whether the person shared the place: the page keeps the tracking in
+    // step with that switch.
+    private var tracking = false
+    // Whether the position updates are registered with the system.
+    private var locationUpdatesOn = false
+    // The last point the street was resolved for: the address only changes
+    // when the person moves.
+    private var lastGeocoded: Location? = null
+    private var lastAddress: String? = null
+    private var lastGeocodedAt = 0L
     private val locationPermission: ActivityResultLauncher<String> =
         registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission()) { granted ->
             if (!pendingLocation) return@registerForActivityResult
             pendingLocation = false
-            if (granted) requestFix() else deliverLocationError()
+            if (!granted) {
+                deliverLocationError()
+                return@registerForActivityResult
+            }
+            if (tracking) startTracking() else requestFix()
         }
 
     @SuppressLint("SetJavaScriptEnabled")
@@ -540,6 +555,39 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         fun requestLocation() {
             runOnUiThread { startLocation() }
         }
+
+        // startLocationUpdates begins tracking the person: every fix is
+        // pushed into the page, so the place follows them. The page starts
+        // it only while the location is shared.
+        @JavascriptInterface
+        fun startLocationUpdates() {
+            runOnUiThread {
+                tracking = true
+                if (hasLocationPermission()) startTracking() else {
+                    pendingLocation = true
+                    locationPermission.launch(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // stopLocationUpdates ends the tracking.
+        @JavascriptInterface
+        fun stopLocationUpdates() {
+            runOnUiThread {
+                tracking = false
+                stopTracking()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // hasLocationPermission reports whether the app may read the position.
+    private fun hasLocationPermission(): Boolean {
+        return ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
+            this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
+        ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED ||
+            ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
+                this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION,
+            ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
     }
 
     // deviceInfoJSON is the phone description the personal context carries.
@@ -572,13 +620,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     // startLocation runs the permission dance and then asks for a fix. The
     // answer (or the error) goes back into the page.
     private fun startLocation() {
-        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
-                this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
-            ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED ||
-            ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
-                this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION,
-            ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
-        ) {
+        if (hasLocationPermission()) {
             requestFix()
             return
         }
@@ -586,6 +628,37 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         locationPermission.launch(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
     }
 
+    // startTracking registers the ongoing position updates: a fix every
+    // minute, or as soon as the person has walked a few dozen meters.
+    private fun startTracking() {
+        if (locationUpdatesOn) return
+        val lm = getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE) as LocationManager
+        val provider = when {
+            lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER) -> LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER
+            lm.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER) -> LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER
+            else -> null
+        } ?: return
+        try {
+            lm.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 60_000L, 50f, locationListener, Looper.getMainLooper())
+            locationUpdatesOn = true
+        } catch (_: Exception) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    // stopTracking unregisters the position updates.
+    private fun stopTracking() {
+        if (!locationUpdatesOn) return
+        locationUpdatesOn = false
+        try {
+            val lm = getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE) as LocationManager
+            lm.removeUpdates(locationListener)
+        } catch (_: Exception) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    // locationListener receives the ongoing fixes.
+    private val locationListener = LocationListener { location -> deliverLocation(location) }
+
     // requestFix takes a position from the system location manager. GPS is
     // preferred (it is precise enough for a street); the network provider is
     // the fallback, and the last known position answers when both are slow.
@@ -635,7 +708,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     // address, the coordinates and the phone details to the page.
     private fun deliverLocation(location: Location) {
         Thread {
-            val address = geocode(location)
+            val address = streetAddress(location)
             val payload = deviceInfoJSON()
                 .put("lat", location.latitude)
                 .put("lon", location.longitude)
@@ -645,15 +718,39 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         }.start()
     }
 
-    // geocode turns a position into a street address with the system service.
-    // It returns null when the device has no geocoder backend.
+    // streetAddress resolves the street the person is on. The address is
+    // resolved only when they have actually moved: the street is what the
+    // chat gets, the house number is left out on purpose.
+    private fun streetAddress(location: Location): String? {
+        val prev = lastGeocoded
+        if (prev != null && lastAddress != null &&
+            prev.distanceTo(location) < 100f &&
+            System.currentTimeMillis() - lastGeocodedAt < 10 * 60 * 1000
+        ) {
+            return lastAddress
+        }
+        val address = geocode(location)
+        if (address != null) {
+            lastGeocoded = Location(location)
+            lastAddress = address
+            lastGeocodedAt = System.currentTimeMillis()
+        }
+        return address
+    }
+
+    // geocode turns a position into a street address with the system
+    // service. It returns null when the device has no geocoder backend.
     private fun geocode(location: Location): String? {
         return try {
             @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
             val addresses = Geocoder(this, Locale.getDefault()).getFromLocation(
                 location.latitude, location.longitude, 1,
             )
-            addresses?.firstOrNull()?.getAddressLine(0)
+            val a = addresses?.firstOrNull() ?: return null
+            listOfNotNull(a.thoroughfare, a.locality ?: a.subAdminArea, a.countryName)
+                .filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+                .joinToString(", ")
+                .ifBlank { null }
         } catch (_: Exception) {
             null
         }
@@ -920,6 +1017,14 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         // session cookie can be lost when Android kills the process, so the
         // user would have to log in again after every restart.
         CookieManager.getInstance().flush()
+        // The position is only tracked while the app is on screen.
+        stopTracking()
+    }
+
+    override fun onStart() {
+        super.onStart()
+        // Back on screen: the tracking continues where it stopped.
+        if (tracking && hasLocationPermission()) startTracking()
     }
 
     override fun onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle) {