/AHDirectionsObject

NSObject to handle directions 3rd party maps applications

Primary LanguageObjective-C

About

AHDirectionsObject is an NSObject class designed to make opening other maps applications a breeze. This class is developed for our newest iOS App [All Hours](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/all-hours/id1000983835?mt=8), please be sure to check it out!

Supports

  • Apple Maps (Obviously)
  • Citymapper
  • Google Maps
  • Waze

    Setup

    Add the AHDirectionsObject.h & AHDirectionsObject.m files to your project. In your .h file add #import "AHDirectionsObject.h" In your .m file add 
    AHDirectionsObject *directions = [[AHDirectionsObject alloc] init];

    **iOS 9 Update**

    Apple has updated its security significantly in iOS 9, which means you need to declare all URL Schemers otherwise 3rd party applications will not open.

    To declare all scemers you must add LSApplicationQueriesSchemes in your project .plst file, like so... 

    <key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
	<string>citymapper</string><br/>
	<string>comgooglemaps</string><br/>
	<string>waze</string><br/>
</array>

    For more information on these changes see this video from WWDC 2015

    Installed Applications

    To return a list (NSArray) of the available (installed) map services on the users device simple call... 
    [directions directionsApplications];

    Open Application

    To open a specifyed application call the directionsHandle. This method has two parameters - the location (CLLocation) and the type of application (NSString)

    [directions directionsHandle:[[CLLocation alloc] initWithLatitude:YOUR_LATITUDE_FLOAT longitude:YOUR_LONGITUDE_FLOAT] type:@"citymapper"];

    They type key accepts...
  • citymapper - (Citymapper)
  • google - (Google Maps)
  • waze - (Waze Maps)

    Or, set as nil to open the native Apple Maps.

    Notes

    If a application type is passed which is not available the class will revert to Apple Maps