| name | add-geolocation |
| description | Internal implementation skill invoked by /add-native for native background GPS tracking with durable storage and Dataverse sync using @microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation. |
| user-invocable | false |
| allowed-tools | Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, Bash, AskUserQuestion |
| model | sonnet |
Shared instructions: shared-instructions.md - read first.
Add Geolocation
Internal helper for /add-native geolocation, /add-native location-tracking, /add-native background-location, /add-native gps-tracking, and /add-native @microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation.
Use this only for continuous/background GPS tracking with native durable storage and inline Dataverse upload. For a single foreground coordinate read, use /add-native location (expo-location) instead.
Hard rules:
- Auth is MSAL-only. Do not expose OneAuth or an auth selector.
- Use
geoService(dataSource, app_id) and BgLocationClient.
- Do not use
GeolocationExtension, HostingSDK, PCF, Launch URI, or CordovaV2 bridge paths.
- Do not install packages or edit native config.
- The control is not usable until its Dataverse target table and mapped columns are verified.
1. Verify app and package
test -f app.config.js && test -f power.config.json && test -f package.json && test -d src
node -e "const p=require('./package.json'); const m='@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation'; if (!p.dependencies?.[m]) { console.error('MISSING: ' + m); process.exit(1); } console.log('OK: geolocation package present');"
If either check fails, stop. The template/app must already ship the native package.
2. Verify the Dataverse target table first
This control uses the package default Dataverse entity set:
msdyn_locationrecords
Do not ask the user for a table name and do not invent a custom table. msdyn_locationrecords must already exist before the control can be used.
ENV_JSON=$(node "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/resolve-environment.js" "$(node -e "console.log(require('./power.config.json').environmentId)")")
ENV_URL=$(node -e "const j=JSON.parse(process.argv[1]); process.stdout.write(j.environmentUrl || '')" "$ENV_JSON")
TABLE="msdyn_locationrecords"
node "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/dataverse-request.js" "$ENV_URL" GET \
"EntityDefinitions?\$filter=EntitySetName eq '$TABLE'&\$select=LogicalName,EntitySetName"
Required result:
- One row returned: capture
LogicalName and verify columns.
- Empty
value: []: stop. Mark BLOCKED (target table missing). Do not create the table, do not route to /add-dataverse, and do not report the control as usable. Tell the user to run the geolocation-control table provisioning/setup mechanism, then re-run /add-native geolocation.
- Auth/environment error: stop. Mark
UNVERIFIED (target table not checked). Do not report the control as usable.
When the table exists, verify every mapped column exists:
node "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../../scripts/dataverse-request.js" "$ENV_URL" GET \
"EntityDefinitions(LogicalName='<logicalName>')/Attributes?\$select=LogicalName,AttributeType"
Required default fieldMap columns from the package README:
msdyn_locationrecordid, msdyn_appid, msdyn_latitude, msdyn_longitude,
msdyn_altitude, msdyn_accuracy, msdyn_heading, msdyn_speed, msdyn_timestamp
If any active fieldMap column is missing, stop. Mark BLOCKED (target columns missing) and tell the user to fix the control table through the geolocation-control table provisioning/setup mechanism.
3. Write src/native/geolocation.ts
Create or patch src/native/geolocation.ts so screens import this wrapper, not the package directly.
The target config must require the README's two tracking flags:
trackInBackground: boolean
persistAcrossRestarts: boolean
import {
geoService,
BgLocationClient,
AuthMethod,
ConnectionType,
} from '@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation';
import type {
DataverseDataSource,
LocationData,
PermissionStatus,
} from '@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation';
export type { LocationData, PermissionStatus } from '@microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation';
export type GeoTrackingTarget = Omit<DataverseDataSource, 'authMethod' | 'connectionType'>;
export type GeoResult<T> =
| { ok: true; value: T }
| {
ok: false;
reason: 'NATIVE_MODULE_MISSING' | 'PERMISSION_DENIED' | 'TRACKING_FAILED';
message?: string;
};
let activeClient: BgLocationClient | null = null;
function client(): BgLocationClient {
return activeClient ?? new BgLocationClient();
}
function dataSource(target: GeoTrackingTarget): DataverseDataSource {
return {
...target,
authMethod: AuthMethod.MSAL,
connectionType: ConnectionType.Dataverse,
};
}
function fail(error: unknown): Extract<GeoResult<never>, { ok: false }> {
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
if (/native|module|not.*link|undefined is not an object|null is not an object/i.test(message)) {
return { ok: false, reason: 'NATIVE_MODULE_MISSING', message };
}
if (/permission|denied|authoriz|not granted/i.test(message)) {
return { ok: false, reason: 'PERMISSION_DENIED', message };
}
return { ok: false, reason: 'TRACKING_FAILED', message };
}
export async function startTracking(
app_id: string,
target: GeoTrackingTarget,
): Promise<GeoResult<void>> {
try {
activeClient = geoService(dataSource(target), app_id);
await activeClient.startTracking();
return { ok: true, value: undefined };
} catch (error) {
activeClient = null;
return fail(error);
}
}
export async function stopTracking(): Promise<GeoResult<void>> {
try {
await client().stopTracking();
activeClient = null;
return { ok: true, value: undefined };
} catch (error) {
return fail(error);
}
}
export async function isTracking(): Promise<GeoResult<boolean>> {
try {
return { ok: true, value: await client().isTracking() };
} catch (error) {
return fail(error);
}
}
export async function getPermissionStatus(): Promise<GeoResult<PermissionStatus>> {
try {
return { ok: true, value: await client().getPermissionStatus() };
} catch (error) {
return fail(error);
}
}
export async function getCurrentLocation(): Promise<GeoResult<LocationData>> {
try {
return { ok: true, value: await client().getCurrentLocation() };
} catch (error) {
return fail(error);
}
}
4. Usage shape
Screens must pass connectionUrl, trackInBackground, and persistAcrossRestarts. Do not pass tableName or fieldMap; the control uses the default msdyn_locationrecords table and default msdyn_* field map. intervalMs, distanceFilterMeters, and notification are optional.
const target: GeoTrackingTarget = {
connectionUrl: 'https://org.crm.dynamics.com',
trackInBackground: true,
persistAcrossRestarts: false,
};
await startTracking('my-wrap-app', target);
5. Type-check and summary
npx tsc --noEmit
Only after table + columns are verified and TypeScript passes, report:
Geolocation status : READY
Package present : @microsoft/power-apps-native-bglocation
Wrapper : src/native/geolocation.ts
Required config : connectionUrl, trackInBackground, persistAcrossRestarts
Auth : MSAL only
Target table : <TABLE> verified
Native config : not changed
If table verification failed, report BLOCKED or UNVERIFIED instead and do not update memory-bank.md as if the control is ready.