livegps.py

'''
 Started on 10, Dec 2010 by Maxin B. John <maxinbjohn@gmail.com>
 This file is licensed under the GPLv3
'''

import android
import urllib2
import time
import string

droid = android.Android()

def get_update_gps_status():
    ''' GET and Update the GPS status in Server'''

    # PHP script expects the longitude and latitude in the URL as given below
    GPS_URL='http://www.maxinbjohn.info/locate-mii/test.php?lat=%s&long=%s'
    # begins the gps location process in Phone
    droid.startLocating()
    # giving some time for the phone to think :)
    time.sleep(10)

    try:
        # read the latitude and longitude from the phone
        loc= droid.readLocation()[1]
        # check for Null in pythonic way
        if loc:
            longitude = loc['network']['longitude']
            latitude =  loc['network']['latitude']
            # prepares the URL as expected by the PHP script
            url = GPS_URL % (latitude, longitude)
            print url
            try:
                # submits the latitude and longitude values to the web page
                handler = urllib2.urlopen(url)
                # to ensure the data submission
                data = handler.read()
            except URLError:
                print "Error in Connection!"
            finally:
                handler.close()
    except:
        print "Error in getting the lattitde and longitude values!"

if __name__ == '__main__':
    ''' Updating the GPS status in Server '''
    while True:
        get_update_gps_status()