BackgroundGeolocation with Ionic 2+ (https://www.transistorsoft.com/shop/products/cordova-background-geolocation)

background-geolocation-ionic.ts

/**
* How to implement cordova-background-geolocation with Ionic 2 / 3
* @see https://github.com/transistorsoft/cordova-background-geolocation-lt
* @author Chris Scott, Transistor Software <[email protected]>
*/

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

import { NavController, Platform } from 'ionic-angular';

// Import the SDK in addition to any desired interfaces:
import BackgroundGeolocation, {
  Location,
  MotionChangeEvent,
  MotionActivityEvent,
  GeofenceEvent,
  Geofence,
  HttpEvent,
  ConnectivityChangeEvent
} from "cordova-background-geolocation-lt";  // <-- or "cordova-background-geolocation" for licensed customers

@Component({
  selector: 'page-home',
  templateUrl: 'home.html'
})
export class HomePage {  
  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public platform: Platform) {
    platform.ready().then(this.configureBackgroundGeolocation.bind(this));
  }
  configureBackgroundGeolocation() {
    // 1. Listen to events (see the docs a list of all available events)
    BackgroundGeolocation.onLocation(this.onLocation.bind(this));
    BackgroundGeolocation.onMotionChange(this.onMotionChange.bind(this));
    BackgroundGeolocation.onActivityChange(this.onActivityChange.bind(this));
    BackgroundGeolocation.onGeofence(this.onGeofence.bind(this));
    BackgroundGeolocation.onHttp(this.onHttp.bind(this));
    BackgroundGeolocation.onEnabledChange(this.onEnabledChange.bind(this));
    BackgroundGeolocation.onConnectivityChange(this.onConnectivityChange.bind(this));

    // 2. Configure the plugin
    BackgroundGeolocation.ready({
      debug: true,
      logLevel: BackgroundGeolocation.LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE,
      desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.DESIRED_ACCURACY_HIGH,
      distanceFilter: 10,
      stopOnTerminate: false,
      startOnBoot: true,
      url: 'http://your.server.com/locations',
      autoSync: true,
      params: {
        foo: 'bar'
      }
    }, (state) => {
      // Note:  the SDK persists its own state -- it will auto-start itself after being terminated
      // in the enabled-state when configured with stopOnTerminate: false.
      // - The #onEnabledChange event has fired.
      // - The #onConnectivityChange event has fired.
      // - The #onProviderChange has fired (so you can learn the current state of location-services).
      
      if (!state.enabled) {
        // 3. Start the plugin.  In practice, you won't actually be starting the plugin in the #ready callback
        // like this.  More likely, you'll respond to some app or UI which event triggers tracking.  "Starting an order"
        // or "beginning a workout", for example.
        BackgroundGeolocation.start();
      } else {        
        // If configured with stopOnTerminate: false, the plugin has already begun tracking now.        
        // - The #onMotionChange location has been requested.  It will be arriving some time in the near future.        
      }
    });
  }

  onLocation(location:Location) {
    console.log('[location] -', location);
  }
  onMotionChange(event:MotionChangeEvent) {
    console.log('[motionchange] -', event.isMoving, event.location);
  }
  onActivityChange(event:MotionActivityEvent) {
    console.log('[activitychange] -', event.activity, event.confidence);
  }
  onGeofence(event:GeofenceEvent) {
    console.log('[geofence] -', event.action, event.identifier, event.location);
  }
  onHttp(event:HttpEvent) {
    console.log('[http] -', event.success, event.status, event.responseText);
  }
  onEnabledChange(enabled:boolean) {
    console.log('[enabledchange] - enabled? ', enabled);
  }
  onConnectivityChange(event:ConnectivityChangeEvent) {
    console.log('[connectivitychange] - connected?', event.connected);
  }
}