gpsd/www/example1.c.txt

// example  gpsd client
// compile this way:
//    gcc example1.c -o example1 -lgps -lm
#include <gps.h>
#include <math.h>        // for isfinite()
#include <unistd.h>      // for sleep()

#define MODE_STR_NUM 4
static char *mode_str[MODE_STR_NUM] = {
    "n/a",
    "None",
    "2D",
    "3D"
};

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    struct gps_data_t gps_data;

    if (0 != gps_open("localhost", "2947", &gps_data)) {
        printf("Open error.  Bye, bye\n");
        return 1;
    }

    (void)gps_stream(&gps_data, WATCH_ENABLE | WATCH_JSON, NULL);

    while (gps_waiting(&gps_data, 5000000)) {
        if (-1 == gps_read(&gps_data, NULL, 0)) {
            printf("Read error.  Bye, bye\n");
            break;
        }
        if (MODE_SET != (MODE_SET & gps_data.set)) {
            // did not even get mode, nothing to see here
            continue;
        }
        if (0 > gps_data.fix.mode ||
            MODE_STR_NUM <= gps_data.fix.mode) {
            gps_data.fix.mode = 0;
        }
        printf("Fix mode: %s (%d) Time: ",
               mode_str[gps_data.fix.mode],
               gps_data.fix.mode);
        if (TIME_SET == (TIME_SET & gps_data.set)) {
            // not 32 bit safe
            printf("%ld.%09ld ", gps_data.fix.time.tv_sec,
                   gps_data.fix.time.tv_nsec);
        } else {
            puts("n/a ");
        }
        if (isfinite(gps_data.fix.latitude) &&
            isfinite( gps_data.fix.longitude)) {
            // Display data from the GPS receiver if valid.
            printf("Lat %.6f Lon %.6f\n",
                   gps_data.fix.latitude, gps_data.fix.longitude);
        }
    }

    // When you are done...
    (void)gps_stream(&gps_data, WATCH_DISABLE, NULL);
    (void)gps_close(&gps_data);
    return 0;
}