TomTomSDKNavigation
TomTomSDKNavigation
The Navigation module is the core component of the Navigation SDK, providing essential APIs and engines that facilitate a seamless navigation experience along a specified route. This module manages and customizes the navigation process according to user needs, offering a comprehensive set of functionalities that are crucial for effective turn-by-turn navigation.
Functionalities
The Navigation module enables the following functionalities:- Navigation control: The module provides the TomTomNavigation interface, which facilitates the control and customization of navigation sessions.
- Session management: Starting and Stopping Navigation: Allows initiation and termination of navigation sessions. Managing Active Routes: Enables management of current routes and route plans.
- Observer registration: Registers various observers to receive updates on navigation states, location changes, route progress, and more.
- Customizable Navigation Settings: Allows customization of settings such as route replanning modes, unit systems, and preferred languages.
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State Management: The navigation state is specified by the NavigationState, which includes:
- freeDriving: State when navigation starts without guidance.
- activeGuidance: State when active guidance is provided.
- idle: State when navigation is stopped.
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Event Notifications: The module supports events represented by the NavigationEvent, which includes:
- ActiveRouteChangeEvent: Notifies changes in the active route.
- DestinationArrivalEvent: Indicates arrival at the destination.
- GuidanceUpdateEvent: Provides updates on guidance information.
- Various other events related to navigation state, location context, progress updates, and more.
With TomTomNavigation as the primary interface.
For more detailed examples and use cases, refer to the following documentation:
API Overview
The following declarations are provided by module TomTomSDKNavigation.
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Responsible for detecting the arrival at destinations or waypoints during navigation.
The
TomTomArrivalDetectionEngineevaluates the current navigation state to determine if the driver has arrived at a destination or a waypoint based on specified distance and time thresholds.See moreImportant
This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
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public class TomTomArrivalDetectionEngine : ArrivalDetectionEngine -
An engine that handles the maintenance of the navigation data store.
The
DataStoreMaintenanceEngineprotocol defines methods for maintaining the data store used in navigation. It ensures that the data store remains current and accurate based on the latest navigation state, which includes the position, route, and other relevant information.See moreImportant
This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public protocol DataStoreMaintenanceEngine : ManageableEngine
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The DefaultTomTomNavigation object defines the functionality of the navigation.
The DefaultTomTomNavigation class offers functionalities to start, stop, and manage navigation sessions. It integrates with TomTom services to provide real-time navigation guidance and updates.
let navigation = DefaultTomTomNavigation() navigation.startNavigation()See moreImportant
DefaultTomTomNavigation isn’t thread-safe and it’s recommended to make API calls always on the same thread.Declaration
Swift
@available(*, deprecated, message: "This API is deprecated and will be removed with the next major release.") public class DefaultTomTomNavigation : TomTomNavigation
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The
TomTomNavigationprotocol serves as the primary interface for controlling the navigation process. It provides a comprehensive set of functionalities for managing and customizing a navigation session.To manage the lifecycle of a navigation session, the protocol offers methods to
start()andstop()navigation. It also provides functionality to set and select active routes.The protocol also includes a range of observers that allow developers to receive updates on various aspects of the navigation.
In addition to the observers, the interface enables customization of the navigation experience. Note that by changing these properties in runtime, the navigation initialization configuration is overridden. Users can configure the
betterProposalAcceptanceMode, which determines how to handle better route proposals. Users can also choose thedeviationReplanningMode, which defines whether the navigation automatically replans the route. TheunitSystemandpreferredLanguagecan be customized to provide guidance instructions and announcements in the desired format and language.See moreImportant
The current implementation of this API isn’t thread-safe and it’s recommended to make API calls always on the same thread.Declaration
Swift
public protocol TomTomNavigation : AnyObject
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Represents various events that can occur during navigation.
The
NavigationEventenum defines different types of events that can be published by theTomTomNavigation.eventPublisher. These events cover a wide range of scenarios, such as :- changes in navigation state,
- map matching,
- progress updates,
- route changes,
guidance updates, and more. Each case in the enum corresponds to a specific event type and includes relevant information about that event.
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This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.
Declaration
Swift
public enum NavigationEvent
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Defines the error cases that can occur while generating guidance steps.
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This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public enum GuidanceEngineError : Error
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Responsible for generating real-time guidance based on the active route’s instructions.
TomTomGuidanceEnginegeneratesGuidanceusing the list ofInstructions supplied withinNavigationSnapshot.activeRoute.TomTomGuidanceEnginedepends on theAnnouncements included in the suppliedInstructions. The engine continuously checks the active route progress to provide up-to-dateGuidanceinformation. When the vehicle reaches an announcement point, the generatedGuidanceincludes theGuidanceAnnouncementto be announced. Note that the set of supported languages may differ between differentGuidanceEngines.TomTomGuidanceEngineshould only be used with the online routing client that usesGuidanceOnlineAPIVersion.v1as theGuidanceOptions.guidanceVersion. This is because the instructions from offline and the online routing client configured withGuidanceOnlineAPIVersion.v1are designed to be used by theDynamicGuidanceEngineand do not contain static announcement information.See moreImportant
This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public class TomTomGuidanceEngine : GuidanceEngine
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Responsible for generating dynamic, real-time guidance based on the active route’s instructions and various dynamic parameters.
TomTomDynamicGuidanceEnginegenerates dynamicGuidancefor theInstructions supplied withinNavigationSnapshot.activeRoute.To generate dynamic
Guidance,TomTomDynamicGuidanceEnginetakes various parameters into account. These parameters include, but are not limited to:- Distance to the next maneuver.
- Current speed of the vehicle.
- Free-flow speed of the road between the current position and the next maneuver.
- Traffic situation ahead.
So, unlike
TomTomGuidanceEngine,TomTomDynamicGuidanceEnginedoes not depend onAnnouncementinformation that may or may not be included in theInstruction. It continuously checks the active route progress to provide up-to-dateGuidanceinformation. Once the vehicle reaches an announcement point, the generatedGuidanceincludes the (GuidanceAnnouncement) to be announced.Another difference between
TomTomDynamicGuidanceEngineandTomTomGuidanceEngineis thatTomTomDynamicGuidanceEngineuses TomTom’s advanced verbal instruction messages to synthesizeGuidanceAnnouncements dynamically on the fly. Note that the set of supported languages may differ between differentGuidanceEngines.TomTomDynamicGuidanceEnginecan be used to provide turn-by-turn navigation with any routing client (offline, online withGuidanceOptions.guidanceVersionv1orv2).See moreImportant
This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public class TomTomDynamicGuidanceEngine : GuidanceEngine
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Defines types of unit system handling.
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public struct UnitSystemType : Equatable
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Provides access to current registered engines and allows updating them.
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This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
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public protocol NavigationEngineRegistry : AnyObject -
Errors which may be thrown during navigation creation.
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This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public enum NavigationFactoryError : LocalizedError
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Navigation options define parameters required to start or update a navigation session.
To specify navigation options, first plan a
RouteusingRoutePlannerandRoutePlanningOptions, then create aRoutePlan.For more information on navigation session see:
See morestart(),start(navigationOptions:)andstop().Declaration
Swift
public struct NavigationOptions
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Specifies the current navigation state of the
TomTomNavigationobject.The current state changes under the following circumstances:
- When navigation is started by calling
start(), the navigation state changes tofreeDriving. - When navigation is started by calling
start(navigationOptions:), the navigation state changes toactiveGuidance. - When navigation is updated by calling
setActiveRoutePlan(_:), being in thefreeDrivingstate, the navigation state changes toactiveGuidance. - When navigation is stopped by calling
stop(), the navigation state changes toidle.
Declaration
Swift
public enum NavigationState - When navigation is started by calling
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Declares an observer that can receive announcements and instruction update events.
The method
GuidanceEngine.generateGuidance(navigationSnapshot:)generates the guidance with instructions and distance. Based on the guidance result, appropriate observer methods are called.The protocol provides the interface for handling several events like:
- changes in instructions
- generation of announcements and
- changes in distance to the next instruction.
To observe the guidance changes, first implement this interface to create an observer, for example:
class CustomGuidanceUpdateObserver: GuidanceUpdateObserver { func didChangeInstructions(instructions: [GuidanceInstruction]) { // Add code here that handles the changes of instructions. } func didGenerateAnnouncement(announcement: GuidanceAnnouncement, shouldPlay: Bool) { // Add code here that handles a new generate announcement. } func didChangeDistanceToNextInstruction( distance: Measurement<UnitLength>, instructions: [GuidanceInstruction], currentPhase: InstructionPhase ) { // Add code here that handles a change of distance to new instruction. } }Then add the observer using
See moreaddGuidanceUpdateObserver(_:). To stop observation of the guidance changes, remove the observer usingremoveGuidanceUpdateObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol GuidanceUpdateObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive changes when lane guidance starts and ends.
The
LaneGuidanceUpdateObserverinterface provides the methods that are called when lane guidance shall appear and disappear, respectively. These methods facilitate efficient and dynamic update of lane guidance information during a journey.To observe the lane guidance changes, first implement this interface to create an observer, for example:
class CustomLaneGuidanceObserver: LaneGuidanceUpdateObserver { func didStartLaneGuidance(laneGuidance: LaneGuidance) { // Add code here that handles the lane guidance starting } func didEndLaneGuidance(laneGuidance: LaneGuidance) { // Add code here that handles the lane guidance ending } }Then add the observer using
addLaneGuidanceUpdateObserver(_:). To stop observation of the lane guidance changes, remove the observer usingremoveLaneGuidanceUpdateObserver(_:).See moreNote
To ensure these methods are notified, theRoutepassed toTomTomNavigationmust contain validLaneSections. This code is used within the context of a navigation system where lane guidance is crucial for the user experience and journey accuracy.Declaration
Swift
public protocol LaneGuidanceUpdateObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive navigation map matching events. Check the
See moreMapMatchingEnginedocumentation for more information on map-matching.Declaration
Swift
public protocol LocationMapMatchingObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive events indicating that the active route has been changed. The active route is the only followed route for which the navigation provides guidance.
The active route is changed when:
- The navigation is started with a new route using the
start(navigationOptions:)method. - The navigation is updated using the
setActiveRoutePlan(_:)method. Note, ifsetActiveRoutePlan(_:)is called with the currently activeRoutePlan, this observer will not receive an active route changed notification. - Replanning is completed by the navigation and a new route is set as the active route. Replanning can be triggered by:
- Deviating from the active route.
- Running out of battery, in the case of Electric Vehicle navigation.
- Requesting a navigation language change, by using the
preferredLanguageproperty. - Continuous replanning:
- A better route proposal is found and accepted automatically.
- A better route proposal is accepted using the
selectActiveRoute(routeId:)method. - A better route proposal is accepted by steering into the proposed route.
In order to receive notifications for active route changes, implement an instance of
NavigationActiveRouteChangeObserverand register the observer by callingaddActiveRouteChangeObserver(_:). For example:class CustomRouteObserver: NavigationActiveRouteChangeObserver { func didChangeActiveRoute(route:) { // Implement the necessary functionality for handling the active route being changed } }The
NavigationActiveRouteChangeObserveris notified after adding the route to the navigation and prior to the removal of the old active route. Hence, it is notified after theNavigationRouteAddObserverand before theNavigationRouteRemoveObserver.To stop receiving these events, remove the observer using
See moreremoveActiveRouteChangeObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationActiveRouteChangeObserver : Observer - The navigation is started with a new route using the
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Declares an observer that can receive navigation events of arrival at destination.
Destination arrival is detected by the
ArrivalDetectionEngine. On arrival detection, navigation continues in turn-by-turn mode until it’s stopped or switched into free-driving mode.To be notified about the destination arrival event while navigating, first implement the
NavigationDestinationArrivalObserverprotocol:class CustomNavigationDestinationArrivalObserver: NavigationDestinationArrivalObserver { func didArriveAtDestination(route: TomTomSDKRoute.Route) { // Add code here that handles arrival at a destination. } }Then add this observer using
addDestinationArrivalObserver(_:).To stop receiving the destination arrival event, remove the observer using
See moreremoveDestinationArrivalObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationDestinationArrivalObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive navigation guidance events.
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Swift
@available(*, deprecated, message: "This API is deprecated and will be removed with the next major release.\nPlease use TomTomSDKNavigation.GuidanceUpdateObserver and TomTomSDKNavigation.LaneGuidanceUpdateObserver instead.") public protocol NavigationGuidanceObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive navigation horizon events.
Horizon information is updated with each location update.
To use this observer, implement the protocol:
class CustomNavigationHorizonObserver: NavigationHorizonObserver { func didUpdateSnapshot(options: HorizonOptions, snapshot: HorizonSnapshot) { // Handle the updated horizon snapshot. } func didUpdatePosition(options: HorizonOptions, position: HorizonPosition) { // Handle the updated horizon position. } func didResetHorizon(options: HorizonOptions) { // Handle the horizon reset. } }To add a
See moreNavigationHorizonObserver, useaddHorizonObserver(_:options:). To stop receiving these events, remove the observer usingremoveHorizonObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationHorizonObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive the language update events.
The navigation language is changed when
TomTomNavigation.preferredLanguageis set and the route is successfully updated.To add a
See moreNavigationLanguageChangeObserver, useaddLanguageChangeObserver(_:). To stop receiving these events, remove the observer usingremoveLanguageChangeObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationLanguageChangeObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive navigation guidance events.
After navigation has started (with or without a route), you will receive
LocationContextvia theNavigationLocationContextObserver.didDetectLocationContext(locationContext:)method.To use this observer, implement the protocol:
class CustomNavigationLocationContextObserver : NavigationLocationContextObserver { func didDetectLocationContext(locationContext: LocationContext) { // Handle the detected location context. } }To add a
See moreNavigationLocationContextObserver, useaddLocationContextObserver(_:). To stop receiving these events, remove the observer usingremoveLocationContextObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationLocationContextObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive navigation progress events.
The
NavigationProgressObserverprotocol monitors progress along the active route. It informs the caller when the route progress is updated, which is calculated based on the user’s location and the route geometry. Progress updates occur with each location update.To observe progress updates, implement this interface to create an observer, for example:
class CustomNavigationProgressObserver: NavigationProgressObserver { func didUpdateProgress(progress: RouteProgress) { // Handle the updated route progress. } }Add the observer using
See moreaddProgressObserver(_:)to start receiving updates. To stop observing progress, remove the observer usingremoveProgressObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationProgressObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive a route has been added to the navigation session.
A new route can be added to the session under the following circumstances:
- When navigation has started with a route using the
start()method withNavigationOptionsas an argument. - When navigation is updated using the
setActiveRoutePlan(_:)method. Note, if the new route is identical, which means it has the sameidas the current active route, it will not notify the observer. - When navigation finds a better route and the
BetterProposalAcceptanceModeis set to eithermanualorunreachableOnly. - When navigation finds a reachable route and
BetterProposalAcceptanceModeis set tomanual. - When navigation finds a reachable route, due to the navigated route being unreachable, and
BetterProposalAcceptanceModeis set tounreachableOnlyso that the reachable route is automatically applied. - When the
BetterProposalAcceptanceModeis set toautomaticand the proposed route is automatically applied. - When navigation automatically replans and adds the newly planned route to the session.
- When the
preferredLanguageis set and the replanning with the new language has completed.
To receive notifications of a route being added to the session, first implement an observer object that conforms to
NavigationRouteAddObserver, for example:class CustomRouteObserver: NavigationRouteAddObserver { ... }In order to complete conformance, the observer object must implement the following callback:
func didAddRoute(route: options: reason:) { // add code here that handles the route being added to the session }This callback function could render the newly added route on the map, for example.
Next, add this observer with navigation using
addRouteAddObserver(_:). To stop notifications of a route being added to the session, remove the observer usingremoveRouteAddObserver(_:).Please note that
NavigationRouteAddObserveris notified only when the replanned route differs from the current active route in terms of geometry. Events like route refresh and increment update of guidance instructions will not notify this observer. For these scenarios theNavigationRouteUpdateObserveris notified.The complementary observer that notifies on the removal of routes from the session is
NavigationRouteRemoveObserver.See moreImportant
The addition of a route to the session does not necessarily make it active. To receive notifications of changes to the active route, use theNavigationActiveRouteChangeObserver.Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationRouteAddObserver : Observer - When navigation has started with a route using the
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Defines the reasons why a route was added to the navigation session.
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Swift
public struct RouteAddedReason : Hashable
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Declares an observer that can receive the active or proposed route has been removed from the navigation session.
The active route is removed from the session when:
- The navigation has completed replanning and set the new replanned route as the active one.
- The navigation is updated using the
setActiveRoutePlan(_:). - A better route proposal has been accepted using the
selectActiveRoute(routeId:)method. Note, if thesetActiveRoutePlan(_:)is called with the same route as the current active one, this observer will not be notified. - The user is not following the active route as reported by
NavigationRouteTrackingStateUpdateObserver.
The proposed route is removed from the session when:
- The user is not following the route, as reported by
NavigationRouteTrackingStateUpdateObserverresulting in the proposed route being placed in theunfollowedRouteslist. - The navigation has finished planning a new route due to replanning initiated by the navigation.
- The navigation is updated using the
setActiveRoutePlan(_:)method. Note, if thesetActiveRoutePlan(_:)is called with the same route as the proposed one, this observer will not be notified.
To receive notifications of a route being removed from the session, first implement an observer object that conforms to
NavigationRouteRemoveObserver, for example:class CustomRouteObserver: NavigationRouteRemoveObserver { ... }/// In order to complete conformance, the observer object must implement the following callback:
func didRemoveRoute(route: reason:) { // add code here that handles the route being removed from the session }This callback function could remove a rendered route from the map, for example.
Next, add this observer with navigation using
addRouteRemoveObserver(_:). To stop notifications of a route being removed from the session, remove the observer usingremoveRouteRemoveObserver(_:).The complementary observer that provides updates on the addition of routes to the session is
See moreNavigationRouteAddObserver. Note, during navigation in turn by turn mode there will always be one active route. Therefore, any removal of the current active route will always be preceded by anNavigationActiveRouteChangeObservercall, with details of the new active route.Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationRouteRemoveObserver : Observer
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Defines the reasons why a route was removed from the navigation session.
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public struct RouteRemovedReason : Hashable
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Declares an observer that can receive route tracking state updates.
The information about the route state is represented by
RouteTrackingState. When the driver deviates or returns to the active route, the navigation engine sends route-tracking state updates to the observer.To be notified about the route state update while navigating, first implement the
NavigationRouteTrackingStateUpdateObserverprotocol:class CustomNavigationRouteTrackingStateUpdateObserver: NavigationRouteTrackingStateUpdateObserver { func didUpdateRouteTrackingState(routeTrackingState: RouteTrackingState) { // Add code here that handles the route state update. } }To start receiving route tracking state updates, become an observer using
See moreaddRouteTrackingStateUpdateObserver(_:): To stop receiving route tracking state updates, remove the previously added observer usingremoveRouteTrackingStateUpdateObserver(_:):Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationRouteTrackingStateUpdateObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive the current route has been updated.
The current route is updated under the following circumstances:
- When the route data is refreshed with data from the replanned route.
- When instructions and lane guidance are incrementally updated for the current route.
To receive notifications of a route being updated, first implement an observer object that conforms to
NavigationRouteUpdateObserver, for example:class CustomRouteObserver: NavigationRouteUpdateObserver { ... }In order to complete conformance, the observer object must implement the following callback:
func didUpdateRoute(route: reason:) { // add code here that handles the route being updated }Next, add this observer with navigation using
TomTomNavigation/addRouteUpdateObserver(_:)`. To stop notifications of a route being updated, remove the observer usingTomTomNavigation/removeRouteUpdateObserver(_:)“.Please note that the
See moreNavigationRouteUpdateObserveris notified only when the route is updated. It means that the route geometry is preserved. When a route update happens the active route does not change, therefore theNavigationActiveRouteChangeObserveris not notified. To receive notifications of route changes that result in the geometry change, refer to theNavigationRouteAddObserver,NavigationRouteRemoveObserverand theNavigationActiveRouteChangeObserver.Declaration
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public protocol NavigationRouteUpdateObserver : Observer
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Defines the reasons why a route was updated during the navigation session.
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public enum RouteUpdatedReason : Hashable
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Declares an observer that can receive
navigationStatechange events.The navigation state changes when the navigation session is started, resumed, stopped, or updated from from free driving to active guidance.
For more information on navigation states, see the
NavigationStateandnavigationStatedocumentation.To be informed of navigation state updates implement
NavigationStateChangeObserver:class CustomStateChangeObserver: NavigationStateChangeObserver { func didChangeNavigationState(navigationState: NavigationState) { // add code that handles navigation state changes } }Then add the observer using
addNavigationStateChangeObserver(_:).To stop receiving these events, remove the observer using
See moreremoveNavigationStateChangeObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationStateChangeObserver : Observer
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Declares an observer that can receive navigation events related with visiting waypoints.
The waypoint arrival state changes are detected by the
ArrivalDetectionEngine. Different observer methods are called depending on what state has been detected by theArrivalDetectionEngine:didArriveAtWaypoint(waypoint:on:)is received when theArrivalDetectionEnginedetects an arrival at a waypoint.didDepartFromWaypoint(waypoint:on:)is received when theArrivalDetectionEnginedetects a departure from a waypoint.
To be notified about the waypoint arrival events while navigating, first implement the
NavigationWaypointArrivalObserverprotocol:class CustomNavigationWaypointArrivalObserver: NavigationWaypointArrivalObserver { func didArriveAtWaypoint(waypoint: RouteStop, on route: Route) { // Add code here that handles an arrival at a waypoint. } func didDepartFromWaypoint(waypoint: RouteStop, on route: Route) { // Add code here that handles a departure from a waypoint. } }Then add this observer using
addWaypointArrivalObserver(_:).To stop receiving these events, remove the observer using
See moreremoveWaypointArrivalObserver(_:).Declaration
Swift
public protocol NavigationWaypointArrivalObserver : Observer
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Defines the errors that can occur while fetching the route progress.
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This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public enum ProgressInterpolatorError : Error
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Responsible for calculating route progress in a standalone manner.
The purpose is to calculate and provide updates on the progress of the navigated route based on
NavigationSnapshot.See moreImportant
This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public final class StandaloneRouteProgressEngine : RouteProgressEngine
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Responsible for creating default implementation of a
See moreReplanningRetryPolicy.Declaration
Swift
public enum ReplanningRetryPolicyFactory
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The options used for
TomTomRouteReplanningEngineconfigurationSee moreImportant
This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public struct RouteReplanningEngineOptions
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RouteReplanningEngineimplementation.See moreImportant
This is a Public Preview API. It may be changed or removed at any time.Declaration
Swift
public final class TomTomRouteReplanningEngine : RouteReplanningEngine
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