tomasdev · July 23, 2012 13:19 · Jul 13, 2012 · Sep 16, 2010 · Sep 16, 2010 · May 16, 2010
diff --git a/gistfile1.js b/gistfile1.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // currentely only serves lat/long
 // depends on jQuery
 
+// doublecheck the ClientLocation results because it may returning null results
+
 ;(function(geolocation){
 
   if (geolocation) return;
@@ -16,12 +18,15 @@
 
     $.getScript('//www.google.com/jsapi',function(){
 
+     // sometimes ClientLocation comes back null
+     if (google.loader.ClientLocation) {
       cache = {
         coords : {
           "latitude": google.loader.ClientLocation.latitude, 
           "longitude": google.loader.ClientLocation.longitude
         }
       };
+     }
 
       callback(cache);
     });
@@ -37,4 +42,4 @@
 // usage
 navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(function(pos){
   console.log("I'm located at ",pos.coords.latitude,' and ',pos.coords.longitude);
-});
+});
diff --git a/gistfile1.js b/gistfile1.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   var cache;
 
-  geolocation = {};
+  geolocation = window.navigator.geolocation = {};
   geolocation.getCurrentPosition = function(callback){
 
     if (cache) callback(cache);

diff --git a/gistfile1.js b/gistfile1.js
@@ -1,33 +1,40 @@
-// geo-location bridge
-function getLocation(callback){
+// geo-location shim
+
+// currentely only serves lat/long
+// depends on jQuery
+
+;(function(geolocation){
+
+  if (geolocation) return;
 
-  if (getLocation.cache) return callback(getLocation.cache);
-
-  if (Modernizr.geolocation) {
-    var geocallback = function(position) {
-      callback(getLocation.cache = {
-        "lat": position.coords.latitude, 
-        "lon": position.coords.longitude,
-        "obj": position
-      })
-    };
+  var cache;
+
+  geolocation = {};
+  geolocation.getCurrentPosition = function(callback){
 
-    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(geocallback);
-    navigator.geolocation.watchCurrentPosition(geocallback);
+    if (cache) callback(cache);
 
-  } else {
-
     $.getScript('//www.google.com/jsapi',function(){
-      callback(getLocation.cache = {
-        "lat": google.loader.ClientLocation.latitude, 
-        "lon": google.loader.ClientLocation.longitude,
-        "obj": google.loader.ClientLocation
-      })
+
+      cache = {
+        coords : {
+          "latitude": google.loader.ClientLocation.latitude, 
+          "longitude": google.loader.ClientLocation.longitude
+        }
+      };
+
+      callback(cache);
     });
-  }
-}
+
+  };
+
+  geolocation.watchPosition = geolocation.getCurrentPosition;
+
+})(navigator.geolocation);
+
+
 
 // usage
-getLocation(function(pos){
-  console.log("I'm located at ",pos.lat,' and ',pos.lon);
-})
+navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(function(pos){
+  console.log("I'm located at ",pos.coords.latitude,' and ',pos.coords.longitude);
+});
diff --git a/gistfile1.js b/gistfile1.js
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ function getLocation(callback){
   if (getLocation.cache) return callback(getLocation.cache);
 
   if (Modernizr.geolocation) {
-
-    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
+    var geocallback = function(position) {
       callback(getLocation.cache = {
         "lat": position.coords.latitude, 
         "lon": position.coords.longitude,
         "obj": position
       })
-    });
+    };
+
+    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(geocallback);
+    navigator.geolocation.watchCurrentPosition(geocallback);
 
   } else {
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.js b/gistfile1.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function getLocation(callback){
 
   } else {
 
-    $.getScript('http://www.google.com/jsapi',function(){
+    $.getScript('//www.google.com/jsapi',function(){
       callback(getLocation.cache = {
         "lat": google.loader.ClientLocation.latitude, 
         "lon": google.loader.ClientLocation.longitude,

diff --git a/gistfile1.js b/gistfile1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// geo-location bridge
+function getLocation(callback){
+
+  if (getLocation.cache) return callback(getLocation.cache);
+
+  if (Modernizr.geolocation) {
+
+    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
+      callback(getLocation.cache = {
+        "lat": position.coords.latitude, 
+        "lon": position.coords.longitude,
+        "obj": position
+      })
+    });
+
+  } else {
+
+    $.getScript('http://www.google.com/jsapi',function(){
+      callback(getLocation.cache = {
+        "lat": google.loader.ClientLocation.latitude, 
+        "lon": google.loader.ClientLocation.longitude,
+        "obj": google.loader.ClientLocation
+      })
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+// usage
+getLocation(function(pos){
+  console.log("I'm located at ",pos.lat,' and ',pos.lon);
+})