Integrating MapsIndoors into your own App
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The MapsIndoors Template is a downloadable starting point for you to integrate basic usage of MapsIndoors, containing search and directions functionalities, into your existing app. If you just want to get started with a simple solution with no customisation, this should fulfil your needs. Going through this guide will also teach you some principles on how MapsIndoors interacts with an app, and is a natural next step after the "Getting Started" guides.
If you need more customisation you can implementing your own solution using the documentation found on this site, or modify this code as needed.
MapsIndoors Template is provided as is, and can be integrated into your existing app. If you need further features, or want to customize existing ones, you're free to modify this one to your needs. However, MapsPeople offers no support or responsibility for changes made.
Before you get started, you need to get the API keys needed. This process is the same for both platforms.
First, you need to , just like you did in the guide (Please note: You are going to need a Google Billing Account for this step, so go ahead and if you haven't already). When the project is created, the following APIs and the specific SDK you plan to use must be enabled from the .
Google Maps Distance Matrix API
Google Maps Directions API
Google Places API Web Service
Maps SDK for Android/iOS
When the above 3 APIs and the relevant SDK are enabled, you can retrieve the API key from the . On the Credentials page, click Create credentials > API key.
If you are not a customer yet, you can use this demo MapsIndoors API key d876ff0e60bb430b8fabb145 to follow this guide, or you can to get your building drawings processed and hosted by us to receive a unique API key. For the purpose of this guide, both methods will work.
This app provides an example of how to use the MapsIndoors SDK in SwiftUI.
From the terminal, in the path you cloned the repository to, run pod install
Open the file xxxxx.xcworkspace in Xcode, or your editor of choice
Make a copy of the MapsIndoors-Info-Sample.plist file and name it MapsIndoors-Info.plist
Add your MapsIndoors API key and Google Maps API key to the MapsIndoors-Info.plist file and run the project
This project is specifically built so you can easily re-use this functionality in your own application, without further issue.
To reuse the code in your app, drag and drop the Views and Services folders, and all the Assets except for the AppIcon into your project
Create a copy of the MapsIndoors-Info-Sample.plist file and name it MapsIndoors-Info.plist
Add your MapsIndoors API key and Google Maps API key to the MapsIndoors-Info.plist file
Look at ViewController.swift for an example of how to initialize the MapsIndoors SDK and use the MapsIndoors Template implementation in an UIKit app. The ViewController.swift reads the API keys retrieved as described above from the file MapsIndoors-Info.plist
Update your podfile so it matches the podfile in the MapsIndoors MapsIndoors Template
Developing on the new Arm-based Apple Silicon (M1) Macs requires building and running on a physical iOS device or using an iOS simulator running iOS 13.7, e.g. iPhone 11. This is a temporary limitation in Google Maps SDK for iOS, and as such also a limitation in MapsIndoors, due to the dependency to Google Maps.
Download or clone the pre-made project from GitHub:
Due to it is necessary to include the post_install hook in your Podfile described in the wiki.
Congratulations! You now have a functioning map in your own app, with the ability to both search for Locations and generate directions! If you want more advanced features, check out , or modify the existing code from this tutorial to suit your needs!
