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+// Type definitions for react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation 0.5
+// Project: https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#readme
+// Definitions by: Györög Norbert <https://github.com/djereg>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.8
+
+export type Event = 'location' | 'stationary' | 'activity' | 'start' | 'stop' | 'error' | 'authorization' | 'foreground' | 'background' | 'abort_requested';
+export type iOSActivityType = 'AutomotiveNavigation' | 'OtherNavigation' | 'Fitness' | 'Other';
+export type Provider = 'gps' | 'network' | 'passive' | 'fused';
+export type ActivityType = 'IN_VEHICLE' | 'ON_BICYCLE' | 'ON_FOOT' | 'RUNNING' | 'STILL' | 'TILTING' | 'UNKNOWN' | 'WALKING';
+export type LogLevel = 'TRACE' | 'DEBUG' | 'INFO' | 'WARN' | 'ERROR';
+export type HeadlessTaskEventName = 'location' | 'stationary' | 'activity';
+
+export interface ConfigureOptions {
+    /**
+     * Set location provider
+     * Platform: all
+     * @default DISTANCE_FILTER_PROVIDER
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation/blob/master/PROVIDERS.md|PROVIDERS}
+     */
+    locationProvider?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Desired accuracy in meters. Possible values [HIGH_ACCURACY, MEDIUM_ACCURACY, LOW_ACCURACY, PASSIVE_ACCURACY].
+     * Accuracy has direct effect on power drain. Lower accuracy = lower power drain.
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default MEDIUM_ACCURACY
+     */
+    desiredAccuracy?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Stationary radius in meters. When stopped, the minimum distance the device must move beyond the stationary location for aggressive background-tracking to engage.
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: DISTANCE_FILTER
+     * @default 50
+     */
+    stationaryRadius?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * When enabled, the plugin will emit sounds for life-cycle events of background-geolocation! See debugging sounds table.
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default false
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#debugging-sounds|Debugging sounds}
+     */
+    debug?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * The minimum distance (measured in meters) a device must move horizontally before an update event is generated.
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: DISTANCE_FILTER, RAW
+     * @default 500
+     * @see {@link https://apple.co/2oHo2CV|Apple docs}
+     */
+    distanceFilter?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Enable this in order to force a stop() when the application terminated (e.g. on iOS, double-tap home button, swipe away the app).
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default true
+     */
+    stopOnTerminate?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Start background service on device boot.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default false
+     */
+    startOnBoot?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * The minimum time interval between location updates in milliseconds.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default 60000
+     * @see {@link https://bit.ly/1x00RUu|Android docs}
+     */
+    interval?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Fastest rate in milliseconds at which your app can handle location updates.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: ACTIVITY
+     * @default 120000
+     * @see {@link https://bit.ly/1x00RUu|Android docs}
+     */
+    fastestInterval?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Rate in milliseconds at which activity recognition occurs. Larger values will result in fewer activity detections while improving battery life.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: ACTIVITY
+     * @default 10000
+     */
+    activitiesInterval?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * DEPRECATED!
+     * Stop location updates, when the STILL activity is detected.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: ACTIVITY
+     * @default true
+     */
+    stopOnStillActivity?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Enable/disable local notifications when tracking and syncing locations.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default true
+     */
+    notificationsEnabled?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Allow location sync service to run in foreground state. Foreground state also requires a notification to be presented to the user.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default false
+     */
+    startForeground?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Custom notification title in the drawer.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default "Background tracking"
+     */
+    notificationTitle?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Custom notification text in the drawer.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default "ENABLED"
+     */
+    notificationText?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The accent color to use for notification. Eg. <code>#4CAF50</code>.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     */
+    notificationIconColor?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The filename of a custom notification icon.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     */
+    notificationIconLarge?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The filename of a custom notification icon.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * Provider: all
+     */
+    notificationIconSmall?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Presumably, this affects iOS GPS algorithm.
+     * [AutomotiveNavigation, OtherNavigation, Fitness, Other]
+     * Platform: iOS
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default "OtherNavigation"
+     * @see {@link https://apple.co/2oHofpH|Apple docs}
+     */
+    activityType?: iOSActivityType;
+
+    /**
+     * Pauses location updates when app is paused.
+     * Platform: iOS
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default false
+     * @see {@link https://apple.co/2CbjEW2|Apple docs}
+     */
+    pauseLocationUpdates?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Switch to less accurate significant changes and region monitory when in background.
+     * Platform: iOS
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default false
+     */
+    saveBatteryOnBackground?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Server url where to send HTTP POST with recorded locations
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#http-locations-posting|HTTP locations posting}
+     */
+    url?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Server url where to send fail to post locations
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#http-locations-posting|HTTP locations posting}
+     */
+    syncUrl?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies how many previously failed locations will be sent to server at once.
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default 100
+     */
+    syncThreshold?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Optional HTTP headers sent along in HTTP request.
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     */
+    httpHeaders?: any;
+
+    /**
+     * Limit maximum number of locations stored into db.
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     * @default 10000
+     */
+    maxLocations?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Customization post template.
+     * Platform: all
+     * Provider: all
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#custom-post-template|Custom post template}
+     */
+    postTemplate?: any;
+}
+
+export interface LocationOptions {
+    /**
+     * Maximum time in milliseconds device will wait for location.
+     */
+    timeout?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Maximum age in milliseconds of a possible cached location that is acceptable to return.
+     */
+    maximumAge?: number;
+
+    /**
+     * If true and if the device is able to provide a more accurate position, it will do so.
+     */
+    enableHighAccuracy?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface LocationError {
+    /** Reason of an error occurring when using the geolocating device. */
+    code: number;
+
+    /** Message describing the details of the error */
+    message: string;
+}
+
+export interface Location {
+    /** ID of location as stored in DB (or null) */
+    id: number;
+    provider: Provider;
+    locationProvider: number;
+    /** UTC time of this fix, in milliseconds since January 1, 1970. */
+    time: number;
+    /** Latitude, in degrees. */
+    latitude: number;
+    /** Longitude, in degrees. */
+    longitude: number;
+    /** Estimated accuracy of this location, in meters. */
+    accuracy: number;
+    /** Speed if it is available, in meters/second over ground. */
+    speed: number;
+    /** Altitude if available, in meters above the WGS 84 reference ellipsoid. */
+    altitude: number;
+    /** Bearing, in degrees. */
+    bearing: number;
+    /** True if location was recorded by mock provider. (ANDROID ONLY) */
+    isFromMockProvider?: boolean;
+    /** True if device has mock locations enabled. (ANDROID ONLY) */
+    mockLocationsEnabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface Activity {
+    /** Percentage indicating the likelihood user is performing this activity. */
+    confidence: number;
+    /** IN_VEHICLE, ON_BICYCLE, ON_FOOT, RUNNING, STILL, TILTING, UNKNOWN, WALKING */
+    type: ActivityType;
+}
+
+export interface LogEntry {
+    /** ID of log entry as stored in db. */
+    id: number;
+    /** Timestamp in milliseconds since beginning of UNIX epoch. */
+    timestamp: number;
+    level: string;
+    message: string;
+    /** Recorded stacktrace. (Android only, on iOS part of message) */
+    stackTrace: string;
+}
+
+export interface ServiceStatus {
+    isRunning: boolean;
+    locationServicesEnabled: boolean;
+    authorization: number;
+    hasPermissions: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface EventSubscription {
+    remove(): void;
+}
+
+export interface HeadlessTaskEvent {
+    /** Name of the event [ "location", "stationary", "activity" ] */
+    name: HeadlessTaskEventName;
+    /**
+     * Event parameters.
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#events|Events}
+     */
+    params: any;
+}
+
+export interface BackgroundGeolocationStatic {
+    DISTANCE_FILTER_PROVIDER: 0;
+    ACTIVITY_PROVIDER: 1;
+    RAW_PROVIDER: 2;
+
+    BACKGROUND_MODE: 0;
+    FOREGROUND_MODE: 1;
+
+    NOT_AUTHORIZED: 0;
+    AUTHORIZED: 1;
+    AUTHORIZED_FOREGROUND: 2;
+
+    HIGH_ACCURACY: 0;
+    MEDIUM_ACCURACY: 100;
+    LOW_ACCURACY: 1000;
+    PASSIVE_ACCURACY: 10000;
+
+    LOG_ERROR: 'ERROR';
+    LOG_WARN: 'WARN';
+    LOG_INFO: 'INFO';
+    LOG_DEBUG: 'DEBUG';
+    LOG_TRACE: 'TRACE';
+
+    PERMISSION_DENIED: 1;
+    LOCATION_UNAVAILABLE: 2;
+    TIMEOUT: 3;
+
+    events: Event[];
+
+    /**
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * @param options
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#configureoptions-success-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    configure(options: ConfigureOptions, success?: () => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Start background geolocation.
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#start|Docs}
+     */
+    start(): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Stop background geolocation.
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#stop|Docs}
+     */
+    stop(): void;
+
+    /**
+     * One time location check to get current location of the device.
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @param options
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#getcurrentlocationsuccess-fail-options|Docs}
+     */
+    getCurrentLocation(success: (location: Location) => void, fail: (error: LocationError) => void, options: LocationOptions): void;
+
+    /**
+     * One time check for status of location services. In case of error, fail callback will be executed.
+     * This method is deprecated and will be removed in next major version. Use <code>checkStatus<code> as replacement.
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @deprecated
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#islocationenabledsuccess-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    isLocationEnabled(success: (enabled: boolean) => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Check status of the service.
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#checkstatussuccess-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    checkStatus(success: (status: ServiceStatus) => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Show app settings to allow change of app location permissions.
+     * Platform: Android >= 6, iOS >= 8.0
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#showappsettings|Docs}
+     */
+    showAppSettings(): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Show system settings to allow configuration of current location sources.
+     * Platform: Android
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#showlocationsettings|Docs}
+     */
+    showLocationSettings(): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Method will return all stored locations. This method is useful for initial rendering of user location on a map just after application launch.
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#getlocationssuccess-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    getLocations(success: (locations: Location[]) => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Method will return locations which have not yet been posted to server.
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#getvalidlocationssuccess-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    getValidLocations(success: (location: Location[]) => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Delete location with locationId.
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * @param locationId
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#deletelocationlocationid-success-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    deleteLocation(locationId: number, success?: () => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Delete all stored locations.
+     * Platform: iOS, Android
+     * You don't need to delete all locations.
+     * The plugin manages the number of stored locations automatically and the total count never exceeds the number as defined by <code>option.maxLocations</code>.
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#deletealllocationssuccess-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    deleteAllLocations(success?: () => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Normally the plugin will handle switching between <b>BACKGROUND</b> and <b>FOREGROUND</b> mode itself.
+     * Calling <code>switchMode</code> you can override plugin behavior and force it to switch into other mode.
+     * Platform: iOS
+     * @param modeId
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#switchmodemodeid-success-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    switchMode(modeId: number, success?: () => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Force sync of pending locations.
+     * Option <code>syncThreshold</code> will be ignored and all pending locations will be immediately posted to <code>syncUrl</code> in single batch.
+     * Platform: Android, iOS
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     */
+    forceSync(success?: () => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Return all logged events. Useful for plugin debugging.
+     * Platform: Android, iOS
+     * @param limit
+     * @param fromId
+     * @param minLevel
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#getlogentrieslimit-fromid-minlevel-success-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    getLogEntries(limit: number, fromId: number, minLevel: LogLevel, success: (entries: LogEntry[]) => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Return all logged events. Useful for plugin debugging.
+     * Platform: Android, iOS
+     * @param limit
+     * @param fromId
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#getlogentrieslimit-fromid-minlevel-success-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    getLogEntries(limit: number, fromId: number, success: (entries: LogEntry[]) => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Return all logged events. Useful for plugin debugging.
+     * Platform: Android, iOS
+     * @param limit
+     * @param success
+     * @param fail
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#getlogentrieslimit-fromid-minlevel-success-fail|Docs}
+     */
+    getLogEntries(limit: number, success: (entries: LogEntry[]) => void, fail?: () => void): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Unregister all event listeners for given event.
+     * @param event
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#removealllistenersevent|Docs}
+     */
+    removeAllListeners(event: Event): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Register event listener.
+     * @param event
+     * @param callbackfn
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#events|Docs}
+     */
+    on(event: Event, callbackfn: (...args: any[]) => void): EventSubscription;
+
+    startTask(callbackfn: (taskKey: number) => void): void;
+
+    endTask(taskKey: number): void;
+
+    /**
+     * A special task that gets executed when the app is terminated, but the plugin was configured to continue running in the background (option <code>stopOnTerminate: false</code>).
+     * In this scenario the {@link https://bit.ly/2okJECK|Activity} was killed by the system and all registered event listeners will not be triggered until the app is relaunched.
+     * @param callbackfn
+     * @see {@link https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#android-headless-task-experimental|Android Headless Task (Experimental)}
+     */
+    headlessTask(callbackfn: (event: HeadlessTaskEvent) => void): void;
+}
+
+declare const BackgroundGeolocation: BackgroundGeolocationStatic;
+
+export default BackgroundGeolocation;
diff --git a/types/react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation/react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation-tests.ts b/types/react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation/react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation-tests.ts
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+// Test taken from Quick example at https://github.com/mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation#quick-example
+
+import { Component } from 'react';
+import { Alert } from 'react-native';
+import BackgroundGeolocation from 'react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation';
+
+class BgTracking extends Component {
+    componentDidMount() {
+        BackgroundGeolocation.configure({
+            desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.HIGH_ACCURACY,
+            stationaryRadius: 50,
+            distanceFilter: 50,
+            notificationTitle: 'Background tracking',
+            notificationText: 'enabled',
+            debug: true,
+            startOnBoot: false,
+            stopOnTerminate: false,
+            locationProvider: BackgroundGeolocation.ACTIVITY_PROVIDER,
+            interval: 10000,
+            fastestInterval: 5000,
+            activitiesInterval: 10000,
+            stopOnStillActivity: false,
+            url: 'http://192.168.81.15:3000/location',
+            httpHeaders: {
+                'X-FOO': 'bar'
+            },
+            // customize post properties
+            postTemplate: {
+                lat: '@latitude',
+                lon: '@longitude',
+                foo: 'bar' // you can also add your own properties
+            }
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('location', (location) => {
+            // handle your locations here
+            // to perform long running operation on iOS
+            // you need to create background task
+            BackgroundGeolocation.startTask(taskKey => {
+                // execute long running task
+                // eg. ajax post location
+                // IMPORTANT: task has to be ended by endTask
+                BackgroundGeolocation.endTask(taskKey);
+            });
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('stationary', (stationaryLocation) => {
+            // handle stationary locations here
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('error', (error) => {
+            console.log('[ERROR] BackgroundGeolocation error:', error);
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('start', () => {
+            console.log('[INFO] BackgroundGeolocation service has been started');
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('stop', () => {
+            console.log('[INFO] BackgroundGeolocation service has been stopped');
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('authorization', (status) => {
+            console.log('[INFO] BackgroundGeolocation authorization status: ' + status);
+            if (status !== BackgroundGeolocation.AUTHORIZED) {
+                // we need to set delay or otherwise alert may not be shown
+                setTimeout(() =>
+                    Alert.alert('App requires location tracking permission', 'Would you like to open app settings?', [
+                        {text: 'Yes', onPress: () => BackgroundGeolocation.showAppSettings()},
+                        {text: 'No', onPress: () => console.log('No Pressed'), style: 'cancel'}
+                    ]), 1000);
+            }
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('background', () => {
+            console.log('[INFO] App is in background');
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('foreground', () => {
+            console.log('[INFO] App is in foreground');
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.on('abort_requested', () => {
+            console.log('[INFO] Server responded with 285 Updates Not Required');
+        });
+
+        BackgroundGeolocation.checkStatus(status => {
+            console.log('[INFO] BackgroundGeolocation service is running', status.isRunning);
+            console.log('[INFO] BackgroundGeolocation services enabled', status.locationServicesEnabled);
+            console.log('[INFO] BackgroundGeolocation auth status: ' + status.authorization);
+
+            // you don't need to check status before start (this is just the example)
+            if (!status.isRunning) {
+                BackgroundGeolocation.start(); // triggers start on start event
+            }
+        });
+
+        // you can also just start without checking for status
+        // BackgroundGeolocation.start();
+    }
+
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        // unregister all event listeners
+        BackgroundGeolocation.events.forEach(event => BackgroundGeolocation.removeAllListeners(event));
+    }
+}
+
+export default BgTracking;
diff --git a/types/react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation/tsconfig.json b/types/react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation/tsconfig.json
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+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "lib": [
+            "es6"
+        ],
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "baseUrl": "../",
+        "typeRoots": [
+            "../"
+        ],
+        "types": [],
+        "noEmit": true,
+        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+        "strictFunctionTypes": true,
+        "jsx": "react-native"
+    },
+    "files": [
+        "index.d.ts",
+        "react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation-tests.ts"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/types/react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation/tslint.json b/types/react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation/tslint.json
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+{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }