Unable to Transmit Location Data to Custom Server via POST Request

[louwjlabuschagne]

Issue Description

We are attempting to post location data to a custom server hosted locally using Express, but we are encountering an issue where the body of the POST request is empty. We have configured the app accordingly in a React Native environment with the following setup:

// Configuration snippet
await BackgroundGeolocation.ready({
  url: 'http://192.168.110.251:3000/locations',
  method: 'POST',
  params: {
    user_id: '123',
    device_id: '123',
  },
  headers: {
    'X-FOO': 'BARR',
  },
  // Other configurations...
});

Problem

While the POST requests are being received by the server, the body of these requests is empty. We suspect that there may be a dependency on the /register endpoint that the package in the app requires to allow the body to be transmitted successfully.

Request for Clarification

1. Is there a specific dependency on the /register endpoint that we need to implement for successful transmission of the request body?
2. If so, could you provide guidance on how we can implement the necessary configuration or modification to the /register endpoint to allow the transmission of location data in the request body?

Additional Information

• The server is hosted locally on port :3000.
• The relevant configurations for the React Native app have been provided above.
• Debugging has been enabled, and the server is receiving the POST requests, but the body remains empty.
• Running this repo, i.e. the console locally does work and receives the POSTs from the simulator

Any assistance or guidance on resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[christocracy]

Do you know that express requires body-parser to parse the body of requests?

[louwjlabuschagne]

Sorted thanks!

If anyone in future needs the express code to POC a server:

const express = require("express");
const app = express();
var bodyParser = require("body-parser");

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

app.post("/locations", (req, res) => {
  console.log("/locations was called");
  const { body } = req;
  const { headers } = req;
  console.log({ headers });
  console.log(JSON.stringify(body, null, 2));
  res.send({ success: true });
  res.status(200);
});

// catch all other routes
app.get("*", (req, res) => {
  console.log("404 - Not Found");
  res.send("404 - Not Found");
});
app.listen(3000, () => console.log("Server running on port 3000"));