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+import {Plugin, Cordova} from './plugin';
+import {Observable} from "rxjs/Observable";
+
+export interface CompassHeading {
+
+  /**
+   * The heading in degrees from 0-359.99 at a single moment in time. (Number)
+   */
+  magneticHeading : number,
+
+  /**
+   * The heading relative to the geographic North Pole in degrees 0-359.99 at a single moment in time. A negative value indicates that the true heading can't be determined. (Number)
+   */
+  trueHeading : number,
+
+  /**
+   * The deviation in degrees between the reported heading and the true heading. (Number)
+   */
+  headingAccuracy : number,
+
+  /**
+   * The time at which this heading was determined. (DOMTimeStamp)
+   */
+  timestamp : any
+
+}
+
+export interface CompassOptions {
+
+  /**
+   * How often to retrieve the compass heading in milliseconds. (Number) (Default: 100)
+   */
+  frequency : number,
+
+  /**
+   * The change in degrees required to initiate a watchHeading success callback. When this value is set, frequency is ignored. (Number)
+   */
+  filter : number
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Requires Cordova plugin: `cordova-plugin-device-orientation`. For more info, please see the [Device Orientation docs](https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-device-orientation).
+ *
+ * ```
+ * cordova plugin add https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-device-orientation.git
+ * ````
+ *
+ * @usage
+ * ```ts
+ * // Get the device current compass heading
+ * DeviceOrientation.getCurrentHeading().then(
+ *   data => console.log(data),
+ *   error => console.log(error)
+ * );
+ *
+ * // Watch the device compass heading change
+ * var subscription = DeviceOrientation.watchHeading().subscribe(
+ *   data => console.log(data)
+ * );
+ *
+ * // Stop watching heading change
+ * subscription.unsubscribe();
+ * ```
+ */
+@Plugin({
+  plugin: 'https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-device-orientation',
+  pluginRef: 'navigator.compass'
+})
+export class DeviceOrientation {
+
+  /**
+   * Get the current compass heading.
+   * @returns {Promise<CompassHeading>}
+   */
+  @Cordova()
+  static getCurrentHeading() : Promise<CompassHeading> {
+    // This Promise is replaced by one from the @Cordova decorator that wraps
+    // the plugin's callbacks. We provide a dummy one here so TypeScript
+    // knows that the correct return type is Promise, because there's no way
+    // for it to know the return type from a decorator.
+    // See https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/4881
+    return new Promise<CompassHeading>((res, rej) => {});
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the device current heading at a regular interval
+   *
+   * Stop the watch by unsubscribing from the observable
+   * @param options
+   * @returns {Observable<CompassHeading>}
+   */
+  @Cordova({
+    callbackOrder: 'reverse',
+    observable: true,
+    cancelFunction: 'clearWatch'
+  })
+  static watchHeading(options? : CompassOptions) : Observable<CompassHeading> {
+    // This Observable is replaced by one from the @Cordova decorator that wraps
+    // the plugin's callbacks. We provide a dummy one here so TypeScript
+    // knows that the correct return type is Observable, because there's no way
+    // for it to know the return type from a decorator.
+    // See https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/4881
+    return new Observable<CompassHeading>(observer => {});
+  }
+
+}