Feature Request: Health Metrics Support

[digitall-it]

Summary

I kindly ask for the implementation of native support for Apple HealthKit (iOS) and Google Health Connect (Android) within NativePHP Mobile. These frameworks provide unified access to health and fitness data, enabling apps to read and write metrics such as steps, heart rate, workouts, nutrition, and sleep in a privacy-compliant manner.

Why This Matters

Integrating HealthKit and Health Connect would allow PHP developers to create truly health-aware applications without leaving the NativePHP ecosystem. Currently, this type of functionality is only accessible through native Swift/Kotlin code or via hybrid frameworks like Ionic or React Native.

Adding support for these APIs would:

• Extend NativePHP’s reach into the digital health and wellness domain.
• Enable personal analytics dashboards, habit tracking, and wellness automation directly from PHP.
• Foster cross-platform parity: a single PHP codebase could interact with both ecosystems’ health data providers.

Potential Implementation Ideas

• Provide a Health facade or module (e.g., Health::read('steps', from: today())).
• Abstract the API layer so the same PHP method works for both iOS (HealthKit) and Android (Health Connect).
• Offer permissions and schema mapping similar to the native frameworks (e.g., HealthDataType::HeartRate, HealthDataType::SleepSession).
• Handle secure user consent through the system’s native UI prompts.

Example pseudo-usage:

use Native\Health;

$steps = Health::read('steps', from: now()->subDays(7));
Health::write('weight', 72.5, unit: 'kg');

Developer Impact

This would empower:

• Fitness and wellness startups using Laravel or PHP-based stacks.
• Quantified-self and personal analytics developers.
• Agencies that want to build cross-platform native apps with health integration, without switching to JavaScript or Swift.

Summary Request

Please consider adding official HealthKit and Health Connect integration to NativePHP Mobile, either as a core feature or an optional plugin. It would open up an entirely new category of health-focused native apps built with PHP.