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Tools required

  1. Cordova

https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/2.9.0/guide/cli/index.html

brew install node tested on node 8.11. Older version might be incomptabile

sudo npm install -g cordova

Adding Platforms

cordova platform add ios cordova platform add android

When adding a platform on cordova it will make sure it has all the tools to build that mobile app. It will therefore download all the plugins and cache them under plugins/ folder.

Building through the console

cordova platform add ios cordova build ios

cordova platform add android cordova build android this will generate the apk/ipa files that can be later on released

cordova run android cordova run ios same process as above but it will fire up the application as well. The android app might not start with this command but it will be installed and it's just a matter of starting the app.

Build through the IDEs

For iOS cordova platform add ios

  1. Run cordova prepare ios to load all the necessary pods
  2. Open XCode project hellocordova.xcodeproject on platforms/ios
  3. Under frameworks folder remove the file Pods_HelloCordova.framework (when building by console this step is not necessary)
  4. Debug or Run app

For Android cordova platform add android

  1. Run cordova prepare android to perform any necessary prep
  2. Open platforms/android folder withAndroidStudio
  3. Some version of AndroidStudio will ask you to sync the project with gradle on a popup
  4. If popup wasn't shown or when running the project you don't get the device selection screen: go to File and Sync Project with Gradle File

Developing a plugin

  • Use the IDEs to build and modify the code and then copy it over to the cordova plugin folder

  • Copy each time the plugin folder manually into the plugins/ folder.

 cp -r ../cordova-usabilla/* plugins/cordova-usabilla

For the app to pick up the change you need to remove / add the platform.

  1. Copy plugin to plugins/ folder
  2. cordova platform remove android
  3. cordova platform add android
  • Use plugman tool (it is a bit buggy in my opinion and doesn't copy hooks over)
plugman uninstall --platform ios -project platforms/ios/ -plugin ../cordova-usabilla/
plugman install --platform ios -project platforms/ios/ -plugin ../cordova-usabilla/