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Apache Cordova

The document outlines Apache Cordova's framework, its architecture, plugin management, and development tools for creating cross-platform mobile applications. It discusses the evolution of Cordova, the recent plugin architecture that allows for customization, and various debugging methods available during the development process. The document also details APIs for device features such as accelerometer, audio/video capture, and camera functions while providing a structured workflow for developers to follow in building and testing applications.

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Gran Sasso Science Institute Ivano Malavolta Apache Cordova
Roadmap •  The Cordova framework •  Recurrent app architecture •  Cordova CLI •  Debugging Cordova applications •  My development environment •  Cordova APIs
PhoneGap VS Cordova Adobe/Nitobi donated the PhoneGap codebase to the Apache foundation à wider audience and contributors à transparent governance Better documentation à easier contributions for companies Apache Licensing There was only one problem.... trademark ambiguity à CORDOVA PhoneGap is a distribution of Apache Cordova
Cordova You develop your app using the usual three guys You use the same web view of the native OS •  iOS = UIWebView •  Android = android.webkit.WebView http://phonegap.com/blog/2013/06/20/coming-soon-phonegap30/
Cordova The UI layer is a web browser view •  100% width •  100% height Headless web browser •  No URL bar •  No decorations •  No zooming •  No text selection
Can I use HTML5, JS and CSS libraries I use everyday?
How does Cordova work?
Features coverage
When Cordova API is not enough... Sometimes Cordova is not enough as is for our purposes •  unsupported feature •  heavyweight data processing is faster in native code ex. images manipulation •  background processing is better handled natively ex. files sync •  complex business logic à You can develop a Cordova plugin
Cordova plugins Purpose: To expose a Phone native functionality to the browser This is done by developing •  a custom Native Component it will be different for each platform  •  a custom JavaScript API it should be always the same Mobile Web app JavaScript Plugin A JavaScript Plugin B iOS Plugin A iOS Plugin B Native Platform
Cordova plugin architecture Since the 3.0 version, Cordova has a slim core with only the very basic native to web bridge technology All other APIs are optionally installable Plugins are installed and removed using the Cordova CLI instrument Developers Can compose a version of Cordova suited to their project needs Cordova contributors Can revision APIs independently + it is easier to upgrade and extend APIs Users Smaller and faster apps
Cordova plugin architecture Cordova core is now composed of 17 repos Comparing it to the old plugin architecture... http://phonegap.com/blog/2013/06/20/coming-soon-phonegap30/
Examples of available plugins Please, notice the upload dates J
Roadmap •  The Cordova framework •  Recurrent app architecture •  Cordova CLI •  Debugging Cordova applications •  My development environment •  Cordova APIs
Recurrent app architecture The app acts as a client for user interaction The app communicates with an application server to receive data The application server handles business logic and communicates with a back-end data repository App Application server Data repository
The app It generally uses the single-page application model •  the application logic is inside a single HTML page •  this page is never unloaded from memory •  data will be displayed by updating the HTML DOM •  data is retrieved from the application server using Ajax
The server It is a classical web server •  server-side scripting language such as Java, .NET, PHP, etc… •  communication can be based on: - RESTful services (XML, JSON, etc.) - SOAP •  it performs business logic, and generally gets or pushes data from a separate repository 
The data repository It may be: •  a standard DB (even deployed in the same machine of the application server) •  an external API Both application server and back-end repository can be provided as a service à BaaS
Roadmap •  The Cordova framework •  Recurrent app architecture •  Cordova CLI •  Debugging Cordova applications •  My development environment •  Cordova APIs
Cordova CLI The main tool to use for the cross-platform workflow It allows you to: •  create new projects •  add platforms •  build a project w.r.t. different platforms •  emulate a project on platform-specific emulators •  run a project on device •  include specific plugins into a project CLI = Command-Line Interface If you prefer to use platform- specific SDKs, you can still use it to initialize your project
Creates template project •  PATH the folder that will contain your project •  ID package identifier in reverse-domain style (optional) •  NAME display name of the app (optional) Project creation
The create command creates a predefined project structure •  merges a mirror of the www folder containing platform-specific assets •  platforms platform specific projects (ex. an Eclipse project for Android, XCode for iOS) •  plugins installed plugins (both JS files and native resources) •  www contains your HTML, JS, CSS files Project structure config.xml contains core Cordova API features, plugins, and platform-specific settings. See here for the iOS values: http://goo.gl/1CcmyL
With this command you add a target platform of your project. The platform will appear as subfolder of platforms  containing the platform-specific project mirroring the www folder   •  PLATFORM_NAME the name of the platform (e.g., ios, android, wp8) Add platforms If you do something like this: cordova  platform  remove  ios   you are removing a specific platform You can use an SDK such as Eclipse or Xcode to open the project you created
This generates platform-specific code within the project's platforms subdirectory •  PLATFORM_NAME the name of the platform to be built (e.g., ios, android, wp8) Build the app If you do not specify the PLATFORM_NAME, Cordova will build for all installed platforms
The emulate command will run the app on a platform-specific emulator The run command will run the app on a previously setup device (e.g., connected via USB and configured for being used as device for testing purposes) •  PLATFORM_NAME the name of the platform to be built (e.g., ios, android, wp8) emulate/run the app
This generates platform-specific code within the project's platforms subdirectory •  PLUGIN_ID the id of the repository containing the source code of the plugin to be added to the project add plugins If you do something like this: cordova  plugin  remove  PLUGIN_NAME   you are removing a specific plugin The list of plugins can be found here http://plugins.cordova.io If the plugin you want to add is not in the cordova.io registry, you can directly refer to the URL of his GitHub repository
Sometimes it may happen to need different JavaScript code, CSS stylesheets or generic assets for a specific platform ex. Android-specific CSS stylesheet iOS-specific assets for managing the back button graphics ... In these cases you can put the platform-specific assets into the merges/PLATFORM_NAME folder Cordova’s build command will take care of integrating them in your deployed app for the specific platform Platform custom code
Roadmap •  The Cordova framework •  Recurrent app architecture •  Cordova CLI •  Debugging Cordova applications •  My development environment •  Cordova APIs
The killer app! •  Check console •  Breakpoints •  Update the DOM at run-time •  Access to all local DBs •  Network profiling •  CPU and memory profiling •  Monitor event listeners •  Monitor elements’ rendering time
Desktop Browser •  very quick •  very handy functions •  see Chrome’s Web Development Tools •  Breakpoints PRO •  browsers’ small differences and bugs •  cannot test all Cordova’s specific functionalities •  you need Phonegap shims CONS
Desktop Browser
Chrome Security Restriction If you need to test your JSON calls from a local web app, you need to relax Chrome’s security policies with respect to local files access and cross-domain resources access •  OSX open  -­‐a  Google  Chrome.app  -­‐-­‐args  “  -­‐-­‐disable-­‐web-­‐security“   •  Windows chrome.exe  -­‐-­‐disable-­‐web-­‐security   DO IT ONLY FOR DEBUGGING!
Desktop Browser - Tools Browser’s extension for window dimensions Resolution Test http://goo.gl/fQpbH PhoneGap Shims, there are many, this is the most used: PhoneGap-Desktop https://github.com/jxp/phonegap-desktop
Ripple •  very quick •  can use Chrome’s Web Development Tools •  You can test Cordova’s API from the Desktop •  browsers’ small differences and bugs •  cannot test the interaction with external apps PRO CONS It is based on Ripple, a Chrome plugin for mobile dev from Cordova 3.0.0, you need to use the Ripple available at Apache npm  install  -­‐g  ripple-­‐emulator   ripple  emulate  
Apache Ripple
Simulator •  Officially supported by platform vendors •  You use the “real” device’s browser PRO •  device’s performance is not considered •  this is iOS-specific •  Android’s emulator is a joke •  device’s capabilities are only simulated CONS
On device •  accurate •  still handy •  real performance tests •  real browser tests PRO •  Deployment takes some time (~6 seconds for iOS) CONS
Remote Debugging From iOS 6, Apple provided Mobile Safari with a remote web inspector à You can debug your app by using the classical web inspector of Desktop Safari It can connect both to •  The iOS emulator •  The real device Since Android 4.4, this feature is available via Chrome’s web dev kit
Remote Debugging for older platforms Weinre http://people.apache.org/~pmuellr/weinre/docs/latest/ 3 main components: Debug Server the HTTP server for debug data Debug Target the (web) app you are debugging Debug Client the Web Inspector user interface Public debug server: debug.phonegap.com
Debugging reference table Make a favor to yourself, don’t debug craftsman way: console.log()  +  alert()   iOS Android Desktop Browser Ripple Device/emulator Weinre Safari Web Inspector X Chrome Web Inspector X
Roadmap •  The Cordova framework •  Recurrent app architecture •  Cordova CLI •  Debugging Cordova applications •  My development environment and workflow •  Cordova APIs
My development environment Sublime Text 2 http://www.sublimetext.com SublimeText Package Control http://wbond.net/sublime_packages/package_control Sidebar Enhancer https://github.com/titoBouzout/SideBarEnhancements HTML Prettify https://github.com/victorporof/Sublime-HTMLPrettify SublimeLinter https://github.com/SublimeLinter/SublimeLinter JsFormat https://github.com/jdc0589/JsFormat
My development workflow 1.  Code & test using Ripple (very quick) Quick sketch of layout and complete business logic 2.  Run and debug in the XCode simulator (handy & accurate) Complete the UI for iOS devices and ~99% confidence about business logic 3.  Run and debug on devices (complete control & confidence) Complete the UI for Android too and ~99% confidence about business logic
Remarks These are MY development environment and development workflow There are many tools and IDEs out there à  Consider this as a starting point & feel free to use the ones that fit well with your attitude
Roadmap •  The Cordova framework •  Recurrent app architecture •  Cordova CLI •  Debugging Cordova applications •  My development environment •  Cordova APIs •  Accelerometer •  Compass •  Capturing audio and video & camera •  Media playback •  Contacts •  Connection •  Device information •  Events •  Notification
Accelerometer navigator.accelerometer   It is a global object that captures device motion in the x, y, and z directions You can call 3 methods on it: getCurrentAcceleration   watchAcceleration   clearWatch   Accelerometer
getCurrentAcceleration getCurrentAcceleration(win,  fail);   It gets the current acceleration along the x, y, and z axis win callback function with an Acceleration parameter fail error callback  
watchAcceleration var  watchID  =  navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration(win,  fail,  [options]);   It gets the device's current acceleration at a regular interval win callback function with an Acceleration parameter, it is called at regular intervals fail error callback options the interval is specified in the frequency parameter  
clearWatch clearWatch(watchID);   Stop watching the Acceleration referenced by the watch ID parameter watchID ID returned by accelerometer.watchAcceleration
The Acceleration object It contains accelerometer data captured at a specific point in time Properties  x (Number): Amount of acceleration on the x-axis. (in m/s^2) y (Number): Amount of acceleration on the y-axis. (in m/s^2) z (Number): Amount of acceleration on the z-axis. (in m/s^2) timestamp (DOMTimestamp): Creation timestamp in milliseconds these values include the effect of gravity (9.81 m/s^2)
Accelerometer example var  options  =  {  frequency:  3000  };   var  watchID  =  navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration(win,  fail,  options);     function  win(acc)  {    if((acc.x  ==  0)  &&  (acc.y  ==  0)  &&  (acc.z  ==  9,81))    {      console.log(“I  am  on  a  table”);      stop();    }  else  {      console.log(“Please,  leave  me  on  the  table”);    }   }   function  fail()  {    console.log(“error”);   }     function  stop()  {    if(watchID)  {      navigator.accelerometer.clearWatch(watchID);      watchID  =  null;    }   }    
Shake detection var  previousReading  =  {x:  null,  y:  null,  z:  null};     navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration(function  (reading)  {    var  changes  =  {},    threshold  =  30;    if  (previousReading.x  !==  null)  {      changes.x  =  Math.abs(previousReading.x,  reading.x);      changes.y  =  Math.abs(previousReading.y,  reading.y);      changes.z  =  Math.abs(previousReading.z,  reading.z);    }    if  (changes.x  +  changes.y  +  changes.z  >  (threshold  *  3))  {      console.log(“shake  detected”);    }    previousReading  =  {      x:  reading.x,      y:  reading.y,      z:  reading.z    }   },  errorCallback,  {  frequency:  300  });  
Accelerometer navigator.device.capture   Provides access for capturing directly from the device   Audio Image Video Capturing Audio and Video Omogeneous APIs between audio, image, and video capturing based on a W3C specification
Supported formats The navigator.device.capture  object contains the supported formats it can record in three properties   supportedAudioModes The audio recording formats supported by the device supportedImageModes The recording image sizes and formats supported by the device supportedVideoModes The recording video resolutions and formats supported by the device They all contain an array of ConfigurationData objects
The ConfigurationData object It is used to describe media capture modes supported by the device Properties  type (String) the string in lower case representing the media type height (Number) the height of the image or video in pixels width (Number) the height of the image or video in pixels ex. •  video/3gpp •  video/quicktime •  image/jpeg •  audio/amr •  audio/wav
Supported format example var  imageModes  =  navigator.device.capture.supportedImageModes;                          for(var  i=0;  i  <imageModes.length;  i++)  {                                  var  mode  =  imageModes[i];                                  console.log(mode.type);                                  console.log(mode.height);                                  console.log(mode.width);                          }  
Audio capture captureAudio(win,  [fail],  [options]);   Starts the audio recorder app and returns information about captured audio clip files win callback function with an array of MediaFile parameter fail error or when the users cancels the capture operation before capturing any media file options audio capture options It uses the device's default audio recording app The operation allows the device user to capture multiple recordings in a single session
Options limit (Number) the maximum number of audio clips the user can record in a single capture operation duration (Number) the maximum duration of an audio sound clip, in seconds not supported in iOS not supported in Android
Audio capture example var  options  =  {  limit:  2,  duration:  5  };     navigator.device.capture.captureAudio(win,  fail,  options);     function  win(mediaFiles)  {    var  i;    for  (i=0;  i<mediaFiles.length;  i++)  {      console.log(mediaFiles[i]);    }               }     function  fail(error)  {    console.log(‘Error  with  code:  '  +  error.code);   }  
Image capture captureImage(win,  [fail],  [options]);   Start the camera application and return information about captured image file(s) win callback function with an array of MediaFile parameter fail error or when the users cancels the capture operation before capturing any media file options image capture options It uses the device's default camera app The operation allows the device user to capture multiple images in a single session
Options limit (Number) the maximum number of photos the user can take in a single capture operation not supported in iOS
Video capture captureVideo(win,  [fail],  [options]);   Start the camera application and return information about captured video file(s) win callback function with an array of MediaFile parameter fail error or when the users cancels the capture operation before capturing any media file options video capture options It uses the device's default camera app The operation allows the device user to capture multiple videos in a single session
Options limit (Number) the maximum number of videos the user can take in a single capture operation duration (Number) the maximum duration of each video, in seconds not supported in iOS
The MediaFile object A MediaFile encapsulates properties of a media capture file Properties name (String): the name of the file, without path information fullPath (String) : the full path of the file, including the name type (String): The file's mime type lastModifiedDate (Date): the date and time that the file was last modified size (Number): the size of the file, in bytes
MediaFile format data mediaFile.getFormatData(win,  [fail]);     It is used to get information about the format of a captured media file win callback function with a MediaFileData parameter fail error callback
The MediaFileData object Encapsulates format information about a media file Properties codecs (String): The actual format of the audio and video content bitrate (Number) : The average bitrate of the content (zero for images) height (Number): the height of the image or video in pixels (zero for audio clips) width (Number): the width of the image or video in pixels (zero for audio clips) duration (Number): the length of the video or sound clip in seconds (zero for images)
Capture Error Encapsulates the error code resulting from a failed media capture operation It contains a pre-defined error code CaptureError.CAPTURE_INTERNAL_ERR CaptureError.CAPTURE_APPLICATION_BUSY CaptureError.CAPTURE_INVALID_ARGUMENT CaptureError.CAPTURE_NO_MEDIA_FILES CaptureError.CAPTURE_NOT__SUPPORTED
Camera navigator.camera     It provides an home-grown API for capturing images from the device’s default camera application It is developed in-house by Cordova in order to provide more options to developers Methods: getPicture cleanup
Getting pictures from the camera camera.getPicture(win,  [fail],  [options]);   Takes a photo using the camera or retrieves a photo from the device's album win callback function with a image data parameter fail error callback options capture parameters The result of getPicture can be: •  a base64 encoded string •  the URI of an image file Encoding the image using Base64 can cause memory issues on some devices
getPicture options getPicture() can be called with the following options
getPicture options quality (Number) quality of saved image Range [0, 100] allowEdit (boolean) allow simple editing of the image before selection destinationType (Number)
getPicture options sourceType (Number) encodingType (Number)
getPicture options mediaType (Number) correctOrientation (boolean) Rotate the image to correct for the orientation of the device during capture
getPicture options saveToPhotoAlbum (boolean) Save the image to the photo album on the device after capture popoverOptions (object) iPad only
getPicture options targetWidth, targetHeight (Number) width/height in pixels to scale image cameraDirection (Number)
Camera cleanup camera.cleanup(win,  [fail]);   Removes intermediate photos taken by the camera from temporary storage win callback function fail error callback Valid only when •  the value of Camera.sourceType === Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA •  the Camera.destinationType === Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI iOS only
Camera example var  options  =  {  quality:  50,    destinationType:  destinationType.FILE_URI,    sourceType:  pictureSource.PHOTOLIBRARY     });     navigator.camera.getPicture(win,  fail,  options);     function  win(imageURI)  {    var  element  =  $(“#block”);    element.src(imageURI);   }     function  fail  (error)  {    console.log(error);  //  this  is  provided  by  the  device’s  native  code   }  
Accelerometer Media   The Media object provides the ability to record and play back audio files on a device Media playback It does not adhere to any W3C specification, it is just a convenience API provided by Cordova
The Media object var  media  =  new  Media(src,  win,  [fail],  [status]);   src (String): A URI containing the audio content The URI can be local or can be a URL addressable by a standard HTTP get request win: callback executed when the object executes a play, record, or stop action fail: error callback status: callback executed to indicate status changes Media status possible parameters: •  Media.MEDIA_NONE = 0; •  Media.MEDIA_STARTING = 1; •  Media.MEDIA_RUNNING = 2; •  Media.MEDIA_PAUSED = 3; •  Media.MEDIA_STOPPED = 4;
Media methods
Media Error Encapsulates the error code resulting from a failed media operation It contains a pre-defined error code MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_ABORTED MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_DECODE MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NONE_SUPPORTED
Media example var  media  =  new  Media(“http://path/to/mp3”,  win,  fail);     //  every  second  we  log  the  position   var  myTimer  =  setInterval(function  ()  {    media.getCurrentPosition(      function  (position)  {                          if  (position  >  -­‐1)  {                                  console.log((position)  +  "  seconds");                          }                  });   },  1000);     function stopAudio() {             if (media) {                 media.stop();             }             clearInterval(myTimer);             myTimer = null; }  
Accelerometer navigator.contacts   A global object that provides access to the device contacts DB You can call 2 methods on navigator.contacts •  contacts.create •  contacts.find Contacts
Creating contacts navigator.contacts.create(properties);   One of the few synchronous functions of Cordova It that returns a new Contact object The properties parameter is a map of properties of the new Contact object To persist the Contact object to the device, you have to invoke the Contact.save method
The Contact object It contains all the properties that a contact can have Every platform has its own quirks, you better check them on the Cordova documentation
The Contact object A contact object provides the following methods: clone() returns a new Contact object that is a deep copy of the calling object, its id property is null remove(win, fail) removes the contact from the device contacts database save(win, fail) saves a new contact to the device contacts database updates an existing contact if a contact with the same id already exists
Create contact example var  contact  =  navigator.contacts.create({    displayName:  “Ivano“   });     var  name  =  new  ContactName();   name.givenName  =  “Ivano“;   name.familyName  =  “Malavolta“;   contact.name  =  name;     contact.birthday  =  new  Date(“19  July  1983);     contact.save(win,  fail);     function  win(contact)  {    console.log(Save  Success);   };     function  fail(contactError)  {    console.log(Error  =    +  contactError.code);   };    
Finding contacts navigator.contacts.find(fields,  win,  fail,  options);   It queries the device contacts database and returns an array of Contact objects fields: contact fields to be used as search qualifier. Only these fields will have values in the resulting Contact objects win: callback function with the array of contacts returned from the contacts database fail: error callback fail: search options to filter contacts
Contact fields Specifies which fields should be included in the Contact objects resulting from a find operation var  fields  =  [displayName,  name];  //  or  [“*”]   navigator.contacts.find(fields,  win,  fail);   function  win(contacts)  {    console.log(‘ok');   };   function  fail(err)  {      console.log(err.code);   };  
Contact find options Contains properties that can be used to filter the results filter (String) the search string used to find contacts, a case-insensitive, partial value match is applied to each field specified in the contactFields parameter multiple (Boolean)  determines if the find operation should return multiple contacts
Contact Error Encapsulates the error code resulting from a failed lookup operation in the contacts DB It contains a pre-defined error code ContactError.UNKNOWN_ERROR ContactError.INVALID_ARGUMENT_ERROR ContactError.TIMEOUT_ERROR ContactError.PENDING_OPERATION_ERROR ContactError.IO_ERROR ContactError.NOT_SUPPORTED_ERROR ContactError.PERMISSION_DENIED_ERROR
Contact find example var  options  =  new  ContactFindOptions();   options.filter  =  “Ivano;   options.multiple  =  true;     filter  =  [displayName,“birthday];     navigator.contacts.find(filter,  win,  fail,  options);     function  win(contacts)  {    for  (var  i=0;  icontacts.length;  i++)  {      console.log(contacts[i].displayName);    }   };     function  fail(contactError)  {    console.log(Error  =    +  contactError.code);   };    
Accelerometer navigator.connection   provides information about the device's cellular and wifi connection it is synchronous and very fast You can access a single property •  connection.type Connection
Connection.type Encapsulates the error code resulting from a failed lookup operation in the contacts DB Values: Connection.UNKNOWN Connection.ETHERNET Connection.WIFI Connection.CELL_2G Connection.CELL_3G Connection.CELL_4G Connection.CELL Connection.NONE iOS can't detect the type of cellular network connection, it will return always Connection.CELL_2G
Accelerometer window.device   Contains information about the device’s hardware and software It is assigned to the window global object   Device information
Device properties A device object provides the following properties: device.model the name of the device's model or product (ex. “iPad 2”, “iPhone 5,1”, etc.) device.cordova the version of Cordova running on the device device.platform the devices’ operating system (ex. “Android”, “iOS”, etc.) http://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Models
Device properties device.uuid a unique identifier of the user’s device (UUID) Android: a unique 64-bit integer generated at device’s first boot iOS: a string of hash values created from multiple hardware identifies device.version the OS version of the device (ex. “4.1”, “2.2”, etc.) in iOS it is not reliable: The uuid on iOS is not unique to a device, but varies for each application, for each installation
Device information example function  getDeviceInfo()  {    var  element  =  document.getElementById('deviceProperties');        element.innerHTML  =  'Device  Model:  '        +  device.model        +  'br  /'  +                      'Device  Cordova:  '    +  device.cordova    +  'br  /'  +                                                'Device  Platform:  '  +  device.platform  +  'br  /'  +                                                'Device  UUID:  '          +  device.uuid          +  'br  /'  +                                                'Device  Version:  '    +  device.version    +  'br  /';    }  
Accelerometer An event is an action that can be detected by your JavaScript code In traditional JS programs, any element of the page can have certain events ontouchstart, onclick, ... To use any event, you’ll want to use an event listener document.addEventListener(EVENTNAME,  callback,  false);   Events
Cordova events •  deviceready •  pause, resume •  online, offline •  batterycritical, batterylow, batterystatus •  backbutton, menubutton, searchbutton •  startcallbutton, endcallbutton •  volumedownbutton, volumeupbutton these work on Blackberry 10 only Android buttons events