Develop Mobile Apps with Cordova

cordova.txt

## Javascript Package
* npm install/update [-g (install globally, otherwise in $PWD/node-modules dir)] PACKAGE

## Cordova CLI (ref: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/cordova-cli/)
* cordova <command> [options] -- [platformOpts]
* verbose output: -d


## Cordova Project
* dirs: config.xml hooks/ platforms/ plugins/ www/

## Cordova Project Getting Started
1. cordova create PROJECT_NAME [ID: com.companyname.appname] [NAME: app name appeared on device]
2. cordova platforms add browser/android/ios...
3. (Browser) cordova serve
4. (Android) Create default emulator (quite a chore, only need to done once: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4974568/how-do-i-launch-the-android-emulator-from-the-command-line)
5. cordova build [PLATFORM]: prepare and compile
  * cordova prepare [PLATFORM]: this will copy www/ to platforms/
  * cordova compile [PLATFORM]: binary
6. cordova emulate [PLATFORM]: build and send to emulator
7. cordova run [PLATFORM]: build and send to device
8. Remote Debugging: (https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/remote-debugging/)
9. (Android) error: "Could not find an installed version of Gradle either in AndroidStudio", solution: install gradle on your OS, even you have AndroidStudio

## Develop
* cordova plugin add PLUGIN
* build relase build (unsigned): cordova build [android] --release
* make keystore: keytool -genkey -v -keystore KEYSTORE_NAME.keystore -alias ALIAS_NAME -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
  * will prompt for password and info
* build release build (signed): cordova build [android] --release -- --keystore='../XXXXXX.keystore' --storePassword='XXXXXX' (keystore password) --alias='XXXXXX' --password='XXXXXX' (key password)
  * NOTE: all arguments are required, if password not supplied, cordova fails without prompting