Create simple app

Create the HelloWorld app in helloworld folder with package named: com.example.hello:

cordova create helloworld com.example.hello HelloWorld

Create simple app

Add platforms:

cordova platform add ios --save

cordova platform add android --save

...

SHOUDN'T EDIT ANY FILE IN /platforms/ folder

Create simple app

ANDROID Pre-requisites installing:

http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/6.x/guide/platforms/android/index.html

JAVA JDK -  ANDROID SDK - ANDROID TARGETS - GRADLE

Create simple app

ANDROID Pre-requisites installing:

JAVA JDK: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index-jsp-138363.html

=> JAVA_HOME environment variable setting

Create simple app

ANDROID Pre-requisites installing:

ANDROID SDK: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html install SDK only

=> ANDROID_HOME environment variable setting

ANDROID_HOME PATH setting:

          %ANDROID_HOME%\tools

          %ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools

Create simple app

ANDROID Pre-requisites installing:

ANDROID TARGETS: run @\android-sdk\SDK Manager.exe

Create simple app

ANDROID Pre-requisites installing:

GRADLE: https://gradle.org/gradle-download/?_ga=1.144141872.484234549.1479366743

Configure  Gradle distriburionsUrl to local package:

//Get SDKMAN!
curl -s https://get.sdkman.io | bash

//Install Gradle
sdk install gradle 3.2

//platforms\android\cordova\lib\builders\GradleBuilder.js
var distributionUrl='file\:///DISK_NAME:/PATH/TO/gradle-x.xx.xx-all.zip';

Create simple app

ANDROID Pre-requisites installing:

Setting up an Emulator

Configure  Gradle distriburionsUrl to local package:

//Get SDKMAN!
curl -s https://get.sdkman.io | bash

//Install Gradle
sdk install gradle 3.2

//platforms\android\cordova\lib\builders\GradleBuilder.js
var distributionUrl='file\:///DISK_NAME:/PATH/TO/gradle-x.xx.xx-all.zip';

Create simple app

Build the app:

cordova build        //build all platforms

cordova build ios    //build for ios platform only

Check build options 

cordova build [<platform> [...]]
    [--debug|--release]
    [--device|--emulator]
    [--buildConfig=<configfile>]
    [--browserify]
    [-- <platformOpts>]

Create simple app

Test the app:

cordova emulate android

Manage platform & plugin version

Can change by command line or config.xml

Allow to save & restore app to check all platforms and plugins

Easy to work with large team 

Manage platform & plugin version

Platform:

cordova platform add <platform[@<version>] | directory | git_url> --save

cordova platform save

cordova platform update <platform[@<version>] | directory | git_url> --save

cordova platform remove <platform> --save