vue-cli 3.x plugin for Apache Cordova
npm install vue-cli-plugin-cordovaIntegrate Cordova into Vue Cli App
sh
$ npm install -g @vue/cli
$ vue create my-app
$ cd my-app
$ npm install -g cordova # If cordova is not already installed
`Add the plugin to your vue app.
sh
$ vue add cordova
`Usage
Prepare
sh
$ npm run cordova-prepare # prepare for build (you can run this command, when you checkouted your project from GIT, it's like npm install)
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Android
sh
$ npm run cordova-serve-android # Development Android
$ npm run cordova-build-android # Build Android
$ npm run cordova-build-only-www-android # Build only files to src-cordova
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IOS
sh
$ npm run cordova-serve-ios # Development IOS
$ npm run cordova-build-ios # Build IOS
$ npm run cordova-build-only-www-ios # Build only files to src-cordova
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OSX
sh
$ npm run cordova-serve-osx # Development OSX
$ npm run cordova-build-osx # Build OSX
$ npm run cordova-build-only-www-osx # Build only files to src-cordova
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Browser
sh
$ npm run cordova-serve-browser # Development Browser
$ npm run cordova-build-browser # Build Browser
$ npm run cordova-build-only-www-browser # Build only files to src-cordova
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Electron
sh
$ npm run cordova-serve-electron # Development Electron
$ npm run cordova-build-electron # Build Electron
$ npm run cordova-build-only-www-electron # Build only files to src-cordova
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IMPORTANT
* Path rewriting etc does not work under Cordova, that's why it's important to use router 'hash' mode, if you run or build for Cordova. history mode does not work! The plugin already tries to fix this automatically...
* Assets and Scripts in vue's public folder need to have a dynamic path, because depending on dev or production build, you have different bases. In dev it's normally '/' and in production it's 'file:///android_asset/www/'. In other words, if you have i.e. an image under 'public/images/me.jpg', the relative url would be img='images/me.jpg'
* You need some experience with Cordova, to solve many issues, like having the right Java JDK, Android SDK, XTools, Signing an App, Publishing an App etc. If you encounter issues related to Cordova etc, please don't post them this issue tracker.
* If you are upgrading from an older release, please add
to your config.xml* The devserver will run under https from now on, so make sure your rest & api endpoints are available under https, and have a correct CORS setup
What is the plugin doing ?
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During installation, the plugin is setting some important variables, modifying the router mode and executing some cordova commands.
* Setting baseUrl in vue.config.js to '' because in cordova production, files are served from file://android_asset/www/
* Setting cordovaPath in vue.config.js
* Checking if router is available and modify router mode to 'hash' if process.env.CORDOVA_PLATFORM is set
* Adding ignore paths for cordova in .gitignore
* Executing 'cordova create cordovaPath id appName' (cordovaPath, id and appName will be prompted)
* Adding cordova before_prepare hook in config.xml
* Executing 'cordova platform add platform' (platform will be prompted)
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In development mode (
npm run cordova-serve-*), the plugin is starting the dev server, and creating an app with a webview, showing your dev server page.It is doing this by:
* Adding cordova.js to your index.html
* Defining process.env.CORDOVA_PLATFORM to android, ios, osx, browser or electron
* Starting the Dev Server
* Executing 'cordova clean'
* Executing 'cordova run platform'
* Pointing the cordova config.xml to Dev Server in hook
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In production mode (
npm run cordova-build-*`), the plugin is building the app, with all it's assets and files etc locally in the package. The webview is showing file:///android_asset/www/index.htmlIt is doing this by:
* Adding cordova.js to your index.html
* Defining process.env.CORDOVA_PLATFORM to android, ios, osx, browser or electron
* Building the app, output to /src-cordova/www
* Executing 'cordova clean'
* Executing 'cordova build platform --release'
* For a production build, you need to manually sign the app, in order to be able to install it on your device, or publish it in the app store.
* You need to handle cordova's "deviceready" etc in your app
* Cordova Plugins can be added under /src-cordova by executing 'cordova plugin add PLUGIN'
* If you want to debug your build app, using chrome devtools, build your app with 'cordova build platform --debug' and make sure /src-cordova/www has your latest build by running cordova-build-only-www-platform
MIT
Credits go to
* @dekimasoon https://github.com/dekimasoon/vue-cli-plugin-cordova
* @quasarframework https://github.com/quasarframework/quasar-cli
Because my approach for this plugin, was inspired by theirs!