Phonegap
Martin de KeijzeriOSOnRailsConf2013 13-14 April, Alushta Ukraine
Native Javascript apps with
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Introduction
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About me
Martin de KeijzerDutch web developer
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@Martin1982
PHPBenelux Board Member
Working for Ibuildings
http://www.martindekeijzer.nl
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SubtitelWhat is PhoneGap?
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What is PhoneGap
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A way to wrap you HTML app as a native application.
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What is PhoneGap
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A way to bridge ‘Native’ functionality to a Javascript API
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Mission
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PhoneGap’s mission is for PhoneGap to cease to exist!
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WTF?!?!?Cordova, PhoneGap
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PhoneGap Pre-Adobe
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by
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PhoneGap acquisistion by Adobe
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Acquired byDonated to
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Acquisition by Adobe
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“PhoneGap” “Callback”“Cordova”
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PhoneGap now
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Where changes get committed
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PhoneGap now
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PhoneGap releases, still identical to Apache Cordova
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In conclusion
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You’ll use PhoneGap!
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Getting ready for lift-offInstalling PhoneGap
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Getting PhoneGap
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http://phonegap.com/download/
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Lib is where the magic lives
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“lib” contains all supported platforms.... and a
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ CLI tool ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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XCode Command Line Tools
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Creating your first project
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$ ./path/to/cordova-ios/bin/create
/path/to/my_new_cordova_project
com.example.cordova_project_name
CordovaProjectName
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Creating your first project
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XCode Project
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The app
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First Run
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Ready for action
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Always use the “www” folder & always assume yourapp is running from a filesystem instead of a web server!
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Let’s take it easyPhoneGap build
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Creating builds using XCode
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The pain:Running updates and checking requirements over
and over again!
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Creating builds using XCode
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PhoneGap build to the rescue!
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http://build.phonegap.com
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PhoneGap build in a nutshell
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Getting started
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OR
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Getting started
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Getting started
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OR
Repository that represents“www”
Zip-file that represents“www”
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Getting started
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The power of PhoneGap Build
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Title
Code
Metadata Test
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Build statusses
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Grey: Still building, be patientBlue-ish: Build succeeded, click to downloadRed: Build error, action required
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Build errors
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Working in teams
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Building like a pro
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config.xmlW3C Widget Specification
https://gist.github.com/Martin1982/5063962
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When the web just doesn’t sufficePlug-ins
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Accelerometer
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Get device movement in an X, Y, Z space.
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Camera & Capture & Media
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Use the device’s library, camera and microphone to work with local audio, video
and images.
<input type="file" accept="image/*" capture="camera">
Don’t forget iOS 6 supports:
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Compass
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API to detect which way a device user is pointing
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Connection
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See if a user is connected and inspect the type of connection:
Wifi, xG, Ethernet
Caution navigator.isOnline is your close friend
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Contacts
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Access the user’s contact list
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Device
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•Name•Cordova version•Platform•UUID•Version•Model
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Events
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Handles application state(deviceready, paused etc)
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File
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Filesystem bridging, based on the W3C File API
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Geolocation
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Caution: Already supported by browsers!
API to get the latitudes and longitudes of the device.
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Globalization
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Currency, language, date time
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InAppBrowser
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The browser opened by window.open()
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Notification
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•Alert•Confirmation•Beep•Vibrate
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Splashscreen
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No matter how beautiful your splash screen is, eventually you’ll need to show and hide it
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Storage
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SQL storage based on the W3C WebSQL specification.
Caution; WebSQL is no longer maintained IndexedDB is the new superhero!
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Why reinvent the wheelUser plugins
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Pick what you want
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QUESTIONS
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