Apache Cordova 4 Programming

Using Apache Cordova 4, you can leverage native technologies and web standards to quickly build cross-platform apps for most mobile devices. You can deliver a high-end user experience where it matters, while radically simplifying code maintenance and reuse. Apache Cordova 4 Programming is the most concise, accessible introduction to this remarkable technology.

In this essential guide, expert mobile developer John Wargo quickly gets you up to speed with all the essentials, from installation, configuration, and tools, to building plugins and using Cordova’s powerful APIs. Wargo helps you make the most of Cordova 4’s major enhancements, while offering practical guidance for all versions, including Adobe PhoneGap. Full chapters are dedicated to five major mobile platforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Firefox OS, and Ubuntu.

Using rich, relevant examples, Wargo guides you through both the anatomy of a Cordova app and its entire lifecycle, including cross-platform testing and debugging. Throughout, he illuminates Cordova development best practices, streamlining your development process and helping you write high-quality apps right from the start.

Topics include

• Installing and configuring Cordova’s development environment
• Working with the Cordova command line interfaces
• Creating Cordova plugins, using Plugman and the PhoneGap CLI
• Cordova’s support for Firefox OS and Ubuntu devices
• Automation (Grunt and Gulp) and Cordova CLI hooks
• Microsoft’s hybrid toolkit for Visual Studio
• Third-party tools, such as AppGyver, GapDebug, THyM, and more
• Beautifying Cordova apps with third-party HTML frameworks, such as Bootstrap, OpenUI5, Ionic, and Onsen UI
• Running, testing, and debugging Cordova apps on each major mobile platform

Access the full code examples at cordova4programming.com, where you’ll also find updates reflecting Cordova’s continuing evolution.

This book is an ideal companion to Wargo’s authoritative collection of Apache Cordova code recipes for each Cordova API, Apache Cordova API Cookbook (Addison-Wesley, 2015).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The What, How, Why, and More of Apache Cordova
Chapter 2 Anatomy of a Cordova Application
Chapter 3 Configuring a Cordova Development Environment
Chapter 4 Using the Cordova Command-Line Interfaces
Chapter 5 The Mechanics of Cordova Development
Chapter 6 Automation and the Cordova CLI
Chapter 7 Android Development with Cordova
Chapter 8 Firefox OS Development with Cordova
Chapter 9 iOS Development with Cordova
Chapter 10 Ubuntu Development with Cordova
Chapter 11 Windows Development with Cordova
Chapter 12 Using PhoneGap Build
Chapter 13 Using the PhoneGap CLI
Chapter 14 Working with the Cordova APIs
Chapter 15 Cordova Development End to End
Chapter 16 Creating Cordova Plugins
Chapter 17 Using Third-Party UI Frameworks with Cordova
Chapter 18 Using Third-Party Tools with Cordova