This is a Cordova development tool that helps build and manage Cordova builds and Cordova applications. It can:
- Download Apache GIT repositories from server
- Build cordova-js for all platforms
- Build Android cordova.js and cordova.jar files
- Create, build and run Android applications
- Create, build and run Android mobile-spec for testing
- Create Android applications from a web directory
It is written using Node.js.
- Node.js
- npm commander (included)
- npm wrench (included)
- Install Node.js
- Copy program files in their own directory.
Enter 'node cordova.js' at command line
The first time you run, the installation screen will display:
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* Cordova build tool. *
* This tool helps manage development of Cordova and projects. *
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* Configuration: *
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* Base directory (cordova):
* Download cordova-js (default=y) (y/n)?
* Download android (default=y) (y/n)?
* Download bada (default=n) (y/n)?
* Download blackberry (default=n) (y/n)?
* Download docs (default=y) (y/n)?
* Download ios (default=y) (y/n)?
* Download mac (default=n) (y/n)?
* Download spec (default=y) (y/n)?
* Download qt (default=n) (y/n)?
* Download webos (default=n) (y/n)?
* Download weinre (default=y) (y/n)?
* Download wp7 (default=y) (y/n)?
* Do you want to run configuration (y/n)?:
This will create the base directory where all of the selected repositories will be downloaded.
Once installation is completed, the main menu screen will display:
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* Cordova build tool. *
* This tool helps manage development of Cordova and projects. *
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* Choose option:
1) JavaScript: Build new cordova.*.js
2) Android: Build cordova.js/jar
3) Android: Create new project
4) Android: Create new mobile-spec project
5) Android: Build project
6) Android: Run project on device or emulator
7) Android: Update project(s) to latest cordova.js/jar
8) Android: Delete project
9) Web: Create or Update Android project
10) Web: Delete project
11) Configure: Select repositories to download from Apache git
12) Configure: Download repositories from Apache git
13) Exit
Enter 1 to build Cordova-js.
Enter 2 to build cordova.js/jar. You will be asked where your Android sdk is installed. After that, Cordova for Android will be built. Then you can create new Android projects.