Mobile App/Cordova Development Notes

This page contains notes regarding the development of the Open Food Facts mobile apps.

The current Open Food Facts apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone use Apache Cordova (previously known as Phonegap).

Cordova: http://cordova.apache.org/

Installing Cordova 3.6 : http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.6.0/guide_overview_index.md.html

http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.6.0/guide_cli_index.md.html#The%20Command-Line%20Interface

Following notes are for the Windows Platform, but most of it probably applies for Mac or Linux.

Install Node.js

• http://nodejs.org/
• Current Version: v0.10.32

Install git client

• http://git-scm.com/

Install Cordova

in git-bash client:

• npm install -g cordova

cordova -v : 3.6.3-0.2.13

• "error android_home is not set and android command not in your path" when doing "cordova platform add android"
  • Install Eclipse ADT (Note : for win8 32bit/64bit install 32bit ADT)
  • Setup Environment Variables :
    • Add to existing system variable "path" : <path to adt-bundle\sdk\tools>;<path to adt-bundle\sdk\platform-tools>
  • http://docs.phonegap.com/en/edge/guide_platforms_android_index.md.html
    • http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
    • C:\Users\Stéphane\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Users\Stéphane\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools;C:\Users\Stéphane\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools;C:\Users\Stéphane\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

"error failed to run javac -version make sure"

Java JDK

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
• JAVA_HOME : C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_20
• add to PATH : C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_20\bin

ANT

• http://ant.apache.org/manual/index.html
• set ANT_HOME
• add %ANT_HOME%/bin to path

"Error: Failed to run "java -version"

which java --> un vieux java dans C:\Windows\System32 était la cause du problème.. :-(

Cordova plugins

• http://plugins.cordova.io/#/package/com.phonegap.plugins.barcodescanner
• https://moodstocks.com/docs/phonegap/using-the-moodstocks-sdk-in-your-phonegap-application/

Firefox OS

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Using_the_App_Manager
• https://github.com/gasolin/qrcode_scanner/
• https://github.com/SunboX/QR-Reader

May be of interest for future apps

• http://ionicframework.com/