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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.. :-(

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24493693/cordova-android-revision-to-low

Run SDK Manager, install Android build tools.

android version code

in config.xml : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23001780/how-to-get-cordova-3-4-0-to-set-android-version-name-code-on-build

Install Moodstocks

https://moodstocks.com/docs/phonegap/using-the-moodstocks-sdk-in-your-phonegap-application/

Instructions pas à jour pour cordova 3.6 on dirait, par contre il y a un autre example :

https://github.com/Moodstocks/moodstocks-phonegap-plugin/blob/master/src/android/Demo.java

public class Demo extends CordovaActivity {

  private boolean scanActivityStarted = false;

  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    this.init();
    // Set by <content src="index.html" /> in config.xml
    super.loadUrl(Config.getStartUrl());
    //super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html")
  }

Cordova plugins

Bugs

2ème scan avec Moodstocks:

java.lang.RuntimeException : Unable to start activity ComponentInfo ... The specified child already has a parent. You must call removeView() on the child's parent first.

-> pb de jquerymobile qui "sort" pas proprement du scan lorsqu'on clique sur "back" ?

Import sur Google Play

"Vous avez importé un fichier APK qui n'est pas aligné au format zip. Veuillez exécuter un utilitaire d'alignement zipalign sur votre fichier APK, puis le réimporter."