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Apache Cordova IndexIntroductionApache Cordova – What it is ?Apache Cordova –PlatformsCordova ArchitectureHow to install Apache CordovaApache Cordova Android Platform Guidecordova Android Platform Installing the requireme

nts.Development using CordovaAdvantagesDisadvantagesConclusionReferences

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IntroductionDeveloped as PhoneGapPhoneGap Given to ApacheRenamed CordobaApache Cordova  is a popular mobile

application development framework originally created by Nitobi.

 Adobe Systems purchased Nitobi in 2011, rebranded it as PhoneGap, and later released an open source version of the software called Apache Cordova.

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Apache Cordova – What is it ? A mobile development frameworkCross platform developmentUses HTML, CSS, JavascriptImplement applications as web pages Access native functionality via Javascript

API's Released via Apache V2 License

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Apache Cordova - Platforms• Apache Cordova is available for

- Amazon fireos

- Android

- Blackberry 10

- Firefox OS

- IOS

- Ubuntu

- Windows Phone 7

- Windows Phone 8

- Windows 8

- Tizen

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Apache Cordova - PlatformsAccelerometer- Monitor the motion snsor on the device.Camera-Take Pictures with the device camera allow the user the select images from their photo library on the device.Capture- Capture video and still images from the

cameras,and audio from the microphone.• Compass- Clive users of your app some direction.

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Apache Cordova - PlatformsContacts- Search and Create Contacts in the users’s address

book.• File- Low Level read and write access to the file

system.Upload and download files from a web server.

• GeoLocation- Make your app location aware.• Media- Play and record audio files.• Network- Monitor the device connections.

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Apache Cordova - PlatformsNotification- Access to vibration,beep and alerts.• Storage- Persistent data store in webstorage.

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Cordova ArchitectureThere are several components to a cordova

application. The following diagram shows a high-level view of the cordova application architecture

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How to Install Apache CordovaHow to install apache cordova?- Cordova command-line runs on Node.js and is

available on NPM.- Follow Platform Specific Guides to install

additional platform dependencies.Open a command prompt or Terminal (CMD) and type npm install –g cordova. About few minit this platform downloaded.

• Additional platform in Cordova- Android,ios,Ubuntu,Blackberry 10,Windows etc.

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In Apache Cordova Android Platform Guide• Requirement and Support- Cordova for Android requires the Android SDK

which can be installed on OS X, Linux or Windows.-  See the Android SDK's System Requirements.- Cordova's latest Android package supports up to

Android API- Level 23.- The supported Android API-Levels for the past few

cordova-android releases can be found in this table:

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In Apache Cordova Android Platform Guide

• Notes- The Version listed here are for Cordova’s Android’s

package cordova-android and not for the Cordova CLI To determine what version of cordova’s Android package is installed in your Cordova project run the command cordova platform ls in the directory that holds your project.

- Android version become unsupported by cordova as they dip below 5% on Google’s distribution dashboard

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In Apache Cordova Android Platform Installing the RequirementsJava Development Kit (JDK)- Install Java Development Kit (JDK)7 or later- When installing on Windows you also need to set

JAVA_HOME Environment Variable according to your JDK installation path .

• Android SDK- Install the Android Stand-alone SDK Tools or Android Studio.Procced with Android Studio if you plan on developing new Cordova for Android Plugins or using native tools to run and debug Android Platform .Otherwise the Android Stand-alone SDK Tools are enough to build and deplay Android applications,

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In Apache Cordova Android Platform Installing the RequirementsAdding SDK Packages- After installing the Android SDK you must also

install the packages for whatever API Level you wish to target it is recommended that you install the highest SDK version that your version of cordova-android supports

- Open Android SDK manager and make sure the following are installing

1 Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the location of your JDK installation.

2 Set the ANDROID_HOME environment vatiable to the location of your Android SDK installation.

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In Apache Cordova Android Platform Installing the Requirements

3 It also recommended that you add the Android SDK’s tools and platform-tools directories to your PATH.

• Windows- In the set the path off SDK same as above JDK installation path.

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Development using CordovaTools For the Development- Any HTML & JS editor- Platform SDK e.g, Andriod SDK,Android SDT,BB SDT, Xcode,Visual Studio Mobile.- Platform Emulator (usually provide along with

SDK)- JS/HTML GUI Mobile framework e.g, Jquery- Browser e.g, Firefox with Bugzilla extension,Chrome Browser

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AdvantagesAny One language are you easily converted

application like ios,Android etc. Development any one language that you are easily

development and easy to convert other os. Time less. One time development and easy to conver other of

language and not development to the other os and time less and don’t west to the money.

Easy to implementation to the other os. This is Open Source that any one can use to the

as. PhoneGap Framework easily to the use in this

kind of the platform.

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DisadvantagesDeveopment to the application or website same

rules of apache cordova and use to the cordova api use to the development.

Few Platform Same Function not Working in Apache Cordova e.g, Apple iphone 3gs compass function is not working and Blackberry os 4.6-4.7 not supported camera,contacts,file etc.

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ConclusionThis platform use for the all of the any kind of

application development any of the platform are you easily development.

Any One language are you master development to the project easily built to the other language using Cordova.

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References

http://www.apachecordova.comhttp://www. Wikipedia.com

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