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 includeInstalling and configuring Cordova’s development environmentWorking with the Cordova command line interfacesCreating Cordova plugins, using Plugman and the PhoneGap CLICordova’s support for Firefox OS and Ubuntu devicesAutomation (Grunt and Gulp) and Cordova CLI hooksMicrosoft’s hybrid toolkit for Visual StudioThird-party tools, such as AppGyver, GapDebug, THyM, and moreBeautifying Cordova apps with third-party HTML frameworks, such as Bootstrap, OpenUI5, Ionic, and Onsen UIRunning, testing, and debugging Cordova apps on each major mobile platformAccess 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).