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JavaScript Mobile Application Development

You're reading from   JavaScript Mobile Application Development Create neat cross-platform mobile apps using Apache Cordova and jQuery Mobile

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Published in Oct 2014
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ISBN-13 9781783554171
Length 332 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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 Saleh Saleh
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Preface 1. An Introduction to Apache Cordova FREE CHAPTER 2. Developing Your First Cordova Application 3. Apache Cordova Development Tools 4. Cordova API in Action 5. Diving Deeper into the Cordova API 6. Developing Custom Cordova Plugins 7. Unit Testing the Cordova App's Logic 8. Applying it All – the Mega App Index

Developing a custom Cordova plugin


Before going into the details of the plugin, it is important to note that developing custom Cordova plugins is not a common scenario if you are developing Apache Cordova apps. This is because the Apache Cordova core and community custom plugins already cover many of the use cases that are needed to access device's native functions. So, make sure of two things:

  • You are not developing a custom plugin that already exists in the Apache Cordova core plugins, which were illustrated in the previous two chapters.

  • You are not developing a custom plugin whose functionality already exists in other good Apache Cordova custom plugin(s) that have been developed by the Apache Cordova development community. Building plugins from scratch can consume precious time from your project; otherwise, you can save time by reusing one of the available good custom plugins.

Another thing to note is that developing custom Cordova plugins is an advanced topic. It requires you to be aware...

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