sudo apt-get install node npm
npm install cordova
Currently relies on cordova-plugin-inappbrowser installed by running:
cd <project dir>
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
Install the android sdk. Currently this gzip.
sudo tar zxvf ~/Downloads/android-sdk_r24.1.2-linux.tgz /opt/android-sdk
sudo chown <your username> /opt/android-sdk
Update your paths (replace ~/.bashrc with ~/.zshrc if you use zsh).
echo 'export ANDROID_HOME="/opt/android-sdk-linux"\r\nexport PATH="$PATH:/opt/android-sdk-linux/tools:export PATH="$PATH:/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/build"' > ~/.bashrc
echo 'export JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64"\r\nexport PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin"' > ~/.bashrc
Once opening a new terminal you should be able to access the android sdk manager by running android.
Begin downloading tools and the latest api immediately as it's a multi GB download
Set up a virtual device by running android avd and selecting a phone.
To test in the emulator:
cd <project dir>
cordova emulate android
To create a debug build without using the emulator run:
cd <project dir>
cordova build android
To create a release build signing and aligning the release apk:
cd <project dir>
cordova build android --release
This should generate
<project dir>/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk/android-release-unsigned.apk
The release build must be signed by the author to run on android (debug builds sign with a generic debug key). To publish to the app store the apk must also be aligned along zip blocks.
To sign with the tc2 keystore:
cd <project dir>/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk
jarsigner -verbose -sigalg SHA1withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore <path to>/tc_mobile_app.keystore android-release-unsigned.apk tc2_mobile
mv android-release-unsigned.apk android-release-signed.apk
the file tc_mobile_app.keystore contains our signing keys, tc2_mobile is the identity of the key in question, and the password you will be prompted for is ...
Align with the below, substitute the appropriate api version for 22.0.1 if different:
cd /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/22.0.1
./zipalign -v 4 <project dir>/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk/android-release-signed.apk <project dir>/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk/android-release.apk