Mobile App/Cordova Development Notes

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

Cordova plugins

• http://plugins.cordova.io/#/package/com.phonegap.plugins.barcodescanner
• https://moodstocks.com/docs/phonegap/using-the-moodstocks-sdk-in-your-phonegap-application/

May be of interest for future apps

• http://ionicframework.com/