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This page contains notes regarding the development of the Open Food Facts mobile apps.
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This page contains notes regarding the development of the Open Food Facts mobile apps (Cordova version).<br><br>
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[https://github.com/openfoodfacts/cordova-app Source code]<br><br>
    
The current Open Food Facts apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone use Apache Cordova (previously known as Phonegap).
 
The current Open Food Facts apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone use Apache Cordova (previously known as Phonegap).
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Cordova: http://cordova.apache.org/
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== Installing Cordova on your machine ==
 
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* Cordova: http://cordova.apache.org/
Installing Cordova 3.6 : http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.6.0/guide_overview_index.md.html
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* Installing Cordova 3.6 : http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.6.0/guide_overview_index.md.html
 
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* http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.6.0/guide_cli_index.md.html#The%20Command-Line%20Interface
http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.6.0/guide_cli_index.md.html#The%20Command-Line%20Interface
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* Following notes are for the Windows Platform, but most of it probably applies for Mac or Linux.
 
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Following notes are for the Windows Platform, but most of it probably applies for Mac or Linux.
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== Installing Node.js ==
 
Install Node.js
 
Install Node.js
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* Current Version: v0.10.32
 
* Current Version: v0.10.32
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Install git client
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== Install Git client ==
    
* http://git-scm.com/
 
* http://git-scm.com/
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== Install Cordova ==
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in git-bash client:
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<pre>npm install -g cordova</pre>
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<pre>cordova -v : 3.6.3-0.2.13</pre>
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Use cordova platform to know which platform you can install.
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<pre>cordova platform</pre>
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Install your platforms
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<pre>
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cordova platform add firefoxos
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cordova platform add android
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</pre>
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=== Possible errors ===
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==== "error android_home is not set and android command not in your path" when doing "cordova platform add android" ====
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**Install Eclipse ADT  (Note : for win8 32bit/64bit install 32bit ADT)
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**Setup Environment Variables :
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***Add to existing system variable "path" : <path to adt-bundle\sdk\tools>;<path to adt-bundle\sdk\platform-tools>
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** http://docs.phonegap.com/en/edge/guide_platforms_android_index.md.html
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*** http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
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*** C:\Users\Stéphane\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Users\Stéphane\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools;C:\Users\Stéphane\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools;C:\Users\Stéphane\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
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===="error failed to run javac -version make sure" ====
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Java JDK
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* http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
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* JAVA_HOME : C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_20
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* add to PATH : C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_20\bin
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ANT
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* http://ant.apache.org/manual/index.html
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* set ANT_HOME
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* add %ANT_HOME%/bin to path
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"Error: Failed to run "java -version"
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which java
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--> an old version of java in C:\Windows\System32 was causing the issue.. :-(
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24493693/cordova-android-revision-to-low
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Run SDK Manager, install Android build tools.
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== Get the source code ==
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Clone the Open Food Facts Cordova repository
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<pre>git clone https://github.com/openfoodfacts/cordova-app.git</pre>
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== iOS specific issues ==
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== Android specific issues ==
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=== Android version code ===
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in config.xml : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23001780/how-to-get-cordova-3-4-0-to-set-android-version-name-code-on-build
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== Cordova plugins ==
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* http://plugins.cordova.io/#/package/com.phonegap.plugins.barcodescanner
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=== Camera, File, File transfer plugins ===
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Install the various plugins
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<pre>
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cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.camera
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cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.file
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cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.file-transfer
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</pre>
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New names for plugins:
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<pre>
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biz_000@Colibri MINGW64 ~/Desktop/cordova-app (master)
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$ cordova -v
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6.4.0
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biz_000@Colibri MINGW64 ~/Desktop/cordova-app (master)
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$ cordova plugins
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cordova-plugin-barcodescanner 0.7.0 "BarcodeScanner"
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cordova-plugin-camera 2.3.0 "Camera"
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cordova-plugin-compat 1.0.0 "Compat"
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cordova-plugin-file 4.3.0 "File"
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cordova-plugin-file-transfer 1.6.0 "File Transfer"
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cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.3.0 "Whitelist"
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</pre>
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=== Barcode scanning plugin ===
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You may also have to install Apache Cordova plugin for barcode scanning.
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<pre>
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cordova plugin add com.phonegap.plugins.barcodescanner
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</pre>
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=== Moodstocks ===
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==== Install Moodstocks ====
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* https://moodstocks.com/docs/phonegap/using-the-moodstocks-sdk-in-your-phonegap-application/
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Instructions not up to date for Cordova 3.6. This might be an up to date example :
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* https://github.com/Moodstocks/moodstocks-phonegap-plugin/blob/master/src/android/Demo.java
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<pre>
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public class Demo extends CordovaActivity {
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  private boolean scanActivityStarted = false;
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  @Override
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  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
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    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
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    this.init();
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    // Set by <content src="index.html" /> in config.xml
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    super.loadUrl(Config.getStartUrl());
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    //super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html")
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  }
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</pre>
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==== Moodstocks Bugs ====
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The following pops up on the 2nd scan with Moodstocks:
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<pre>
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java.lang.RuntimeException : Unable to start activity ComponentInfo ... The specified child already has a parent. You must call removeView() on the child's parent first.
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</pre>
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-> Problem with jQuerymobile not "exiting" properly from scan when clicking on "Back" ?
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==== Moodstocks plugin tutorial ====
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* https://moodstocks.com/docs/phonegap/using-the-moodstocks-sdk-in-your-phonegap-application/
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== Firefox OS ==
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[https://openfoodfacts.slack.com/messages/firefoxos See #firefoxos on Slack]
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A port of the app was initiated on Firefox OS. The main issues were with the barcode scanner and the lack of Cordova feature parity for the platform.
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=== Notes from the Hackathon ===
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[[File:Porting Open Food Facts on Firefox OS.011.jpeg|thumbnail]]
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[[File:Porting_Open_Food_Facts_on_Firefox_OS.010.jpeg|thumbnail]]
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* Hackpad: https://lite5.framapad.org/p/hack@moz
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* PDF presentation: [[File:Porting OFF on Firefox OS.pdf]]
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* https://github.com/gasolin/qrcode_scanner/
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* https://github.com/SunboX/QR-Reader
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=== How to hack it / install it ===
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==== Get the source code ====
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Clone the Open Food Facts Firefox OS Cordova repository
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<pre>git clone https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-ffos.git</pre>
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Github repo with the app debugged during the Hackathon
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==== Install the App Manager ====
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* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox_OS/Using_the_App_Manager
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==== Install it on your device ====
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== Windows Phone ==
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See [https://openfoodfacts.slack.com/messages/windowsphone #windowsphone on Slack]
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* [http://www.windowsphone.com/fr-fr/store/app/openfoodfacts/5d7cf939-cfd9-4ac0-86d7-91b946f4df34 Listing on the Windows Phone store]
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== Ubuntu OS ==
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Separate application and codebase. See [https://openfoodfacts.slack.com/messages/ubuntu #ubuntu on Slack]
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== Publishing on App Stores ==
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* See [[Mobile App/AppStores]]
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== May be of interest for future apps ==
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* http://ionicframework.com/
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[[Category:Mobile]]
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[[Category:Development]]

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