Cordova Plugins
Overview
Cordova plugins are used to access native device functionality from JavaScript. They are used to access the camera, GPS, file system, etc. They use native code relevant to the platform they are running on. iOS builds interface with Objective-C, Android builds interface with Java.
The plugins folder contains the plugins that are installed. Each plugin is a node package that contains the native code for the plugin, as well as the javascript code for the plugin. The javascript code is used to interface with the native code. The native code is used to interface with the native APIs of the platform.
Plugins we use
iOS 🍏 Android 🤖
| Plugin Name | Handles | Areas Used | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
cordova-plugin-camera  | Native camera | Inspection photos | 🍏🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-device | Working out current running OS version | Android Permissions | 🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-dialogs | Requesting Permissions | Android Permissions | 🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-file | Handling files on device storage | Photos and map downloads | 🍏🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-geolocation | GPS | User Location Tracking | 🍏🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-network-information | Network connection information | Work planning upload | 🍏🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-ns0m-file-transfer | Uploading files stored on device | Photo uploads | 🍏🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-zip | Unzipping files stored on device | Map Downloads | 🍏🤖 |
| com.darktalker.cordova.screenshot | Taking screenshots and saving as files | Pipeend diagram image saving | 🍏🤖 |
| cordova-sqlite-storage | Store for app data offline. | Interacting with app offline | 🍏🤖 |
| cordova.plugins.diagnostic | Requesting Permissions | Android Permissions | 🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-bluetooth-serial | Connecting with bluetooth devices | High Accuracy | 🤖 |
| uk.co.interactive.drains.gnss | Interfacing with external GPS devices | High Accuracy | 🤖 |
| uk.co.interactive.drains.gnss-bluetooth-le | Interfacing with external GPS devices | High Accuracy | 🤖 |
| uk.co.kaarbontech.ktexternal-sd | Checking SD card details | Map Downloads | 🤖 |
| cordova-plugin-statusbar | Native status bar | iOS quirk: Stop iOS app being hid behind it | 🍏 |
| cordova-plugin-wkwebview-file-xhr | Web requests from iOS | iOS quirk: Loading online resources like maps | 🍏 |
Contacts (optional)
- Internal business owner
- Technical lead(s)
- Kev Sturman
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Links
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- Configuration Documentation
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