Adding cordova to an existing vue app
It turns out that adding cordova to an existing vue app is pretty easy – if only I’d known this before trying at least 10 different ways:
First, make sure your environment is setup
npm install -g cordova npm install -g @vue/cli
clone your existing repo and cd to its folder
git clone my-cool-app cd ~/git/my-cool-app
You can now install your project dependencies and add cordova
npm install vue add cordova
Next, follow the cordova wizard (it will show when you do vue add cordova):
> Name of folder where cordova should be installed – src-cordova
> Select Platforms: Android, iOS, Browser
To run your new cordova app:
npm run cordova-serve-browser
(urls must be ‘hash’ ones, eg /my-homepage becomes /#/my-homepage)
Next, you can do all the building and testing, using these commands
npm run cordova-serve-android # Development Android npm run cordova-build-android # Build Android npm run cordova-serve-ios # Development IOS npm run cordova-build-ios # Build IOS npm run cordova-serve-browser # Development Browser npm run cordova-build-browser # Build Browser npm run cordova-prepare # prepare for build
Install android system – build android apps
https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/android/index.html
Install jdk8 (create account at oracle, verify email, login and download) Install gradle (brew install gradle – https://gradle.org/install/) Install android studio (and pick an skd – https://developer.android.com/studio/install) install android SDK (api level 28) – create a new project (a blank one) click on the sdk manager icon – top right (its not in tools > skd manager!) install android avd (api level 28) – create a new project (a blank one) click on the sdk manager icon – top right (its not in tools > avd manager!)
Once you have all this, you can emulate and build for the android platform
npm run cordova-build-android
sign:
jarsigner -verbose -sigalg SHA1withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore ~/git/my-cool-app/src-cordova/keys/my-release-key.keystore app.apk alias_name
zipalign:
find ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools -name "zipalign" ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/29.0.0/zipalign -v 4 Project1.apk Project1-aligned.apk
You can then use the apk for testingTo upload into google play store, you need to send an aab. You’ll need to open your code in android studio to do that build: open android studio build > generate signed bundle (dont think this actually signs it though)
- have to upload aab format
https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/issues/610
Install ios system – build ios apps
Install xcode npm run cordova-build-ios https://www.softwire.com/blog/2016/10/12/submitting-cordova-app-apple-app-store/index.html https://developer.apple.com/support/app-store-connect/
Install electron system – build electron apps
install xcode brew install rpm cd src-cordova cordova platform add electron https://www.electron.build/
Sources:
- https://github.com/m0dch3n/vue-cli-plugin-cordova
- https://www.learningsomethingnew.com/vue-js-vue-cli-3-vuetify-cordova-nano-sql-building-a-cross-platform-app-with-a-local-sql-database-that-can-load-data-from-a-static-csv-file
- https://www.softwire.com/blog/2016/10/12/submitting-cordova-app-apple-app-store/index.html
- https://developer.apple.com/support/app-store-connect/
- https://www.electron.build/
- https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/issues/610
- https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/android/index.html