Weinre is a debugger for web pages, like firebug for firefox and web inspector for webkitbased browsers, except its designed to work remotely, and in particular, to allow you debug web pages on a mobile device such as a phone. Choose the appropriate download for your os and follow the prompts. Aug 10, 2012 at phonegap day us 2012, dan silivestru spoke about the ripple emulator and proudly announced emulate. You will be prompted with the phonegap desktop setup wizard. No weinre targets available phonegap build community. Since the phonegap developer app is a production version app downloaded from the app stores, you cant use the traditional remote. Use weinre, wp8 and ie10 to debug your mobile html5 page. Phonegap android issue with deviceready and window. Developers can modify, rebuild or delete the app, manage signing keys, or add other collaborators. Jul 06, 2017 whenever you change anything about your app that touches the native side of things, including plugins and config. When i check the checkbox on the phonegap build page to enable debugging, then click debug, the weinre page launches. Development tool maker genuitec has launched a private beta of its gapdebug tool for debugging phonegap and apache cordova apps the free tool enables app testers and developers to debug any. This section shows how to use standard web inspector tools available from the phonegap build site to debug phonegap apps while they are running on your. One of the suggestions that article makes is to switch frameworks from something heavy like jquery which includes a lot of extra code that may not be necessary on mobile.
Its an alternative to using the phonegap cli built for those who prefer a visual user interface over a command line interface approach. While hydration is enabled the only changes that will be pushed are changes to your code, but plugins arent included in that bit. If a user account exists with the specified email, that user will be added to the application as a collaborator. Jan 24, 2014 a quick tutorial to show you how to setup weinre and use it to debug your phonegap cordova application under the android platform. Remote debugging with safari web inspector in ios 6. Nokia canada has posted up a new video that tries to take on the windows phone app gap debate, saying that the os has nearly all of. Follow these steps to install phonegap and get an app running on your mobile device in minutes.
From the phonegap build control panel, click the debug button and then open the application on your phone. You have to download and install the built app from phonegap build. Double click the downloaded file to run the installer. Jun 20, 2014 not with weinre though, weinre is a debugging tool that is essentially exactly the same as using the debugging tools in chrome except you can run it on your computer whilst your application runs on your phone. Phonegap loading performance in ios as i wrote about earlier, ive been working on the performance of my phonegap app, implementing many of the suggestions from this article. Heres the quick list of steps to follow to get started. For situations where you cannot use remote debug over usb to your android device or remote debug of your ios device over usb with a mac and safari web inspector, weinre is a useful alternate solution. The weinre source is contained in 4 subdirectories. The demand for mobile application developers is extremely high. Running a phonegap application on a device simulator or emulator.
As mentioned earlier, there are two types of phonegap applications. If you are new to phonegap, we recommend beginning by working through our getting started guide. Multple phonegap build users may want to work simultaneously on the same application. With a rooted phone, you can use grep as provided by busybox. Genuitec release epic debugger gapdebug for phonegap apps. Apr 21, 2014 at the end of last week a really interesting new phonegap tool was launched the phonegap developer app.
At phonegap day us 2012, dan silivestru spoke about the ripple emulator and proudly announced emulate about. However, learning each platforms native programming language and toolsets can be a significant, time consuming challenge. Using node weinre to debug cordova apps intel software. Phonegap is an embedded webview, and both android and ios provide tools for debugging web. Me, i strip em out prior to a debug session with weinre. Is it better to develop a phonegap application or a native. The getting started steps vary based on the initial phonegap tool you install here in step 1.
I see this question has been posted a few times before, but none of the solutions are working for me. Since the phonegap developer app is a production version app downloaded from the app stores, you cant use the traditional remote debugging tools like. Phonegap 3 beginners guide will help you break into the world of mobile application development. A must have environment for any html5 developer especially. The phonegap build debugger uses weinre which is pronounced as wine ry and is an abbreviation for we b inspector remote. Adobe phonegap is a standardsbased, opensource development framework for building crossplatform mobile apps with html, css and javascript for ios, android and windows phone 8. Fulfilling my daily quota of procrastination i happened upon a new discussion in the phonegap linkedin group go ahead and join it if you havent already. Jun 07, 2015 here you can find my article about pros and cons of using phonegap. Be sure to remove the weinre tag from your phonegap application before releasing it into production. Debug your app built with visual studio tools for apache cordova note. However, if i move this same page to be the first page loaded by phonegap, it triggers deviceready fine. Write a phonegap app once with html and javascript and deploy it to any mobile device without losing features of a native app. Just a quick tip in case youre trying to debug phonegap with weinre. What are the pros and cons of using phonegap vs native apps.
This free mac app is an intellectual property of patrick mueller. While using a desktop browser the developer can choose from a large list of debugging tools, this is normally not the case when using a browser on a mobile device opera being the exception. I fire up the app which was rebuilt and downloaded after clicking enable debugging and connect. May 29, 2016 users of rival platforms have access to above 1. Aug 27, 2014 use the weinre tool to effectively debug and test phonegap mobile applications implement serverside communication smoothly using ajax and node. Whats the difference between icenium and phonegap build. Check your rewards wallet regularly for the latest offers. Phonegap debug uses apache cordovas weinre to help you inspect the dom and javascript of your phonegap app. Catlog can show you all console output from your app. Once installed, tap the phonegap developer app icon from your home screen you will be presented with the following screen. I ran a test to see if it was an isolated issue with window. Our antivirus check shows that this mac download is clean.
Give it a second and you should see the debugging options we love so much popping up before your eyes. Alternatively, you could use the catlog app, but for android 4. The opensource weinre project is available for remotely debugging javascript applications. Weinre is a tools that allows to debug web pages that are called by a mobile browser. Nokia takes on the windows phone app gap debate in new. If you want more detailed instructions on how to install and use the app, follow the full guide in our documentation. You can also download the debug mode apk from my blog. For more complete control over your debugging environment you should plan to use the full featured phonegap cli. Mar 07, 2014 nokia canada has posted up a new video that tries to take on the windows phone app gap debate, saying that the os has nearly all of the major apps that android and ios device owners have. The phonegap desktop application provides a drag and drop interface for creating phonegap applications. Covers the basics about what phonegap is, how to get started, how to use the device apis, and how to debug it along with some other things to consider when building mobile applications with htmljscss. At the end of last week a really interesting new phonegap tool was launched the phonegap developer app. Ive written previously about using weinre to debug a phonegap build.
Genuitec launches debugger for phonegap, apache cordova. Use the weinre tool to effectively debug and test phonegap mobile applications implement serverside communication smoothly using ajax and node. Testing and debugging phonegap applications phonegap. In this article, well create a multiplatform solution using phonegap. In previous articles, we examined how to build a native ios and native android tip calculator. You will need to use something like weinre instead. Aug 03, 2016 the phonegap build debugger uses weinre which is pronounced as wine ry and is an abbreviation for we b inspector remote. Android phone enable usb debugging connect android phone with your pc. Phonegap is an open source solution for building crossplatform mobile apps with modern, standardsbased web technologies. Whenever you change anything about your app that touches the native side of things, including plugins and config. While using a desktop browser the developer can choose from a large list of debugging tools, this is normally not the case when using a browser on a. The settings tabs allows you to set basic settings, configuration settings, and delete an app.
In this course, phonegap build fundamentals, you will reuse your existing html, css, and javascript skills to create mobile. Here you can find my article about pros and cons of using phonegap. How to develop an it security strategy development tool maker genuitec has launched a private beta of its gapdebug tool for debugging phonegap and apache cordova. Using node weinre to debug cordova apps for situations where you cannot use remote debug over usb to your android device or remote debug of your ios device over usb with a mac and safari web inspector, weinre is a useful alternate solution. Using the weinre remote console from your desktop browser provides access to a javascript console in your built app that is similar to the javascript console found in most. Phonegap applications that consist of a web application packaged inside of a native application container for android, blackberry, ios, and windows phone and phonegap applications deployed simply as packaged web applications on bada, symbian, and webos. Oct 23, 2012 weinre is a tools that allows to debug web pages that are called by a mobile browser. One of the main features of developing mobile application using. In order to remote debug on android with chrome, while running in phonegap developer app, you should. The phonegap developer app is available for multiple. Debugging a mobile web application is not easy and a phonegap application is even more difficult. A weinre instance is hosted on phonegap build, or you can run your own instance locally. The pg developer app is a shell application that you can install on a real device both android and ios with windows phone coming soon and test with a local copy of your code.
The way that this works is that when you enable debugging in phonegap the build process will build you app after injecting a weinre script. You could also download or clone the project from the github repo. A weinre instance is hosted on phonegap build, or you can run your. The command line below will launch a weinre server, using an ip address of 192.
This is the third installment in a series covering four ways to develop a mobile application. If you run a debugenabled build and deploy it to your device, you can launch a debug session from your projects page in the phonegap build website. The presumption is that the app quantity and quality gap degrades the smartphone experience of windows mobile. Download the zip file for the latest release and follow the instructions in the readme and install files within the downloaded zip. Jason okeefe, senior marketing manager at genuitec, announced the release of gapdebug an always free debugger for hybrid mobile apps designed on top of the cordovaphonegap sdk. It is possible to install build and install it yourself. The phonegap developer app is not currently available in the ios app store. Using weinre to debug a phonegap build application.
This feature can be found in your app settings, under the collaboration tab. You can debug your phone gap ios application using safari. To install weinre, use npm, or download a binary package. The phonegap build debugger uses weinre which is pronounced as. No weinre targets available phonegap build customer. As the account owner, y ou can edit or delete the collaborator at any time.
The intended audience for the phonegap developer app is typically beginnerlevel and just getting started with phonegap. Testing and debugging phonegap applications informit. These docs aim to be a comprehensive resource covering phonegap and associated tooling, as well as some general mobile app development concepts we think developers will find helpful. Getting started with weinre mobile debugging on windows. The phonegap developer app is a testing utility for web developers and designers using the phonegap framework. How to debug phonegap using the phonegap developer app. A quick tutorial to show you how to setup weinre and use it to debug your phonegap cordova application under the android platform. With android, you could switch back and forth from your app to a console, using something like connectbot, to check the output of the logcat command. Weinre has many configuration runtime options, but you can do with weinre boundhost all, which just starts weinre running, listening to all possible clients. Debug phonegapcordova applications with weinre youtube. Blackberry, ios, and windows phone and phonegap applications deployed simply as packaged web applications on bada, symbian, and webos. Download and install our new phonegap desktop app, which is currently in beta. The phonegap framework lets you use your web development skills to build html and javascriptbased mobile applications with native wrappers that run on all the major mobile platforms, including android, ios, and windows phone 8. The main page for a running weinre instance, ready for clients to connect to it.
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