Cordova

Prerequisites

Download and install Node. (This also installs npm.) https://nodejs.org/en/download/

Cordova Android Requirements (not needed if you are only doing iOS): (About 7 gigs on Windows, 8 gigs on Mac) https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/android/index.html#installing-the-requirements

Installing the Android toolchain can be tricky. It's fragile: all the environmental variables and paths must be correctly set up. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to check and fix problems.

macOS/iOS

XCode 11 from App Store (about 16 gigs)
https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/ios/index.html#installing-the-requirements

• .mobileprovision file
• signing certificate

Cordova Commands

Command	Windows	macOS
emulate ios	Nothing	Opens app in iOS Simulator.
emulate android	Opens app in Android Emulator	Creates debug apk and opens in Android Emulator
run ios --debug	Nothing	Creates debug ipa and opens app on Simulator or USB connected device. provisioningProfile and developmentTeam must be supplied in build.json.
run android --debug	Opens app on USB connected device	Creates debug apk and opens on USB connected device
run ios --release	Nothing	Creates signed ipa and opens app on Simulator or USB connected device. codeSignIdentity, provisioningProfile and developmentTeam must be supplied in build.json.
run android --release	Creates signed .apk	Creates signed .apk
Create cordova directory only	Creates all files, but does not run a Cordova command.	Creates all files, but does not run a Cordova command.
Create and open in Xcode	Nothing	Creates all files, then launches in XCode.

The full list of command options is in the Cordova documentation.

You can also enter the commands manually. Open a terminal window in {your project}/cordova, and enter one of the commands above or others:

$ cordova platform
Installed platforms:
  android 8.1.0
  ios 5.1.1
Available platforms: 
  browser ^6.0.0
  electron ^1.0.0
  osx ^5.0.0
  windows ^7.0.0

Cordova build.json

This file contains parameters for signing apps.

Android

https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/android/index.html#signing-an-app

iOS

https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/platforms/ios/index.html#signing-an-app