Docker container for Cordova development

Content

• why
• Setup
• New Project
• Miscellaneous
• References

Why?

I don't want to install and configure Java, Android SDK, Ant, cordova etc.. life is too short.

Setup

git clone [email protected]:oren/docker-cordova.git
cd docker-cordova
docker build -t cordova .
echo "alias cordova='docker run --rm -i -v \$(pwd):/workspace -w /workspace --privileged -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb cordova cordova'" >> ~/.bash_aliases
source ~/.bash_aliases

The alias command lets you use cordova for running any command inside the cordova container.

New Project

cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld
cd hello
cordova platform add android
cordova build

Connect your android device to your laptop with a usb

cordova run android

That's it, your app should be on your phone!

Miscellaneous

I keep all my dockerfiles in a folder:

dockerfiles/
├── cordova
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── readme
├── go
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── readme
├── nginx
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── readme
├── node
    ├── Dockerfile
    └── readme

The readme has the build command. For emample - docker build -t cordova .. I just run it once and add an alias to my .bash_profile

Useful commands

List of attached devices. make sure you see your phone in that list.

docker run --rm -i -v $(pwd):/workspace -w /workspace --privileged -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb cordova adb devices

References

The image is https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/peernohell/cordova. I modified the run command to add support for USB connection.