Cordova is an open-source framework that allows developers to use standard web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build mobile apps that can be deployed across platforms. It installs via Node.js and relies on CLI commands to create projects, add platforms, build apps, and run them on emulators or devices. The document provides instructions on setting up Cordova, creating a project structure, supporting platforms, and building and running the app.

1. CORDOVA TRAINING
SESSION: 1 – INTRODUCTION TO CORDOVA

2. INTRODUCTION TO CORDOVA
 Apache Cordova is an open-source mobile development framework.
 It allows you to use standard web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for cross-
platform development, avoiding each mobile platforms' native development language.

3. ADVANTAGES OF USING CORDOVA
 Use Apache Cordova if you are:
 a mobile developer and want to extend an application across more than one platform, without having to
re-implement it with each platform's language and tool set.
 a web developer and want to deploy a web app that's packaged for distribution in various app store
portals.
 a mobile developer interested in mixing native application components with a Web View (special browser
window) that can access device-level APIs, or if you want to develop a plugin interface between native
and Web View components.

4. INSTALLING CORDOVA
 Cordova relies heavily on CLI – Command Line Interface to do the backend works.
 This tool allows you to create new projects, build them on different platforms, and run on real
devices or within emulators.
 Each platform has its own version of CLI.

5. INSTALLING CORDOVA CLI
 The Cordova command-line tool is distributed as an npm package in a ready-to-use format. It is
not necessary to compile it from source.
 To install the cordova command-line tool, follow these steps:
 Download and install Node.js
 Download and install GIT client
 Install Cordova module using npm utility of Node.js
 The command is:
 npm install -g cordova

6. CREATING A PROJECT
 To create a project, go to the projects folder and run the following command:
 cordova create <FOLDER_NAME> <REVERSE_DOMAIN_NAME> <APP_TITLE>

7. PROJECT STRUCTURE
 To create a project, go to the projects folder and run the following command:
 cordova create <FOLDER_NAME> <REVERSE_DOMAIN_NAME> <APP_TITLE>

8. PLATFORM SUPPORT
 You can use the CLI commands to add/edit platforms to the project.
 The possible platform names are:
 Android | ios | windows | blackberry10 | amazon-fireos | wp8 etc
 To add a platform to the project, run the command:
 cordova platform add <PLATFORM_NAME>
 To remove a platform from the project, run the command:
 cordova platform remove <PLATFORM_NAME>

9. PLATFORM SUPPORT
 Running commands to add or remove platforms affects the contents of the project's platforms
directory, where each specified platform appears as a subdirectory.
 The www source directory is reproduced within each platform's subdirectory.
 For example in platforms/ios/www or platforms/android/assets/www

10. BUILDING THE APP
 Run the following command to iteratively build the project:
 cordova build
 cordova build <PLATFORM_NAME>

11. RUN THE APP
 Once the Cordova build is done successfully, the app is ready to run on a device or an emulator.
 To run the device on the emulator, use the command:
 cordova emulate
 cordova emulate <PLATFORM_NAME>
 To run the app onto the plugged in device, you can use the command:
 cordova run
 cordova run <PLATFORM_NAME>

12. THANK YOU