Chrome Packaged Apps for Mobile

This repo contains tools for creating Chrome Packaged Apps that run as native Android and iOS applications through Apache Cordova.

Step 0: Install Dependencies

iOS and/or Android SDKs

Set yourself up for mobile app development on iOS or Android.

• For iOS, you will need to have XCode 4 installed, with the iOS SDK.

• For Android, download and install the Android Development Kit. You will need to ensure that the 'android' and 'adb' commands are in your path. Download and install the Android 4.2.2 SDK, and the Google Play Services APIs.

node.js

Install a recent version of node.js (Node 0.6.x, which ships with several Linux distributions, is too old for the current tooling)

Step 1: Clone This Repository

There is a script that will do this for you!

Download the mca-create.js script and run it:

node mca-create.js

Step 2: Create a Project

Now that you've cloned the repository, navigate to it and use the following command to generate a project:

node mca-create.js com.company.MyAppName

Step 3: Open the Project

The easiest way to run the project is through an IDE.

• On iOS:
  • Open the project file, which is located at MyAppName/platforms/ios/MyAppName.xcodeproj.
• On Android, there are a couple more (straight-forward) steps:
  • First, import the project into Eclipse by selecting Import from the Package Explorer context menu.
  • In the resulting dialog, choose Android -> Existing Android Code Into Workspace and click Next >.
  • Click Browse..., navigate to MyAppName/platforms/android, click Open, and then Finish.
  • Finally, add the Google Play Services library as outlined here.

Step 4: Make Changes

Your HTML & JS files live within the app/www directory. Every time you change them, you must run the mca-update script located in the root of your project.