Docker container for Cordova development

Content

• why
• Setup
• New Project
• Useful commands
• References

Why?

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

Setup

git clone git@github.com:oren/docker-cordova.git
cd docker-cordova
docker build -t cordova .
alias mine='sudo chown -R $USER'
alias drun='docker run -it --rm'
alias cordova='drun --privileged -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb -v $PWD:/src cordova cordova'

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

New Project

cordova create hello
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!

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

Run with different user

To ensure the container uses the same user id as the caller use the -u option and provide a writeable HOME directory to that user (change the alias if necessary!)

alias cordova='docker run --rm -i -u `id -u` -v $PWD:/src -e "HOME=/tmp" cordova cordova'

References

The image is based on https://github.com/Kallikrein/dockerfiles/tree/master/android-cordova~/projects/myAPP