Apache Cordova for Windows

This repo contains the code for an Apache Cordova platform that allows you to build applications that target Windows 10, and Windows 8.1, as well as Windows Phone 8.1. An Apache Cordova based applications is written in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

(Warning: Windows 8 has been deprecated, please update your applications to target Windows 8.1 or above)

Apache Cordova is a project of The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)

Requirements

Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1

Host OS: Windows 8.1 or Windows 10

Install the tools: Visual Studio 2015

Windows 8.1,Windows Phone 8.1

Host OS: Windows 8.1

Install the tools: Visual Studio 2013 Express.

Getting started

The best way to use this is to install the Cordova CLI, create a project, add the windows platform, and run the app:

npm install -g cordova
cordova create test
cordova platform add windows
cordova run windows

Getting logs from Windows Store applications

You can get your JavaScript logs as well as Windows logs related to your Windows Store application by running the following command from your app directory:

platforms\windows\cordova\log

In most cases, this command requires administrator privileges. However, if you want to gather logs without admin privileges, you may need to manually enable logging channel via Event Viewer:

Start -> Run -> eventvwr
View -> Show Analytic and Debug Logs
Applications and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> AppHost -> AppTracing -> Enable Log

Please note that the log command is supported only for Windows Store applications and cannot get logs from Windows Phone application.

Report Issues

Report them at the Apache Cordova Issue Tracker. Create a user account, use windows as the component.

Further Reading

• Windows Platform Guide
• Apache Cordova Documentation