grunt-contrib-appbuilder

Grunt task to build a mobile application using the Telerik AppBuilder CLI

Getting Started

This plugin requires Grunt ~0.4.5

If you haven't used Grunt before, be sure to check out the Getting Started guide, as it explains how to create a Gruntfile as well as install and use Grunt plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, you may install this plugin with this command:

npm install grunt-contrib-appbuilder --save-dev

Once the plugin has been installed, it may be enabled inside your Gruntfile with this line of JavaScript:

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-appbuilder');

The "appbuilder" task

Overview

In your project's Gruntfile, add a section named appbuilder to the data object passed into grunt.initConfig().

grunt.initConfig({
  appbuilder: {
    options: {
      // Task-specific options go here.
    },
    your_target: {
      // Target-specific file lists and/or options go here.
    },
  },
});

Options

options.platform

Type: String Default value: 'android'

The target build platform can be either, android, ios, wp8.

options.debug

Type: Boolean Default value: true

Enables LiveSync with the three-finger tap and hold gesture.

options.download

Type: Boolean Default value: true

Downloads the application package to the root of the project

options.companion

Type: Boolean Default value: false

Produces a QR code for deployment in the Telerik AppBuilder companion app. You cannot set both the companion and download switches.

options.certificate

Type: String Default value: ''

Sets the certificate that you want to use for code signing your iOS or Android app.

options.provision

Type: String Default value: ''

Sets the provisioning profile that you want to use for code signing your iOS app.

Usage Examples

grunt.initConfig({
    appbuilder: {
      files: {
        "HelloWorld.apk": ["test/HelloWorld"]
      },
      options: {
        debug: false
      }
    },
});

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using Grunt.

Release History

• 0.1.3 Updated appbuilder syntax
• 0.1.2 Escaped string inputs
• 0.1.1 Set android as the default platform
• 0.1.0 Initial Implementation