A very simple plugin for v3 of the Vue CLI to set up a project to build as a Cordova app.
You need to have v3+ of the Vue CLI installed:
npm install -g @vue/cli
If you do not have an existing project, then you will need to create one:
vue create project-name
In your project root, run the command below. You will be prompted to enter an app name and bundle ID.
vue add vue-cli-plugin-cordova-simple
Once installation has completed, you will need to make sure your project has been built, or Cordova commands will fail.
npm run build
Notice that your built files are now in the www folder instead of dist. Now that the www folder exists, Cordova's platforms can be added.
npx cordova platform add android
npx cordova platform add ios
npx cordova platform add windows
The plugin adds two npm scripts for your convenience, which build the Vue project and then call the cordova build command. The first builds a debug app, and the second builds a release app.
npm run build-app
npm run build-app:release
This plugin creates a new Cordova project in a temporary folder, and copies over the necessary files into your Vue project. Additionally it configures the Vue project to build files into www as required by Cordova. It also adds Cordova-related files to your project's .gitignore file.
If you get this error, make sure you have a www folder. This will be generated by running npm run build after adding the plugin.
Pull requests are very welcome, just open one on GitHub.
Since vue add goes straight to npm, it can't be used to test the plugin locally. Instead, install it manually and then invoke it.
npm install path/to/local/plugin
vue invoke vue-cli-plugin-cordova-simple