agc-cloudfunctions-cordova

AGC Cloud Functions Cordova Demo

Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Installation Guide
  • 2.1. Creating a Project in AppGallery Connect
  • 2.2. Obtaining agconnect-services.json and agconnect-services.plist
  • 2.3. Applying for the Cloud Functions Service
  • 2.4. Enabling Cloud Functions Service
  • 2.5. Creating a Cloud Function
  • 2.6. Cordova
    • 2.6.1. iOS App Development
    • 2.6.2. Android App Development
• 3. Method Definitions
• 4. Configuration and Description
• 5. Licensing and Terms

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1. Introduction

This demo application demonstrates the usage of AGC Cloud Functions Cordova plugin.

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2. Installation Guide

Before you get started, you must register as a HUAWEI Developer and complete identity verification on the HUAWEI Developer website. For details, please refer to Register a HUAWEI ID.

2.1. Creating a Project in AppGallery Connect

Creating an app in AppGallery Connect is required in order to communicate with the Huawei services. To create an app, perform the following steps:

1. Sign in to AppGallery Connect and select My projects.
2. Select your project from the project list or create a new one by clicking the Add Project button.
3. Go to Project settings > General information, and click Add app. If an app exists in the project and you need to add a new one, expand the app selection area on the top of the page and click Add app.
4. On the Add app page, enter the app information, and click OK.

2.2. Obtaining agconnect-services.json and agconnect-services.plist

1. Sign in to AppGallery Connect and select your project from My Projects. Then go to Project settings > General information. In the App information field,

   • If platform is Android, click agconnect-services.json button to download the configuration file.
   • If platform is iOS, click agconnect-services.plist button to download the configuration file.

2.3. Applying for the Cloud Functions Service

Cloud Functions is still in Beta state. To use Cloud Functions, send an application email to agconnect@huawei.com to apply for the service.

Set your email title in the following format: [Cloud Functions]-[Company name]-[Developer account ID]-[Project ID]. For details about how to query the developer account ID and project ID, please refer to Querying the Developer Account ID and Project ID.

Huawei operation personnel will reply within 1 to 3 working days.

This email address is used only to process AppGallery Connect service provisioning applications. Do not send other consultations to this email address.

2.4. Enabling Cloud Functions Service

1. In AppGallery Connect, find your project, and click the app for which you want to use cloud functions.

2. Select Build and Cloud functions on the left menu and click Enable Cloud Functions service.

2.5. Creating a Cloud Function

To create a cloud function, please refer Create a Function.

Creating a Trigger: To call a function in an app, you must create an HTTP trigger. For details, please refer to Create an HTTP Trigger. When calling a function in an app, you must transfer the identifier of an HTTP trigger. For details, please refer to Querying the Trigger Identifier

2.6. Cordova

1. Install Cordova CLI.

   npm install -g cordova

2. Create a new Cordova project or use existing Cordova project.

   • To create new Cordova project, you can use cordova create path [id [name [config]]] [options] command. For more details please follow CLI Reference - Apache Cordova.

3. Update the widget id property which is specified in the config.xml file. It must be same with client > package_name value of the agconnect-services.json and agconnect-services.plist files.

4. Update the '<set_triggerIdentifier>' parameter which is specified in the <project_root>/www/js/index.js file.

5. Check preference in your Cordova project config.xml.

   <!--platform iOS-->
    <preference name="deployment-target" value="11.0" />
    <preference name="SwiftVersion" value="5" />

6. Add the Android or iOS platform to the project if haven't done before.

   cordova platform add android

   cordova platform add ios

7. Install AGC Cloud Functions Cordova Plugin to the project.

• Run the following command in the root directory of your project to install it through npm.

cordova plugin add @cordova-plugin-agconnect/cloudfunctions

2.6.1. iOS App Development

1. Add agconnect-services.plist file to the app's root directory of your Xcode project.

2. Run the application.

cordova run ios --device

2.6.2. Android App Development

1. Copy agconnect-services.json file to <project_root>/platforms/android/app directory your Android project.

2. Run the application.

   cordova run android --device

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3. Method Definitions

Public Method Summary

Method	Return Type	Description
call()	void	Calls a function without input parameters.
callWithParam()	void	Calls a function with input parameters.

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4. Configuration and Description

No.

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6. Licensing and Terms

AGC Cloud Functions Cordova Plugin is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.