clouddb

AGC CloudDB Cordova Demo

Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Installation Guide
  • 2.1. Creating a Project in AppGallery Connect
  • 2.2. Importing and Exporting Object Types
  • 2.3. Obtaining agconnect-services.json and agconnect-services.plist
  • 2.4. Cordova
    • 2.4.1. iOS App Development
    • 2.4.2. Android App Development
• 3. Configuration and Description
• 4. Development Environment
• 5. FAQs
• 6. Licencing and Terms

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1. Introduction

This demo application demonstrates the usage of AGC CloudDB 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. Importing and Exporting Object Types

Click Cloud DB on the navigation bar and enable database service. Then, perform the following operations:

1. Create a schema by importing a template file stored in CloudDBQuickStart_1.json in the root directory of the project. Alternatively, create a schema named BookInfo and ensure that all fields must be the same as those in CloudDBQuickStart_1.json.

2. Create a Cloud DB zone. On the Cloud DB Zone tab page, click Add to create a Cloud DB zone named QuickStartDemo.

3. Export Object type with Java and Objective-C file format.

2.3. 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.

2.4. Cordova

1. Install Cordova CLI.

   npm install -g cordova

2. Set preference in your Ionic project config.xml.

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

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

   cordova platform add android

   cordova platform add ios

5. Install AGC CloudDB 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/clouddb

6. Install AGC Auth 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/auth

2.4.1. iOS App Development

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

2. Adding Object Type Files

• During application development, you can directly add the Objective-C files exported from the AppGallery Connect console to the local development environment.

3. Check Signing & Capabilities tab page of your Xcode project.

4. Run the application.

   cordova run ios --device

2.4.2. Android App Development

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

2. Copying Object Type Files

• During application development, you can directly add the Java files exported from the AppGallery Connect console to the local development environment with com.development.clouddb package name.

• Copy exported Java files to <project_root>/platforms/android/app/src/main/java/com/development/clouddb directory your Android project.

3. Run the application.

   cordova run android --device

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3. Configuration and Description

No.

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4. Development Environment

You are advised to use the plug-ins in an environment that meets the following requirements.

Software	Allowed Version Range	Description
cordova	9.0.0 or later	Platform
cordova-android	>=8.1.0 or later	Platform
cordova-ios	5.0.0 or later	Platform
npm	6.4.1 or later	Tool

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5. FAQs

Why is the message 'google/protobuf/any.h' file not found file not found displayed when I run pod install?

Protobuf-C++ causes the problem.

You can fix this problem by following the steps below.

1. Delete <project_root>/platforms/ios/Podfile.lock file.
2. Delete use_frameworks! line in <project_root>/platforms/ios/Podfile file.
3. cd <project_root>/platforms/ios directory and run this command pod install

6. Licencing and Terms

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