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cordova-plugin-file in Chrome: cordova is not defined

I use cordova-plugin-file in my ionic app to download images and save to local.

When I run it in emulator or iphone, there is no error, but when I test it in Chrome, it says, cordova is not defined when I try to access cordova.file.dataDirectory

How can I run cordova-plugin-file in chrome?

Solution

  • Cordova will not be available in the browser; only on your device.

    In your index.html you should have this script reference:

    <!-- cordova script (this will be a 404 during development) -->
<script src="cordova.js"></script>

    As the note says, the script won't be available during the development. It will be replaced during the build process.

    You can try it yourself:

    cordova platform add android

    then 

    cordova build

    and you should find under platforms\android\assets\www 2 js files: cordova.js and cordova_plugins.js.

    Another option is to add browser as platform:

    cordova platform add browser

    and the run it:

    cordova run browser

    but you might face a few troubles.