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PhoneGap iPhone

PhoneGapLib is a static library that enables users to include PhoneGap in their iPhone application projects easily, and also create new PhoneGap based iPhone application projects through a Xcode project template.

https://github.com/phonegap

https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-iphone

Pre-requisites

Make sure you have installed the latest iPhone SDK. Download at http://developer.apple.com/ios

Build and install the Installer Package

1. Launch "Terminal.app"
2. Navigate to the folder where Makefile is (this folder)
3. Type in "make" then press Enter

The installer should build "PhoneGapInstaller.pkg" into this folder, then:

1. Quit Xcode
2. Launch "PhoneGapInstaller.pkg" to install PhoneGapLib, the PhoneGap framework and the PhoneGap Xcode Templates.

Create a PhoneGap project (Xcode 3)

1. Launch Xcode, then under the File menu, select "New Project...".
2. Navigate to the "User Templates" section, select PhoneGap, then in the right pane, select "PhoneGap-based Application"
3. Select the "Choose..." button, name your project and choose the location where you want the new project to be.
4. Modify the contents of the "www" directory to add your HTML, CSS and Javascript.

Create a PhoneGap project (Xcode 4)

1. Launch Xcode, then under the File menu, select "New Project...".
2. Navigate to the "iOS" section, under "Applications" - then in the right pane, select "PhoneGap-based Application"
3. Select the "Next" button, name your project and company idenfifier, then select the "Next" button again.
4. Choose the location where you want the new project to be.
5. Run the project at least once to create the "www" folder in your project folder.
6. Drag and drop this "www" folder into your project in Xcode, and add it as a folder reference.
7. Modify the contents of the "www" directory to add your HTML, CSS and Javascript.

Alternately, you can watch this screencast.

Uninstalling PhoneGapLib, PhoneGap.framework and the Xcode Templates

1. Launch "Terminal.app"
2. Navigate to the folder where Makefile is (this folder)
3. Type in "make uninstall" then press Enter

NOTE: It will ask you to confirm whether you want to delete the installed PhoneGapLib directory (just in case you made changes there) as well as the PhoneGap framework. It will not ask for confirmation in deleting the installed Xcode templates.

Installer Notes

This installer will only install items under your home folder (signified by ~)

Items that will be installed:

1. Xcode global var in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Xcode.plist (which will be listed under Xcode Preferences -> Source Trees)
2. PhoneGapLib Xcode static library project under ~/Documents/PhoneGapLib
3. Xcode project template in ~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Project Templates/PhoneGap
4. Xcode 4 project template in ~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Templates/Project Templates/Application
5. PhoneGap Xcode static framework under /Users/Shared/PhoneGap/Frameworks/PhoneGap.framework (may change in future updates)
6. Symlink to the framework in (5) under ~/Library/Frameworks

To uninstall:

1. Remove the PHONEGAPLIB value in Xcode Preferences -> Source Trees
2. Delete the ~/Documents/PhoneGapLib folder
3. Delete the ~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Project Templates/PhoneGap folder
4. Delete the "~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Templates/Project Templates/Application/PhoneGap-based Application.xctemplate" folder
5. Delete the /Users/Shared/PhoneGap/Frameworks/PhoneGap.framework folder
6. Delete the ~/Library/Frameworks/PhoneGap.framework symlink

PhoneGapLib Tests

There is a Xcode project that will test PhoneGapLib according to the mobile spec. There is some setup needed before the project can be run. You will also need git installed and in your path.

Set up the test project:

1. Launch "Terminal.app"
2. Type in "chmod 755 update_test.sh"
3. Type in "./update_test.sh"

This will get the mobile-spec submodule and install it under the PhoneGapLibTests folder. You can then build and run the PhoneGapLibTest project to see the results.

You should run step (3) again before running any tests, to get the updated mobile-spec.