README.md

Azure Mobile Apps Cordova Client Quickstart Instructions

You can run the quickstart either using Cordova CLI or using Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova. Running the quickstart using VS Tools for Apache Cordova provides a seamless experience by letting you debug and run the quickstart on different platforms (Android, iOS, Windows and Windows Phone) from within Visual Studio.

Running Quickstart Using Cordova CLI

1. Edit ./ZUMOAPPNAME/www/js/index.js and replace the ZUMOAPPURL placeholder with your Mobile App cloud backend URL.

2. Change to the Cordova quickstart directory:

   cd ./ZUMOAPPNAME

3. Add the platform you want to build the quickstart for:

   cordova platform add [android | ios | windows | wp8]

4. Run the quickstart:

   cordova run [android | ios | windows | wp8]

Prerequisites

• Cordova CLI
• Target platform SDK.

Running Quickstart Using Visual Studio Tools For Apache Cordova

1. Edit ./ZUMOAPPNAME/www/js/index.js and replace the ZUMOAPPURL placeholder with your Mobile App cloud backend URL.
2. Open ./ZUMOAPPNAME/ZUMOAPPNAME.sln in Visual Studio
3. From within Visual Studio, choose the platform and the emulator/device
4. Build the project. Skipping this step while debugging/running the project for the first time may fail to load the required cordova plugins.
5. Run (Ctrl + F5) or Debug (F5).

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio Tools For Apacha Cordova
• Refer Visual Studio documentation for platform specific setup needed for building, debugging and running your app.