This is a prototype of a cross-platform ChildBrowser PhoneGap plugin. Android and iOS are currently supported. Support for BlackBerry and Windows Phone is also planned.
The goal is for a single JavaScript file to be usable on all supported platforms, and the native code to be installed in a project through a separate script.
plugin.xml
-- src
-- android
-- ChildBrowser.java
-- ios
-- ChildBrowser.bundle
-- arrow_left.png
-- [email protected]
-- ...
-- ChildBrowserCommand.h
-- ChildBrowserCommand.m
-- etc
-- www
-- childbrowser.js
-- childbrowser
-- icon_arrow_left.png
-- icon_arrow_right.png
-- ...
The plugin.xml file is loosely based on the W3C's Widget Config spec.
It is in XML to facilitate transfer of nodes from this cross platform manifest to native XML manifests (AndroidManifest.xml, App-Info.plist, config.xml (BB)).
A specification for this file format will be forthcoming once more feedback has been received, and the tooling around plugin installation is more mature.
As with most Cordova/PhoneGap APIs, functionality is not available until the
deviceready
event has fired on the document. The childbrowser.js
file
should be included after the phonegap.js
file.
All functions are called on the singleton ChildBrowser instance - accessible
as window.plugins.ChildBrowser
.
showWebPage(url, [options])
Displays a new ChildBrowser with the specified URL. Defaults to true.
Available options:
showLocationBar
(Android and iOS): show/hide a location bar in the generated browsershowAddress
(Android and iOS): show/hide the address bar in the generated browsershowNavigationBar
(Android and IOS): show/hide the entire navigation bar. Important: since there is no "Done"-Button anymore, the ChildBrowser can only be closed with the api call close() (see below).
Example:
window.plugins.ChildBrowser.showWebPage('http://www.google.com',
{ showLocationBar: true });
close()
Closes the ChildBrowser.
Example:
window.plugins.ChildBrowser.close();
openExternal(url, usePhoneGap)
(Android only) Opens the URL in a regular browser - if usePhoneGap
, that
browser will be a PhoneGap-enabled webview
Example:
window.plugins.ChildBrowser.openExternal('http://www.google.com');
All events can be subscribed to by assigning a function to
window.plugins.ChildBrowser['on' + eventName]
; see examples below
Called when the ChildBrowser has been closed
Example:
window.plugins.ChildBrowser.onClose = function () {
alert('childBrowser has closed');
};
Called when the ChildBrowser loads a URL (including the initial location, when
showWebPage
is called). The callback function is passed the new URL being
loaded.
Example:
window.plugins.ChildBrowser.onLocationChange = function (url) {
alert('childBrowser has loaded ' + url);
};
(iOS only) Called when the user opts to load an app in the device's browser (exiting the PhoneGap app in the process).
Example:
window.plugins.ChildBrowser.onOpenExternal = function () {
alert('opening Mobile Safari');
};
- @RandyMcMillan
- @reinberger
- @yimingkuan
MIT License (2008). See http://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical for full text.
Copyright 2012, Andrew Lunny, Adobe Systems
Copyright (c) 2005-2010, Nitobi Software Inc.
Copyright (c) 2011, IBM Corporation
Copyright (c) 2010 Jesse MacFadyen, Nitobi
Copyright (c) 2012 Randy McMillan
Copyright (c) 2013 Takhfifan