Setting up a Cordova project

Complete the instructions to set up a Cordova project.

Procedure

Create a workspace folder as follows.
cd <cordova_project_container_folder>
Create a Cordova project by running the following command:
For example, cordova create StoreAppDemo com.ibm.isf.StoreAppDemo StoreAppDemo
```
cordova create <project_name> <package_name> <folder_name>
```
For example,
```
cordova create StoreAppDemo com.ibm.isf.StoreAppDemo StoreAppDemo
```
Install iOS and Android SDK platforms and run the appropriate commands.
- For iOS, run the following command:
```
cordova platform add ios
```
- For Android, run the following command:
```
cordova platform add android
```
Install Cordova plug-ins by running the appropriate commands.
- Install the Cordova plug-in device by running the following command:
```
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-device
```
- Install the Cordova plug-in console by running the following command:
```
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-console
```
- Install peripheral device plug-ins.
- If necessary, install the base plug-ins. For more information, see Cordova Plugins.
Modify the Cordova config.xml file that is present in <project_folder>.
1. Set the value of src attribute in the content element to point to the application URL.
  For example, <content src="http://localhost:9080/isf/store/store-frontend/index.html"/>
2. Update the following elements to allow the application to access the URLs:
```
<allow-navigation href="http://*/*" />
<allow-navigation href="https://*/*" />
<allow-intent href="http://*/*" />
<allow-intent href="https://*/*" />
```
3. Set an appropriate value for the AppendUserAgent attribute to load platform-specific Cordova plug-ins as follows.
  <preference name="AppendUserAgent" value="< >" />. For example, <preference name="AppendUserAgent" value="cordova-ios" />.
4. Configure the project settings if specified by the plug-ins provided by peripheral-device vendors.
5. Complete any additional instructions that are provided by the plug-ins that you installed.
Build and deploy the application on the appropriate device. For more information, see the following resources: