Cordova iOS 8 Beta Environment

About

This project was created as a baseline test environment to validate Swift Package Manager (SPM) support in Cordova iOS 8 (beta).
The goal is to provide a reproducible setup for builds, experiments, and continuous integration.

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Acceptance Criteria

• Cordova iOS 8 beta project created and configured successfully.
• Build of CordovaLib works.
• Project opens and runs in Xcode and iOS Simulator.
• Install/run steps are documented for reproducibility.

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Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have installed:

• Node.js (>= 18.x recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)
• Xcode (>= 15.x with iOS Simulator configured)
• CocoaPods (if required by some plugins)
• Git

Check versions:

node -v
npm -v
xcodebuild -version
git --version

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Install Cordova CLI

Install Cordova globally:

npm install -g cordova

Verify installation:

cordova -v

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Steps Executed in This Test

Create the project

Create a new Cordova project:

cordova create cordova-spm-test
cd cordova-spm-test

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Add iOS 8 (beta) platform

Add the 8.0 beta iOS platform:

cordova platform add ios@8.0.0-beta.1-nightly.20250918002324098.sha.91124d18

Note: We are using a nightly version of Cordova iOS 8 because the beta version was not installing plugin dependencies correctly.

Check installed platforms:

cordova platform ls

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Run in Xcode / iOS Simulator

1. Open the workspace in Xcode:

   open platforms/ios/App.xcworkspace

2. Select a simulator (e.g., iPhone 16 Pro).
3. Click Run.