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Plugins Release: June 12, 2014
By: Steve Gill
12 Jun 2014

The following plugins were updated today:

  • cordova-plugin-camera: 0.3.0
  • cordova-plugin-console: 0.2.9
  • cordova-plugin-device: 0.2.10
  • cordova-plugin-device-motion: 0.2.8
  • cordova-plugin-device-orientation: 0.3.7
  • cordova-plugin-dialogs: 0.2.8
  • cordova-plugin-file: 1.2.0
  • cordova-plugin-file-transfer: 0.4.4
  • cordova-plugin-geolocation: 0.3.8
  • cordova-plugin-globalization: 0.2.8
  • cordova-plugin-inappbrowser: 0.5.0
  • cordova-plugin-media: 0.2.11
  • cordova-plugin-media-capture: 0.3.1
  • cordova-plugin-network-information: 0.2.9
  • cordova-plugin-splashscreen: 0.3.1
  • cordova-plugin-statusbar: 0.1.6
  • cordova-plugin-vibration: 0.3.9

Notable changes include:

  • Several File plugin changes:
    • Initial implementation for Firefox OS
    • Important platform-specific paths now exposed as properties on cordova.file.* (iOS & Android, refer to docs)
    • Several bug fixes (across most platforms)
    • Updated support for BlackBerry 10, Ubuntu & Windows 8
  • Every plugin now has its own license file and how to contribute document (CONTRIBUTING.md)

The plugins have been updated on our registry at plugins.cordova.io.

You can update any plugin by removing it, and then readding it. E.g. To update your file plugin:

cordova plugin rm org.apache.cordova.file
cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.file

Other changes include:

org.apache.cordova.camera@0.3.0

  • CB-2083, CB-5895 documented saveToPhotoAlbum quirk on WP8
  • Remove deprecated symbols for iOS < 6
  • Ubuntu use application directory for images
  • CB-6613 Use WinJS functionality to get base64-encoded content of image instead of File plugin functionality
  • CB-6612 camera.getPicture now always returns encoded JPEG image
  • CB-6576 Returns a specific error message when app has no access to library
  • CB-6546 Android: Add support for allowEdit Camera option
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6795 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.console@0.2.9

org.apache.cordova.device@0.2.10

  • Added Firefox OS version
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6800 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.device-motion@0.2.8

  • Firefox OS added to supported platforms
  • Ubuntu don't destroy callback after use
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6798 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.device-orientation@0.3.7

  • Windows 8 makes getHeading callback spec compliant
  • CB-6799 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.dialogs@0.2.8

  • Running original windows.open, inAppBrowser is overriding it no need to place CSS in every page anymore
  • CB-4616 Returned index 0 was not documented for notification.prompt
  • CB-6528 Allow scroll on alert message content
  • CB-4966 Dialogs are in window now. No need to add anything to manifest or index.html
  • CB-5945 Windows8 do not call success callbacks until dialog is dismissed
  • Update docs to state that prompt is supported on Windows Phone
  • Removing Firefox OS quirks. No need to add special permission (it's different API with the same name). Notification.css is added automatically
  • CB-6628 Amazon FireOS fix confirm and prompt methods
  • CB-6801 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.file@1.2.0

  • Fix sorting order in supported platforms
  • Fixed toURL() toInternalURL() information in the doku
  • Ubuntu increase quota value
  • Ubuntu Change FS URL scheme to cdvfile
  • Ubuntu Return size with Entry.getMetadata() method
  • Initial implementation for Firefox OS
  • iOS Don't fail a write of zero-length payload
  • CB-285 Docs for cordova.file.*Directory properties
  • CB-285 Android, iOS Add cordova.file.*Directory properties
  • CB-3440 BlackBerry10 Proxy based implementation
  • CB-6583 iOS Fix failing to create entry when space in parent path
  • CB-6571 Android Make DirectoryEntry.toURL() have a trailing /
  • CB-6525 Android, iOS Allow file: URLs in all APIs; fixes FileTransfer.download not being called
  • Fix the Windows 8 implementation of the getFile method
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6803 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Add NOTICE file

org.apache.cordova.file-transfer@0.4.4

  • Ubuntu support cdvfile URI
  • Upload progress now works also for second file
  • CB-6706 Relax dependency on file plugin
  • CB-6378 Use connection.disconnect() instead of stream.close() for thread-safety
  • CB-6466 Auto-create directories in download
  • CB-3440 BlackBerry10 Update implementation to use modules from file plugin
  • CB-6494 Android Fix upload of KitKat content URIs
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6802 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.geolocation@0.3.8

  • CB-5416 Adding support for auto-managing permissions
  • Proper implementation for Firefox OS
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6804 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.globalization@0.2.8

org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser@0.5.0

  • CB-5649 iOS respect App's orientation
  • CB-6474 Add data: URLs support to WP8
  • CB-6482 WP8 call correct callback
  • Fixed use of iOS 6 deprecated methods
  • CB-6360 Feature detection instead of iOS version detection
  • CB-6396 Firefox OS Adding basic support
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6806 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.media@0.2.11

  • CB-6706 Relax dependency on file plugin
  • CB-6478 Fix exception when trying to record audio file on Windows 8
  • CB-6477 Add musicLibrary and microphone capabilities to Windows 8
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6807 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.media-capture@0.3.1

  • Fixes captureTasks UI URIs
  • CB-6706 Relax dependency on file plugin
  • Remove deprecated symbols for iOS < 6
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6808 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.network-information@0.2.9

  • Cached extra info to better detect changes
  • CB-6350 Fix networkStatusForFlags return value type to work with 64-bit iOS
  • Initial version of Firefox OS network information plugin
  • CB-6809 Add license to CONTRIBUTING.md
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.splashscreen@0.3.1

  • WP8 updated quirk for and combined iOS, WP8, BB10 quirks as they are all the same
  • WP implemented OnInit so splash screen can be shown before cordova page is loaded
  • WP plugin must be autoloaded for AutoHideSplashScreen preference to work
  • CB-6483 Use splash screen image from manifest on Windows8
  • CB-6127 Spanish and French Translations added
  • CB-6810 Add license to CONTRIBUTING.md
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.statusbar@0.1.6

  • CB-6783 added StatusBarStyle config preference, updated docs
  • Update docs with recent WP changes, remove clear from the list of named colors in documentation
  • CB-6513 Android Fix compiling
  • CB-6812 Add license
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md

org.apache.cordova.vibration@0.3.9

  • Extended vibrateWithPattern to allow for pattern repetition, implemented a complementary cancelVibration function and adapted documentation
  • Implemented vibrateWithPattern (for Android) and adapted documentation
  • CB-6491 add CONTRIBUTING.md
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