# Cordova App

## Overview

Nectar comes with `config.xml`, the configuration file for Cordova project, containing the most commonly required plugins and the default optimal configuration, ready to be compiled into native app for Android, iOS, and Electron (Desktop).

## Installing Cordova CLI

For developing Cordova apps, you will need to install Cordova CLI on your machine. You can follow the official docs for installing and setting up Cordova environment according to your platform (Windows, Linux or MacOS)

[https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest)

## Modifying Configuration File

After successfully installing the Cordova CLI, you can start modifying the `config.xml` file that comes with Nectar.

By default, `config.xml` file comes with the optimal configuration that you will need to develop Cordova app with minimal efforts.

If you want to add any Cordova plugins, you can add those inside `config.xml` file and during the compilation process they will be added to the project.

[https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/config\_ref/index.html](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/config_ref/index.html)

{% hint style="info" %}
For Cordova, set `<base href="." />` in `index.html` file.
{% endhint %}

## Adding Reference to cordova.js

In any Cordova-based application, the `cordova.js` file is a crucial component that acts as a bridge between the web application and the native functionalities of the device.

The `cordova.js` file is automatically generated and included when you build your Cordova app. However, to ensure your app functions correctly, it is necessary to include a reference to `cordova.js` in your `index.html`

In Nectar, the reference to `cordova.js` is already included in `index.html` You just need to uncomment

```html
<!--<script src="cordova.js"></script>-->
```

## Compiling Cordova Project

Once you have modified the `config.xml` and want to test on emulator or real device you can follow the process described here at [https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/11.x/guide/cli/index.html#build-the-app](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/11.x/guide/cli/index.html#build-the-app)
