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Plugins Release
By: Steve Gill
14 Sep 2016

The following plugins were updated today:

  • cordova-plugin-battery-status: 1.2.0
  • cordova-plugin-camera: 2.3.0
  • cordova-plugin-console: 1.0.4
  • cordova-plugin-contacts: 2.2.0
  • cordova-plugin-device: 1.1.3
  • cordova-plugin-device-motion: 1.2.2
  • cordova-plugin-device-orientation: 1.0.4
  • cordova-plugin-dialogs: 1.3.0
  • cordova-plugin-file: 4.3.0
  • cordova-plugin-file-transfer: 1.6.0
  • cordova-plugin-geolocation: 2.3.0
  • cordova-plugin-globalization: 1.0.4
  • cordova-plugin-inappbrowser: 1.5.0
  • cordova-plugin-media: 2.4.0
  • cordova-plugin-media-capture: 1.4.0
  • cordova-plugin-network-information: 1.3.0
  • cordova-plugin-splashscreen: 4.0.0
  • cordova-plugin-statusbar: 2.2.0
  • cordova-plugin-test-framework: 1.1.3
  • cordova-plugin-vibration: 2.1.2
  • cordova-plugin-whitelist: 1.3.0
  • cordova-plugin-wkwebview-engine: 1.1.0

Release Highlights:

  • camera, contacts and media-capture have been updated to work with iOS 10
  • camera:CB-4078 Fix for orientation/scaling on Android 4.4+ devices. Adds support for content:.
  • splashscreen: CB-8056 Implement splashscreen for Windows platform
  • Various plugins: fixed issue where Plugin was using Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class

You can update any plugin by removing it, and then re-adding it.

E.g. To update your camera plugin:

cordova plugin rm cordova-plugin-camera --save
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera@latest --save

Changes include:

cordova-plugin-battery-status@1.2.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-camera@2.3.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • CB-11661 Add mandatory iOS 10 privacy description
  • CB-11714 windows added more explicit content-type when converting to target data on canvas
  • CB-11295 Add WP8.1 quirk when choosing image from photoalbum
  • CB-10067 Update PictureSourceType JSDoc to reflect README update
  • CB-9070 Update CameraPopoverHandle docs to reflect README update
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • CB-11631 Appium tests: A working fix for a flaky selection canceled failure
  • CB-11709 Tests should use resolveLocalFileSystemURL() instead of deprecated resolveFileSystemURI()
  • CB-11695 Increased session creation timeout for Appium tests
  • CB-11656 (Android) Appium tests: Fixed side menu opening on some more resolutions
  • CB-11376 (ios): fix CameraUsesGeolocation error
  • CB-10067 (ios) clarifications on PictureSourceType
  • CB-11410 (ios) fix cameraPopoverHandle.setPosition
  • CB-9070 (ios) Fixed CameraPopoverHandle documentation
  • CB-11447 Respect output format when retrieving images from gallery
  • CB-11447 Resolve iOS tests failures due to iOS quirks
  • CB-11553 Pend failing Appium tests on Sauce Labs for the time being (reverted from commit b69571724035f41642f3ee612c5b66e1f0c4386c)
  • CB-11553 Pend failing Appium tests on Sauce Labs for the time being
  • CB-11498 [Android] Appium tests should not fail when there is no camera
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • CB-11296 Appium: Better element clicking and session error handling
  • CB-11232 Appium tests: fixed element tapping on iOS 9
  • CB-11183 Appium tests: Added image verification
  • fixed some bad formatting that hid HTML tags and added link to sample
  • Set android quality default value to 50 on the java code
  • Moving message in PR template to a comment
  • Add pull request template. This closes #213
  • CB-11228 browser: Add classes for styling purposes
  • CB-10139 browser: Respect target width and height
  • CB-11227 browser: Fix incorrect mime type
  • CB-11162 Appium tests: retry spec on failure
  • CB-4078 Fix for orientation/scaling on Android 4.4+ devices
  • CB-11165 removed peer dependency
  • CB-11147 Appium tests: generate descriptive spec names
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md
  • CB-11128 Appum tests: Fixed some of the flaky failures
  • CB-11003 Added Sample section to the Camera plugin README

cordova-plugin-console@1.0.4

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • add JIRA issue tracker link
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-contacts@2.2.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Added variable to set the usage
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • CB-11695 Increased session creation timeout for Appium tests
  • CB-11667 Memory leak in CDVContact for CoreFoundation ABRecordRef
  • CB-11574 Appium tests now use new injected promise chain methods
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • CB-11296 Appium: Better element clicking and session error handling
  • Add pull request template.
  • Add fenced code blocks - with language hints
  • handle Invalid Date error
  • CB-11166 Appium tests: Added a check for contact's birthday
  • CB-11033 Appium tests: more timeout tweaks
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md
  • CB-11128 Appium tests: Increased session destruction timeout

cordova-plugin-device@1.1.3

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • Readme: Add fenced code blocks with langauage hints
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-device-motion@1.2.2

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • CB-11482 Fix unreliable tests on Android
  • CB-11531 Restart Accelerometer on CyanogenMod 13
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-11188 cordova-plugin-device-motion-tests are failing in CI
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-device-orientation@1.0.4

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md
  • Removed ios quirk code + documentation

cordova-plugin-dialogs@1.3.0

  • CB-11832 updated missing header file
  • Select the text and put default value in the input directly.
  • CB-11281 windows: defaultText is not taken as input if no input by user fixed
  • Separated CSS from JS code. Fixed the prompt dialog CSS to look close to native. Fixed the positioning of the prompt dialog for Windows. Fixed minor JSHint issues.
  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • CB-8773 Fix for iOS 8 keyboard not appearing on prompt
  • CB-11677 Android: made text, entered to prompt dialog visible
  • CB-8947:(ios) Fix crash. Convert non-string messages to strings. Added tests.
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-11218 Convert button list to appropriate type
  • Simply add Browser to supported platforms
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-file@4.3.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Add handling for SecurityException
  • CB-11368 android: Resolve content URLs produced by contacts plugin
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • CB-11693 ios: Run copy and move operations in the background thread
  • CB-11699 Read files as Data URLs properly
  • CB-11305 Enable cdvfile: assets fs root for DOM requests
  • CB-11385 android: Import java.nio.charset.Charset in LocalFileSystem class
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • CB-11407 ios: added extern keyword to constants to fix phonegap-webview-ios template issue.
  • CB-11385 android: Does not pass sonarqube scan
  • Add pull request template.
  • Minor edits to the README.md
  • CB-11142 Fix the NeedPermission code for the case when external media is not mounted in Android
  • CB-11003 Adding samples to Readme.
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md
  • CB-11115 android: Removing dependency on FileDescriptor toString in content provider tests

cordova-plugin-file-transfer@1.6.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • CB-9022 Fix exception thrown by call to remapApi on main thread
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • CB-9022 Resolve source URI on background thread
  • CB-11316 windows: Added content-type for files
  • Close invalid PRs
  • CB-11497 Use cordova-vm for testing 304 errors
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • documentation with a wrong log message in fileTransfer.download function
  • added link to sample
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10974 Cordova file transfer Content-Length header problem
  • Add fenced code blocks to help code formatting
  • CB-11165 removed peer dependency
  • CB-11003 Adding sample section to documentation.
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-geolocation@2.3.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • Adding links to reference content and sample content to the top of the readme file
  • Update iOS geolocation plugin to avoid THREAD WARNING: ['Geolocation'], operation occurs in new Thread
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-globalization@1.0.4

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-inappbrowser@1.5.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Add intent scheme to be handled by OS
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • Adding links to guide content and reference content at the top of the readme file Github: close #163
  • CB-10973 Browser: wrong height of webview with location=yes
  • Size and position in browser platform
  • CB-10973 Windows: wrong height of webview with location=yes
  • CB-11013 IAB enabling background play of YouTube videos?
  • CB-10467 Hardware back button, while InAppBrowser is opened, closes the app too in addition to closing InAppBrowser
  • CB-11178 allow to open other apps on iOS 9
  • fix some calls which used api level 16
  • CB-5402 added extra content from wiki page
  • CB-2063 (ios) Fixed presentation style
  • CB-11012 added some clarifications about InAppBrowser object
  • CB-3360 Set custom inappbrowser user agent for ios
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • CB-11381 android: Does not pass sonarqube scan
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10866 Adding engine requirements to package.json
  • CB-110003 Adding samples to Readme.
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-media@2.4.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • CB-11793 fixed android build issue with last commit
  • CB-11085 Fix error output using println to LOG.e
  • CB-11757 (ios) Error out if trying to stop playback while in a wrong state
  • CB-11380 (ios) Overloaded audioFileForResource method instead of modifying its signature
  • CB-11380 (ios) Updated modified method signature in the .h file
  • CB-11380 (ios) Fixed an unexpected error callback when initializing Media with file that doesn't exist
  • CB-10849 (ios) Fixed a crash when playing soundfiles consecutively
  • CB-11754 (Android) Fixed the build error
  • CB-11086 (Android) Fixed a crash when setVolume() is called on unitialized audio This closes #93
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • CB-11655 (Android) Enabled asynchronous error handling
  • CB-11430 Report duration NaN value to JS properly
  • CB-11429 Update test stream URL
  • CB-11430 Skip audio playback tests on Saucelabs
  • CB-11458 - media.spec.25 'should be able to play an audio stream' fails on iOS platform
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • CB-11313 Can't start media streaming on Android 6.0
  • Add pull request template.
  • Readme: Add fenced code blocks with langauage hints
  • CB-11165 removed peer dependency
  • CB-10776 Add the ability to pause and resume an audio recording (Android)
  • CB-10776 Add the ability to pause and resume an audio recording (iOS)
  • CB-9487 Don't update position when getting amplitude
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-media-capture@1.4.0

  • Add mandatory iOS 10 privacy description for microphone
  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • CB-11821 (ios) Add mandatory iOS 10 privacy description
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • CB-11396 - Audio Media Capture Crashes if app stores file on external storage
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-11212 iOS: Explicitly set the bundle for images
  • CB-10554 Implementing plugin save/restore API for Android
  • CB-11165 removed peer dependency
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-network-information@1.3.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • CB-11734 Network Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • CB-11300 (android) Recognize 2G, 3G and 4G network connection subtype names
  • Update NetworkManager.java
  • Detection of Ethernet Network Type on Android
  • fixed two potential memory leaks when doing Analyze on iOS 9
  • CB-11384 android: Does not pass sonarqube scan
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • Readme: Add fenced code blocks with langauage hints
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-splashscreen@4.0.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • CB-11326 Prevent crash when initializing plugin after navigating to another URL
  • Fix crash on iOS when reloading page from remote Safari
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-11179 Extend the windows-splashscreen docs
  • CB-11159 Fix flaky splashscreen native tests
  • CB-11156 Change default FadeSplashScreenDuration value
  • CB-8056 Updated the dependency version, added it to the docs
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md
  • CB-8056 Implement splashscreen for Windows platform
  • CB-6498 Misleading documentation in Android Quirks

cordova-plugin-statusbar@2.2.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Handle extended status bar on iOS
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • CB-11287 (ios) - fix webview resize after modal on iPhones
  • CB-11485 fix resize on rotation with popover
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • CB-11197 Keep status bar hidden when keyboard pops up
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10866 Adding engine info to package.json
  • patched missing _ready method, and changed the way the proxy is installed
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-test-framework@1.1.3

  • CB-9071 Update test framework plugin to use Jasmine 2.4.1
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-11124 Fixing cordova-ios build failure due to unnecessary post calls to couchdb and adding handlers to xhr call
  • Add spec started/completed log

cordova-plugin-vibration@2.1.2

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • add JIRA issue tracker link
  • Add badges for paramedic builds on Jenkins
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-whitelist@1.3.0

  • CB-11795 Add 'protective' entry to cordovaDependencies
  • Updated installation section
  • Plugin uses Android Log class and not Cordova LOG class
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10866 Adding engine info to package.json
  • CB-10996 Adding front matter to README.md

cordova-plugin-wkwebview-engine@1.1.0

  • CB-11824 - Update tests to include objective-c tests
  • CB-11554 - fixed unit tests
  • CB-11815 (iOS) Fix hard-coded bridge name "cordova"
  • CB-11554 - too 'brutal' app reload when title is empty
  • CB-11074 - Ensure settings from config.xml are taken into consideration
  • Add ability to set the deceleration rate for the scrollview to 'fast'
  • CB-11496 - Add obj-c unit tests for WKWebViewConfiguration, WKPreference
  • CB-11496 - Create Obj-C unit-tests for wkwebview-engine (fix linker error)
  • CB-11452 - Update README.md with latest news about AllowInlineMediaPlayback fix
  • CB-9888 (iOS) check & reload WKWebView
  • CB-11375 - onReset method of CDVPlugin is never called
  • Add pull request template.
  • CB-10818 - Support the scroll deceleration speed preference.
  • CB-10817 - Will now reload the webView if a crash occurs