cordova_tutorial.txt

**** Client Dev installation ****

1. Install nodeJS --> https://nodejs.org/en/download/
2. Install Cordova --> (LIN/OSX) sudo npm install -g cordova  / (WIN) C:\>npm install -g cordova
3. Install IONIC --> sudo npm install -g ionic
4. Create new project --> cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld (if making a new app )
	or pull from git already existsing app project.
5. Cd into app's dir --> cd hello
6. Add platforms:
	--> cordova platform add ios --save
	--> cordova platform add android --save


**** To check requirements for cordova ****

-->cordova requirements

**** App Build ****
By default, cordova create script generates a skeletal web-based application whose start page is the project's www/index.html file. Any initialization should be specified as part of the deviceready event handler defined in www/js/index.js.

--> cordova build (all platforms)
--> cordova build ios  (only for ios)
cordova build android (only for android)

*** Emulating ***
--> cordova emulate android   will open android emulator if you have android studio installed
--> cordova emulate ios   will open android ios if you have xcode installed


*****

OPTIONAL:

sudo npm install -g bower

You can use bower to manage/install/unistall packages for the JS project 

good tutorial: http://gonehybrid.com/build-your-first-mobile-app-with-the-ionic-framework-part-4/