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##cdvlive : Live Reload for Apache Cordova

Install

$ npm install -g cdvlive cordova

  Usage: cdvlive <command> [options] [ -- ropts]
      <command>  ...... ios || android || browser || ip
        ios      ...... use cordova run ios
        android  ...... use cordova run android
        browser  ...... use cordova prepare browser
        ip       ...... reset ip address saved in config 
        
      [options]  ...... --ip <ip address>
      
      [ropts]  ........ -- <cordova run options>
      
    Examples:
      $ cdvlive ios
      $ cdvlive android
      $ cdvlive browser
      $ cdvlive ip
    
      Starts emulator/simulator unless device is attached pass --emulator to force

Tip: For Android is better to have the android emulator running before running cdvlive command

Demo: npm.io

Documentation

Add Platorms first

Need to add platfoms before running cdvlive

To add android run cordova platform add androi@latest
To add ios run cordova platform add ios@latest
To add browser run cordova platform add browser@latest

Managing Live Reload IP Addresses

By default the cli prompts for ip address to use, it saves the value for later use to avoid prompting all the time if the address is still valid

To reset the saved ip address use cdvlive ip
To specify an ip address or hostname use --ip flag like cdvlive android --ip 10.10.0.2

Debugging Cordova on Android

Open Chrome or Chome Canary with url chrome://inspect this works for Android 4.4+
For Android less than 4.4 use Browser-Sync UI -> Remote Debugger (weinre)

Debugging Cordova on iOS (iPhone or iPad)

On iOS device (i.e. iPhone) enable in Settings->Safari->Advanced->Web inspector
Open Safari or Nightly Webkit then enable in Preferences -> Advanced - > Show Develop menu
Open Web Inspector on Safari or Nightly Webkit then select Develop->(Simulator or Device)