cordova-plugin-android-utility v1.3.1

Cordova Android Utility Plugin

This plugin is built as a general tool utility to perform relatively small tasks on the native android side.

Contents

• Setup
• Methods
  • getVersionInfo()
  • getNotificationChannels()
  • getNotificationChannel()
  • getNotificationSettings()
  • openNotificationSettings()
  • getSimInfo()
• Questions
• License

Setup

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-android-utility

# or

cordova plugin add https://github.com/DavidBriglio/cordova-plugin-android-utility

Methods

getVersionInfo

Usage: cordova.plugins.android.utility.getVersionInfo()

This method will return information on the android version.

Returns Promise with:

Example Usage:

cordova.plugins.android.utility.getVersionInfo()
  .then(info => {
    // Show the android official release number and the sdk number
    console.log(`Android ${info.release} (SDK ${info.sdk})`)
  })
  .catch(message => console.log('Error: ' + message))

getNotificationChannels

Android 26+

Usage: cordova.plugins.android.utility.getNotificationChannels()

This method will return a promise with an array of notification channel id strings.

Example Usage:

cordova.plugins.android.utility.getNotificationChannels()
  .then(channels => {
    // List all channels
    for (let i in channels) {
      console.log(`Channel ${i}: ${channels[i]}`)
    }
  })
  .catch(message => console.log('Error: ' + message))

getNotificationChannel

Android 26+

Usage: cordova.plugins.android.utility.getNotificationChannel([string: channel id])

This method will return a promise with all information about the specified channel id.

Android Documentation

Returns Promise with: | Index | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | canBypassDnd | Boolean | True if the notification bypasses do not disturb. | | canShowBadge | Boolean | True if the notification will show a badge when active. | | description | String | Description of the channel. | | group | String | Channel group. | | id | String | Channel ID. | | importance | Integer | Integer representing channel importance. Refer to android documentation for value representations. | | lightColour | Integer | Integer representation of the light colour shown when showsLights is true. | | lockscreenVisibility | Integer | Integer value representing visibility of the notification on the lock screen. Refer to the android documentation for value representations. | | name | String | Name of the channel. | | sound | String | URI of the sound being used. | | vibrationPattern | Array | Vibration pattern array. | | showsLights | Boolean | Can show LED light when notification is active. | | vibration | Boolean | True if notification will cause a vibration. | | summary | String | The toString method result of the channel. |

Example Usage:

cordova.plugins.android.utility.getNotificationChannel('TEST_CHANNEL_1')
  .then(channel => {
    // Show some of the channel information
    console.log('This channel is: ' + channel.name)
    console.log('This channel has vibration: ' + (channel.vibration ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'))
    console.log('This channel uses the sound: ' + channel.sound)
  })
  .catch(message => console.log('Error: ' + message))

getNotificationSettings

Usage: cordova.plugins.android.utility.getNotificationSettings()

Obtain the base notification settings for the application. Use this for global settings and with API 25-.

Returns Promise with:

cordova.plugins.android.utility.getNotificationSettings()
  .then(settings => {
    // Show the global notification settings for the app
    console.log('Notifications are: ' + (settings.enabled ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'))
    console.log('Importance Level: ' + settings.importance)
  })
  .catch(message => console.log('Error: ' + message))

openNotificationSettings

Usage: cordova.plugins.android.utility.openNotificationSettings()

Open the Android OS notification settings page corresponding to the current application. This method takes no parameters and does not return any values.

getSimInfo

Usage: cordova.plugins.android.utility.getSimInfo()

Obtain the sim card information including the device phone number, imei and sim serial number.

// NOTE: Proper permissions must be requested first
cordova.plugins.android.utility.getSimInfo()
  .then(info => console.log(`Phone Number: ${info.phoneNumber}, IMEI: ${info.imei}, Serial#: ${info.serial}`))
  .catch(message => console.log(`Error Message: ${message}`))

Questions?

Please feel free to open an issue or make a pull request!

License

MIT - Please see the LICENSE file for details.

David Briglio (2020)