Cordova access for remoteSite

[vinay_m_]

Hi all, I'm using intel xdk to launch my remote site in app using window.open(URL) . Now in my remote site I want to show some PDF reports in child window for this I'm calling window.open(myreportURL) but pop-up is blocked and user is unable to disable pop-up blocker from app. For this i want to use cordova child browser. How to access cordova in remote site. Please let me know Thanks in Advance :)

[Elroy_A_Intel]

I recommend that you add any domain names that your applications will be communicating with to the whitelist field on the Projects panel > Build Settings > Android-Crosswalk, Android, or iOS . For more information on Intel XDK whitelist, visit https://software.intel.com/en-us/xdk/docs/using-cordova-whitelist-rules-with-intel-xdk.

[Anusha_M_Intel1 · Accepted solution]

I believe you are looking for or is already using the InAppBrowser plugin. 

We have a sample app that ships with the XDK that opens PDF files etc. Look for it under -> Start a new project -> Samples and Demos -> HTML5+Cordova -> InAppBrowser sample (fourth on top row)

Here is documentation to the plugin: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser

[vinay_m_]

Thank you All,

My question is i'm opening a remoteSite in which I want to call window.open(URL) to show report in child browser. Can I access cordova from my remote Site.?

[Elroy_A_Intel]

No, you will not be able to access Cordova from the remote site. Cordova is only accessible from your local project files.

[vinay_m_]

Hi,

With Cordova inAppBrowser I'm able to load website from server and showing it in webview. but in my website there is a call of window.open which should open URL in system browser (_system) but it is opening in webview itself.

[vinay_m_]

Hi Anusha,

As per your suggestion, I looked into inAppBrowser Sample template in intel XDk . for ios in configuration i found <access origin> with property "launch-external=yes". How to set this property for my URL in build settings I'm able to set it in whitelisting but it is not as "Launch-external" so i'm unable to launch in browser.

[Anusha_M_Intel1]

@vinay

window.open('http://html5test.com', '_system', 'location=yes');

The above should work to launch the page on system browser. Did you test on device? List the website under Intent (External Whitelist). That is what creates the launch-external entry in the config files. 

[vinay_m_]

@anusha, I did the same it was added into my config. Problem is I have window.open call in my remote site with _system which should open in system browser but it is opening as _blank. Can I access app function from my remote site.? Lets say I've pdfopen function in app & I launched my site in webview now can I able to access pdfopen function from webview? Thanks for ur suggestions

[PaulF_IntelCorp]

You can only access your app functions from within the webview that contains your app. When you open another view, using an iframe or inappbrowser, you are opening a new "view" and you wont have access to your app's functions and data.

[Anusha_M_Intel1]

Paul's right. Once you open from an inappbrowser window, it is treated as a new view and you no longer have access to your app. You can only close that webview and return. 

[vinay_m_]

Hi Everyone,

I'm using latest version of intel xdk which includes cordova 5.1.1 I included splashscreen plugin and added images in build settings for iOS landscape but still I'm getting cordova image as splash screen. pls help on this. Thanks in advance.

[John_H_Intel2]

@vinay 

Please post a new topic with your issues. It gets cumbersome trying to follow multiple issues on the same thread.

Thanks!