Welcome my dear readers, today am going to be writing on how to install Apache Cordova tools for hybrid application development on visual studio, so as to build apps that run on iOS, Android, and Windows devices. If you've installed Visual Studio already, you can always add the feature later. You'll need a computer that runs Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can use Windows 7 if you want, but if you do, you won't be able to target Windows or Windows Phone devices.
# If you are just installing visual studio newly follow the following steps to install Apache Cordova tools along with Visual studio: 1. In the Visual Studio installer, choose the Custom option, and then select the HTML/JavaScript (Apache Cordova) feature.
>>> Visual Studio installs all of the third-party components that you need to build your hybrid app.
# If you've already installed Visual Studio, follow the following steps to install Apache Cordova tools in visual studio:
1. Open Control Panel -> Programs and Features, choose the Visual Studio 2015 item, and then choose the Change button.
2. In the setup wizard for Visual Studio, choose the >> Modify button.
3. In the list of optional features to install, select the HTML/JavaScript (Apache Cordova) checkbox, choose the Next button, and then choose the Update button.
> >> Visual Studio installs all of the third-party components that you need to build your hybrid app for any platform.
The third-party components that Visual Studio installs for you
Visual Studio installs these third-party components. You'll need them to use Apache Cordova, and to target the Android platform.
Component AND Why Visual Studio installs it
Apache Ant 1.8.0 (or later) >>>>>>> To build Android apps.
32-bit Oracle Java JDK 7 >>>>>>>>>>> To build Android apps.
Android SDK >>>>>>>>>> To build Android apps and to start the Apache Ripple simulator.
Joyent Node.js >>>>>>>>>>>> To integrate with the Apache Cordova Command Line Interface (CLI) and the Apache Ripple simulator.
Git CLI >>>>>>>>>>>> To enable you to manually add Git URIs for specific Cordova plug-ins.
## After all the installation has been completed, now launch your visual studio and follow the steps below to update your Apache Cordova:
1. In Visual Studio, choose Tools-> Extensions and Updates.
2. In the Updates tab of the Extensions and Updates dialog box, choose Product Updates. If an update for Visual Studio Tools for Apache appears, select it, and then choose the Update button.
In our next post am going to be writing on how to create your first cross platform application using Apache Cordova which we have installed on visual studio. I sincerely hope this post was helpful, if it was please like our Facebook page and Twitter page also subscribe to our mail box to get instant update were ever you are, and please share your thoughts about this post in the comment section, thanks.
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