Ionic2 with Crosswalk Project

Assume:

1. you already have an working Ionic2 project with the name ionic2-project.

2. you have all dependencies added

Author: CodeDee

Getting started

1. Change directory to YOUR ionic2 project

   cd ionic2-project
   

2. Add Crosswalk cordova plugin to your project

   ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview
   

   Now you should see cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview appear under plugin folder

    |-- ionic2-project
        |-- app
        |-- node_modules
        |-- plugins
            |-- cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview
            ...
        ...
   

3. Make sure that have installed latest version of Android Support Repository & Google Repository.

   android
   

   This will bring up Android SDK Manager, check if you have installed.

4. Add platform Android, if you have not

   ionic platform add android
   

5. Run project in Andrdoid device

   ionic run android
   

6. Now we have to verify if crosswalk is successfully packaged into your project.

   Hint 1: Inspect the name of built APK

    |-- ionic2-project
        |-- app
        |-- node_modules
        |-- plugins
        |-- platforms
            |-- android
                |-- build
                    |-- outputs
                        |-- apk
                            |-- android-debug.apk **<-- if you see this, crosswalk isn't in**
                            ...
                        ...
                    ...
                ...
            ...
        ...
   

   Hint 2: Inspect useragent of your application with Google Chrome Developer Tools

   Follow the following steps:

   1. Launch Google Chrome then launch Developer Tools (⌥⌘I)

   2. Attach your Android device to your machine

   3. Expand the 3-dots menu located at top right of the window, go to More Tools > Inspect deivces...

   4. You will now prompted with a Device windows

   5. Pick your Android device then under your ionic2 project click Inspect

   6. Key in below command in the console

      navigator.userAgent
      

   7. Verify your useragent string here:

      https://github.com/crosswalk-project/crosswalk-website/wiki/crosswalk-user-agent

Congratulation! You have successfully added Crosswalk into your Ionic2 project.