How to use manual mode start?

[ghost]

I set startMode: 'manual' in my capacitor.config.ts

I have my built application in public/nodejs so it gets copied into the build.

I call it like this: await NodeJS.start({ script: 'dist/index.js', env: { NODE_ENV: 'production' } });

The file s located at /data/data/com.example.myApp/files/nodejs/public/dist/index.js (via android device explorer)

I added Logger.info(CapacitorNodeJSPlugin.LOGGER_TAG, "NATIVE START" + Arrays.toString(arguments)); right before the call to nativeStart(arguments, environmentVariables, true); in NodeProcess.java and I see: NATIVE START[node, /data/user/0/com.example.myApp/files/nodejs/public/dist/index.js] so it does seem like it should use that file. However it doesnt seem to actually start my App. Before I go any farther in debugging, is this all I need to do?

EDIT: I should say that when i turn off manual mode and switch back to whenReady() the app boots as expected

[hampoelz]

You have to use whenReady() to wait until the runtime is fully started, regardless of the start mode.

I should probably improve the documentation on this.

[ghost]

aha! I'll give it a go. thanks. It'd be nice to see it in one of the examples at some point.

[ghost]

I tried that approach and it didn't work. Is it possible you could try it in one of the examples?

[hampoelz]

The example was unfortunately out of date. I've updated everything and added some new examples. Take a look at the example/manual_start branch.