Load PhoneGap plugin dynamically

[Ahmed RADJDI]

Hello everyone,

I work on a PhoneGap application for Android and iPhone.
I wonder if it is possible to dynamically load a plugin PhoneGap when
I run a special functionality of my application.

Best regard.

[tmaus]

sure ...

you should be able to register your plugin within js in any possible
function.

But you have to register it nevertheless in Android and Xcode

[Ahmed RADJDI]

This is the background of my question, I want the register in Android
and Xcode is done dynamically.

For example, in Android context, I want that my application include
different jar file for each plugin. When I need some plugin, I load
the corresponding jar file, then I register this plugin in Android and
in js. As soon as I have no need, I unload this plugin.

[Aater Suleman]

Ahmed,

While this is possible, it will require changing the native JAVA code.
Unless you really care about the App's file size, I would compile the
plugins and only manipulate JS on the fly. I once tried the former and
its a pain for several reasons. At the least, it makes upgrading to
newer PhoneGap versions a lot harder (PhoneGap releases a new version
faster than I can upgrade:-).

Aater

[Ahmed RADJDI]

Thank's for reply :)

Actually, I care about application's size, but not only. I also want
to be able to load different PhoneGap versions and different PhoneGap
plugins.

To use a plugin, you need to allow this plugin to be called from
Javascript, and you need to maps the plugin name to the class name
that implement the plugin. This is done by modify "res/xml/
plugins.xml" file.
So my questions are :
- Can we modify with JAVA code "res/xml/plugins.xml" file ?
- Is there are another way to allow plugin to be called from
Javascript, and to maps plugin name to class name that implement the
plugin ?

Ahmed

[Aater Suleman]

Yes, you can modify the XML files in JAVA. I can't think of another
way to call plugins, in fact, please let me know if you find any.

[Bryce Curtis]

Dynamic loading of plugins is not supported in PhoneGap.  The native plugin code must be contained within the installed application and be listed in the plugins.xml for Android or plist file for iOS.  As for the js plugin code, you can keep it in a separate js file and only load it before calling the plugin method.

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