Latest Cordova using permissions fails

johnfacey

After upgrading to the latest Cordova in Monaca i’m unable to use the camera/barcodescanner. Is there an example of what needs to be configured or how to request the permissions etc… ?

khemry

@johnfacey
Here is an example of how to request the permission within config.xml file:

<plugin name="cordova-plugin-camera">
      <variable name="CAMERA_USAGE_DESCRIPTION" value="App would like to access the camera." />
      <variable name="MICROPHONE_USAGE_DESCRIPTION" value="App would like to access the microphone." />
      <variable name="PHOTOLIBRARY_USAGE_DESCRIPTION" value="App would like to access the library." />
</plugin>

johnfacey

I’m getting an error in the Monaca Debugger
Sorry, the Android camera encountered a problem. You may need to restart the device.

I’ve listed the code below and I’ve added the xml from your previous comment.

        try {
            var scanner = cordova.require("cordova/plugin/BarcodeScanner");
            scanner.scan( function(result) {
                              if (result.cancelled == false) {  
                                  $("#barcode").val(result.text);
                                  $("#checkin").click();
                              } else {
                                  ons.notification.alert("Scanning failed"); 
                              }
                }, function(error) {
                    ons.notification.alert("Scanning failed: " + error);
                }
            );
        } catch (err) {
            ons.notification.alert(err.toString())
        }

khemry

@johnfacey
BarcodeScanner Plugin (the built-in plugin on Monaca Cloud IDE) can’t be used with Android version 6 or higher and it may also not work with Cordova 6.5 projects for iOS platform. In this case, please use the external PhoneGap Plugin BarcodeScanner.

johnfacey

@khemry am I able to add an external plugin with my current account ?

khemry

@johnfacey Are you a Free/Basic plan user? If so, you can’t import the external plugin. How about trying a free 14 days trial with Developer plan?

johnfacey

Thanks I will try that

johnfacey

I tried added that external plugin but then I see that ‘barcodeScanner’ is undefined. Would this be something in my config.xml? How do I know if a plugin is configured correctly ?

jamal

@johnfacey, for 3rd party plugins to work, you need to create a custom debugger in the Monaca IDE (See Debug menu) or create a release version (APK) file and install on Android device.