Appendix H: Tips

Dan_vL · ‎05-11-2017

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Where to Get Help with Cordova Questions
Monitoring and Modifying HTTP and HTTPS Requests
Setting the Session Timeout for the Management Cockpit
Sharing Your Device's Screen
Accelerating the Android Emulator
Wireless ADB Connection to an Android Device
Proxy Settings on Android
iOS 7 Status Bar Overlays the App
Simple Customizations
Opening URL's
Miscellaneous Tips

Where to Get Help with Cordova Questions

There is an active forum on PhoneGap/Cordova at PhoneGap Forum.

The list of known Cordova issues can be searched at Apache Cordova Issue Tracker.

The Cordova mailing lists can be searched at Apache Cordova Mailing Lists.

The Apache Cordova Blog section often highlights important changes and lists bug fixes that are in a particular release.

Searching for Kapsel or "Fiori Client on the SAP Notes website and then searching by release date will show a list of known problems.

Monitoring and Modifying HTTP and HTTPS Requests

It can be useful to examine the network calls made between an application and the server. The following shows how this can be accomplished using Fiddler.

Device Trace with Fiddler
Android
iOS
Additional Fiddler Tips
Network Trace using the Server

Device Trace with Fiddler

It is possible to use Fiddler to capture traffic between a mobile device and the SAP Cloud Platform Mobile Services or SMP server. The following instructions will demonstrate how to do this with an Android or iOS device.

In Fiddler choose Tools > Fiddler Options > Capture HTTPS Connects > Decrypt HTTPS traffic > from all processes.

Configure Fiddler to permit remote devices to route traffic through it.Go to Tools > Telerik Fiddler Options > Connections
Check "Allow remote computers to connect".Uncheck "Act as system proxy on startup". This setting is not needed when capturing communications of a device that is proxying through fiddler.

Restart Fiddler.

Determine the IP address of the machine that is running Fiddler by running ipconfig from a command prompt.

Android

In a browser on the device open the following URL and click on the link. Download the FiddlerRoot certificate.
```
&ltyour_ip_address&gt:8888
```
Install the certificate you just downloaded, and give it a name.

If using an emulator or Cellular Network on a device, go to Settings > More > Cellular Networks > Access Point Names > Your network, and specify the proxy hostname and port. Note, if you are using an emulator and the IP address 10.0.2.2 can be used to reference the host machine.

If using Wi-Fi on a physical device, go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Press and hold Your Network > Modify Network > Advanced options > Proxy > Manual and enter the Proxy hostname and port.

Open a browser on the device and navigate to a website and notice that Fiddler is being used to proxy the traffic. If it is not, try toggling in and out of airplane mode.

The following is a trace from performing a Register and then a Read. Notice that HTTPS was used and the details of the request and the response can be examined in Fiddler.

iOS

In a browser on the device open the following URL and click on the link FiddlerRoot certificate.
```
&ltyour_ip_address&gt:8888
```
Go to Settings -> General -> About -> Certificate Trust Settings and trust the Fiddler root certificate.

Go to Settings -> Wi-Fi -> select your network -> HTTP PROXY -> Manual and set the proxy.

Open a browser on the device and navigate to a website and notice that Fiddler is being used to proxy the traffic.

Additional Fiddler Tips

Using Fiddler, a rule can be introduced in the OnBeforeRequest method to load a modified HTML page. This could be used for example if you do not have access to the web server that is hosting the page but wish to make changes to a file it serves.Choose Rules > Customize Rules and edit the OnBeforeRequest method.
```
if (oSession.uriContains("FioriLaunchpad.html")) {

    oSession["x-replywithfile"] = "c:/temp/FioriLaunchpad.html";

}
```

It could also be used to remove certain files or load them from another location.

if (oSession.uriContains("core-ext-light.js")){

    oSession.oRequest.FailSession(404, "Blocked", "Fiddler blocked core-ext.js file");

}



if (oSession.uriContains("core-min-0.js")) {

    oSession.fullUrl = "https://sapui5.hana.ondemand.com/1.28.30/resources/sap/fiori/core-min-0.js";

}

The following rule would enable you to access a proxied Fiori app URL in a regular browser on a device.

if (oSession.host.ToLower() == "mobile-abcdefg.us1.hana.ondemand.com" ) {

    oSession.oRequest["X-SMP-APPCID"] = "0abcdef-7a2b-42fa-bfb3-3ffb68b1c099";

}

Network Trace using the Server

Both the SMP server and the SAP Cloud Platform Mobile Services server offer the ability to trace network requests it receives and sends out. The network trace is recorded in an HAR archive that can be imported into a viewer such Fiddler as shown below.

Enable network tracing.
On SMP this can be found under Logs, Network Traces, Log while on the SAP Cloud Platform Mobile Services this can be found under Analytics, Network Traces.

In an application, make a request of the server such as a proxied OData request.

Turn off the network tracing

Export the network trace as download type HAR. Note will likely have to change the To date filter before pressing the download button.

Import the trace file into Fiddler. Choose File, Import Sessions..., choose HTTPArchive from the dropdown and browse to the tracelog.har file.

Notice that both the request made from the Kapsel app to the server and the request made from the server to the OData backend is shown.

Setting the Session Timeout for the Management Cockpit

The duration after which the Management Cockpit by default times out and requests the user to log in again is 20 minutes from the last use. This value can be changed by modifying the

session-timeout

setting in the following file and restarting the SMP 3.0 server.

C:\SAP\MobilePlatform3\Server\config_master\org.eclipse.gemini.web.tomcat\web.xml

Note that if the same browser that is hosting the Management Cockpit is also used to say invoke a REST call against the SMP 3.0 server and uses a different security profile, the Management Cockpit is logged out. An example of this is using the Chrome Advanced Rest Client to send a push notification as described in the section Push.

Sharing Your Device's Screen

It can be useful to view your device's screen on a computer and or to make a recording. There are multiple ways to accomplish this. Here are a few programs that may be helpful.

Note that as of SP 11, the Fiori Client includes the cordova-plugin-privacyscreen plugin which disables screen sharing on Android.

Android

Vysor can be installed as an app for Chrome. It enables an Android's screen to be shown that is connected via adb in a resizable window. It enables the computer to control the device using the mouse and enter text using the keyboard. Finally, one additional feature is the ability to remotely control a device. To use it install Vysor as an app in Chrome. Establish an adb connection to your device. In Chrome, enter the below URL.

chrome://apps/

Click on Vysor and then you should see your device listed.

Android Studio can also be used to capture the device's screen and save it as an MP4 file. In Android Studio, in the logcat tab of the Android Monitor, click on the icon for Screen Record.

iOS

Connect your iOS device to a Mac and start the QuickTime Player and choose File, New Movie Recording. Under the Camera, select your connected device. The device's screen will now appear on the Mac and the created recording can be saved.

Windows

Install the Project My Screen app on your Windows computer. Start it with your Windows Phone connected to your computer.

Wireless ADB Connection to an Android Device

It is possible to connect wirelessly to an Android device that was previously configured to enable this.

With a USB connected Android device enter the following commands.

adb tcpip 5555

adb connect ip_address

The Android device's IP address can be found under Settings > WI-FI > Click on the button in the top right with three dots > Advanced > Scroll down to IP address. To switch back to adb usb mode enter the following.

adb usb

Accelerating the Android Emulator

There are two ways that the Android emulator can be configured to run faster. The first way uses graphics acceleration to increase the redraw rate of the emulator. It can be enabled by checking Use Host GPU

Note you may run into screen redraw issues after enabling this option.

The second way is to use virtual machine acceleration. This requires the download of the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager.

It then needs to be installed.

C:\Android\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729\sdk\extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager\IntelHaxm.exe

An Android X86 based image, Intel Atom (x86) must be selected.

Note that after starting the emulator; the following message appears indicating that it is working correctly.

For additional details see Using Hardware Acceleration.

Note, if you are unable to install IntelHaxm, you may need to remove the following setting in Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features on or off > Uncheck Hyper-V.

Note this has a side effect of disabling the Windows Simulators.

Proxy Setting for Android

If you use a proxy server, the Android emulator can be configured under Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names. Note these steps only apply to 4.x emulators and not 5.x emulators.

For 5.x and higher emulators, the proxy value is taken by the http_proxy and https_proxy environment variables or it can be passed in via the command line such as the following.

emulator -avd Android6 -http-proxy http://proxy_server:proxy_port

To set the proxy settings for an Android device that is using WIFI, go to Settings > Wireless and Network > Wi-Fi Settings > Long press on the Wi-Fi network > Check the Show Advanced Options.

A quick way to test if the proxy settings are working is to open the browser and attempt to access a web site such as http://www.google.com.

iOS 7 Status Bar Overlays the App

If your app runs on iOS 7 you may need to add a 20 pixel top margin so that the status bar does not overlay the main screen of the application. The Status Bar Issue describes the problem in more detail and contains the following solution.

document.addEventListener('deviceready', onDeviceReady, false);



function init() {

    if (parseFloat(window.device.version) >= 7.0) {

          document.body.style.marginTop = "20px";

    }

}

A SAPUI5 specific solution is shown below.

html[data-sap-ui-os^="iOS7"] .sapMBar {

  border-top-color:#F2F2F2;

  border-top-style:solid;

  border-top-width:20px;

}

Perhaps a better way to address this is to use the cordova-plugin-statusbar plugin.

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-statusbar

Then modify the config.xml file and set the StatusBarOverlaysWebView to false.

Simple Customizations

There are a few easy ways to quickly customize your app including adding a gradient, removing the default Cordova splash screen and changing the app icon. Additional information on app icons and splashscreens can be seen at Splashscreen.

To add a gradient, use a tool like Ultimate CSS Gradient Generator to generate a line of CSS that can be added to the top of your index.html.

<head>

    <style>

        body {background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#feffff), color-stop(35%,#ddf1f9), color-stop(100%,#a0d8ef));}

    </style>

To change the splash screen on iOS, left-click on the Project > Target > scroll to Launch Images, right-click on the image that matches the device type being used and choose open with Finder. Replace that image with a new image that has the appropriate resolution. The same approach can be followed to change the app icon.

To change the app icon on Android, replace the icon image with a new image that has the appropriate resolution. The icon images are in the following folder.
```
project_name\platforms\android\res\drawable-xxxx.
```

Note that cleaning the project may be necessary after changing the icon or splash screen.

Opening URL's

To open an external URL from index.html, the Cordova InAppBrowser plugin can be used. URL's opened in the InAppBrowser are opened in a separate window from the WebView used to display the current running application. InAppBrowser windows also do not have access to the plugins added to a project.

<script>

    function showURL(url) {

        var URLToOpen = encodeURI(url);  //may be needed if URL contains parameters 

        var ref = window.open(URLToOpen, '_blank', 'location=yes,toolbar=yes,toolbarposition=top'); //toolbar options are iOS only

        //Note on Android, some attachment types such as PDF, XLS, DOCX can be opened by changing '_blank' to '_system'

        //The appropriate viewer would need to be installed and it may help to have a file manager program like ES File Explorer installed

    }

</script>

<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="showURL('http://www.google.com')">www.google.com</a>

This will open a new window showing the web site www.google.com. When the window is closed, the Kapsel app will regain focus.

Note that local HTML files can simply be opened using

<a href="accounts.html">Open Accounts</a>

Note that on Android, if the resource does not exist and the link is clicked on the app will close. To instead shown an error screen, modify the config.xml file under the res/xml folder to include a preference setting indicating an error page to open.

<preference name="errorUrl" value="file:///android_asset/www/error.html" />

See Android Configuration for additional details.

Miscellaneous Tips

Sometimes in Xcode it is necessary to perform a more complete clean of a project. This can be performed by holding the Alt key when selecting the Product menu. The Clean menu item changes to Clean Build Folder...

If a permissions error occurs on a Mac, a files permissions can be seen via the finder menu item Get Info in the Sharing & Permissions. To change the permissions of a folder and its children the following command can be used.
```
sudo chown -R user_name /Users/UserName/folder name
```

The iOS simulator can be reset to a clean state. This can be performed by choosing iOS Simulator > Reset Content and Settings...

To delete an app on iOS, long press on the app icon.

An iOS app can be removed from memory by pressing the home button twice quickly. On iOS 7 swipe the app up to remove it.

See Getting Started in Simulator for details on things such as how to rotate, drag and pinch.

A linker error may occur if the Deployment Target is changed from 6.0 to 7 or 8 on an Xcode project that contains the Logon plugin. This can be corrected by adding the library "libstdc++.6.0.9.dylib". Under the General tab for the project, click on the + sign in the Linked Frameworks and Libraries section and add "libstdc++.6.0.9.dylib".

An Android app can be uninstalled or reset to a newly deployed state via Settings > Apps > App > Uninstall or Clear Data. A quicker way to do this is to long press on the app and then drag the icon to Uninstall or App Info.

If the application running in an Android emulator takes a while to load it may be necessary to increase the loadUrlTimeout value. This can be set in the Java class for the plugin.

public class LogonDemo extends DroidGap

{

    @Override

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)

    {

        super.setIntegerProperty("loadUrlTimeoutValue", 60000);   //add this line.



        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        // Set by <content src="index.html" /> in config.xml

        super.loadUrl(Config.getStartUrl());

        //super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html")

    }

}

Appendix H: Tips

Where to Get Help with Cordova Questions

Monitoring and Modifying HTTP and HTTPS Requests

Device Trace with Fiddler

Android

iOS

Additional Fiddler Tips

Network Trace using the Server

Setting the Session Timeout for the Management Cockpit

Sharing Your Device's Screen

Android

iOS

Windows

Wireless ADB Connection to an Android Device

Accelerating the Android Emulator

Proxy Setting for Android

iOS 7 Status Bar Overlays the App

Simple Customizations

Opening URL's

Miscellaneous Tips

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