Add Parameters to Cordova-CLI Hook Scripts?

Question

Is there a way to pass in command parameters to a Cordova-CLI hook script? Specifically I want to skin an application for a few clients and I would like to copy in their specific settings before the build by passing in an id number or something.

Answer 1

You can access parameters passed to cordova hooks via environment variables. You can set an environment variable that will stay 'alive' for the current session.

For example, if we have a variable called 'TARGET':

Windows cmd:

SET TARGET=someValue
cordova build android

Powershell:

$env:TARGET = "someValue"
iex "cordova build android"

You can then access these environment variables in your hooks with the following syntax (this is assuming you are writing your hooks with node.js):

var target = "someDefaultValue";

// Check for existence of the environment variable
if (process.env.TARGET) {

    // Log the value to the console
    console.log('process.env.TARGET is set to: ' + process.env.TARGET);

    // Override the default
    target = process.env.TARGET;
}

// Log the set value
console.log('Target is set to: ' + target);