Ionic-cli: Cordova not available when using livereload on CLI 3.8.0

[jayserdny]

After updating to CLI 3.8.0, running in Android device using the command ionic cordova run android -lcs, Cordova plugins does not work. The log shows the following message:

console.warn: Native: tried calling Camera.getPicture, but Cordova is not available. Make sure to include cordova.js or run in a device/simulator

Seems like the issue is when you are trying to run with the livereaload flag. I've tried the following commands:

• ionic cordova run android --livereload
• ionic cordova run android -lcs

Only command working is ionic cordova run android.

Plugins tested:

• Ionic native camera
• Ionic native geolocation

Steps to reproduce:

1. Update to CLI 3.8.0
2. Run your application on Android by using livereload flag
3. Test Cordova function on device.

Ionic info

@ionic/cli-utils  : 1.8.0
ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.8.0

global packages:

Cordova CLI : 7.0.1 

local packages:

@ionic/app-scripts : 2.1.3
Cordova Platforms  : android 6.2.3
Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.6.0

System:

Node : v8.2.1
npm  : 5.3.0 
OS   : macOS Sierra

[imhoffd]

Thanks for the thorough bug report, @jayserdny! This one snuck in, unfortunately.

I've published 3.8.1 to fix this issue.

[jayserdny]

@dwieeb Fast and nice work by the way ;) Updating and testing now.

[RakeshKB]

Hi,
What's the command so that I get the consoles on the cli?

[jayserdny]

@RakeshKB What do you mean? To update the CLI?

[RakeshKB]

@jayserdny
Was curious to know if there is a similar command like in ionic v1.x 'ionic run android -lcs' that we can use in ionic 3.x to get the consoles displayed?
However, I downgraded ionic to 1.7.6 and the issue was fixed for me.

[jayserdny]

@RakeshKB It does not worth downgrading from 3.x to 1.7.6. Do you want to get console messages running on device or on local system?

[RakeshKB]

@jayserdny
My app is a 1.x one. However, I migrated to 3.x and was facing few issues of which one was the console messages. I would wan't the consoles to be printed on the terminal so that I can check for issues while the app runs on a real device.

[jayserdny]

@RakeshKB so, you can run your app, ionic run android -l -c -s , then in chrome you can inspect this device to get the logs: chrome://inspect/#devices. Then, select your device and you can see all the logs coming from this device

[RakeshKB]

@jayserdny sure, will do that. Thank you for the quick response :)

[imhoffd]

@RakeshKB The workaround that @jayserdny mentioned works, but the consolelogs bug for Ionic 1 can be tracked here: https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/issues/2548

[darkguy2008]

The workaround that @jayserdny mentioned does not work for me.

cli packages: (/usr/local/lib/node_modules)

    @ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.0
    ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.19.0

global packages:

    cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0

local packages:

    @ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.7
    Cordova Platforms  : android 7.0.0
    Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:

    Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
    Node              : v9.3.0
    npm               : 5.6.0
    OS                : macOS High Sierra
    Xcode             : Xcode 9.2 Build version 9C40b

Environment Variables:

    ANDROID_HOME : /Users/dragon/asdk

Misc:

    backend : pro

Still says cordova not available:

I'm trying to use the Ionic Native File API. Also happens with the Social Sharing Cordova plugin.

[jayserdny]

@darkguy2008 are you debugging in the browser on in a real device?

[darkguy2008]

@jayserdny on a real device of course, I wouldn't expect Cordova to work in the browser :P. Without --livereload it works, but there's no livereload. If I enable it, there's livereload but no cordova :(

[jayserdny]

@darkguy2008 hahaha just in case. But, have you ever tried reinstalling Cordova, Ionic, and maybe the platform you are trying to run on?

[BenHarris]

I'm getting the same issue with ionic cordova run ios -lcs

cli packages: (/usr/local/lib/node_modules)

    @ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.0
    ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.19.0

global packages:

    cordova (Cordova CLI) : 7.1.0 

local packages:

    @ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.4
    Cordova Platforms  : android 6.3.0 ios 4.5.4
    Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:

    Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
    ios-deploy        : 1.9.2 
    ios-sim           : 6.1.2 
    Node              : v8.9.1
    npm               : 5.5.1 
    OS                : macOS High Sierra
    Xcode             : Xcode 9.2 Build version 9C40b 

Environment Variables:

    ANDROID_HOME : /Users/ben/Library/Android/sdk

Misc:

    backend : pro

[DanielBaron86]

cli packages: (/usr/lib/node_modules)

@ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.1
ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.19.1

global packages:

cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0

local packages:

@ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.8
Cordova Platforms  : android 7.0.0 browser 5.0.3
Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:

Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
Node              : v8.9.4
npm               : 5.6.0 
OS                : Linux 4.13

The same problem here with android and ionic cordova run android --device -lcs

[atomassoni]

cli packages: (/Users/annetomassoni/Documents/project/node_modules)

    @ionic/cli-utils  : 1.19.1
    ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.19.1

global packages:

    cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0

local packages:

    @ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.8
    Cordova Platforms  : android 7.0.0
    Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:

    Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
    ios-deploy        : 1.9.2
    ios-sim           : 5.0.13
    Node              : v8.9.4
    npm               : 5.6.0
    OS                : macOS High Sierra
    Xcode             : Xcode 9.2 Build version 9C40b

Environment Variables:

    ANDROID_HOME : /Users/annetomassoni/Library/Android/sdk

Misc:

    backend : legacy

Also having the same problem with ionic cordova run android -lc

[imhoffd]

The original bug has been fixed for months. I'm guessing people who are coming here from google are missing the <script src="cordova.js" ... include in their index.html. Let me know if this is not the case.