Twilio-video.js: Question: Cordova hybrid app - is it possible?

[theDude30]

Hi,
I'm trying to create hybrid application that should load the twilio Javascript and enable audio/video.
Is it possible? did anyone had any experience with that?

[markandrus]

Hi @theDude30,

We don't support this directly today, although I know others have been experimenting with it. We're currently focusing on 1.0.0, but we should have future opportunities to explore these frameworks.

Best,
Mark

[drbeermann]

We have an Cordova plugin for iOS working and are in the process of testing Android. We had the javascript SDK working in one case but are not sure that it is the most reliable. Right now the audio tracks are not getting created, but I'm unsure why. I know a few others have created an iOS plugin as well. We could potentially open source ours but it isn't the most full-featured right now.

[theDude30]

Thanks,
After some struggling i ended using the twilio iOS SDK + web application(webkit).
as for android I'm using chrome webview(WebChromeClient) and the video works great without any code changes.

[ErikBleifield]

A question for the TheDude30 - I am interested in a Cordova interfaces as well, am I understanding this correctly: you could not get Cordova to work, so you had to move to native iOS SDK??

[PriceFallin]

My team made a plugin for the latest Twilio Video SDK that acts as a Cordova plugin for our Ionic App. We have it working great on iOS and Android. A while back we tried getting the JS Twilio SDK to work in our hybrid app but didn't have much luck, even with the crosswalk webview.

[markandrus]

@PriceFallin our team would be interested to learn about your Cordova plugin development and the issues you hit with the JavaScript SDK. Would you be willing to chat? If so, can you email me at [email protected]?

[ErikBleifield]

@PriceFallin - asking the obvious follow up, is the plugin anything that can be made public or shareable?

[PriceFallin]

Hey @ErikBleifield, talking to the Twilio team about it this week. Stay tuned. I'll post updates.

[vinlim]

Hi, following the matter, is there any usable plugin for twilio video now?

[changesbyjames]

Asking the same question, any closer to @PriceFallin's plugin being released?

[PriceFallin]

@strangecyan
I reached out to the Twilio team to follow up. If I don't hear back soon I'll try to create a github repo for it. There are some custom status notifications relevant to my project which I will need to remove first. Please don't count on any support for it and documentation will also be limited. If I update the code I'll push a new build but don't have time to manage a public repo (which is why I reached out to Twilio to see if they would).

[changesbyjames]

@PriceFallin Thank you! I’ll be anxiously waiting, I’ve got to start on something tomorrow using Twilio video and I’m unsure whether to redo all the work that you’ve done or wait until you get the chance to strip out the sensitive bits. Would you feel more comfortable just sharing privately?

[jcuervo]

Thanks @PriceFallin! pls update this thread. I know a lot have been waiting patiently.

[Intraview-in]

Hi, Would be great if someone shares the input here. We are also anxiously waiting for Cordova support in Twilio Video API's.

[PriceFallin]

Thank you all for being patient. I had a two week sprint to finish up before a production release. I've been working hard on getting this plugin all set up in a github public repo. I did get a hold of twilio but it doesn't sound like supporting a cordova plugin for their video chat system is high on their priority list.

I hope you all are able to get this plugin working for your needs/interest. I was not able to test it with the changes I made to the alerts or renaming of files. Feel free to create 'issues' if you have them and I'll try to respond when I get time.

Here's the repo: https://github.com/PriceFallin/cordova-plugin-twilio-video

[markandrus]

It seems like @PriceFallin's project has been working for people (again, nice work!), so I'm closing this issue now.

[sukanta-Vap]

ionic cordova plugin add [path/to/plugin] please mention the path.

[sboudouk]

Any official news about this ? Many people want to use Twilio-Video on a Corodva Application. It works great on Android but not on iOS.