Cordova Android Duplicate Permissions Remover

This is a Node.js tool specifically designed for Cordova projects to prevent build failures caused by duplicate permissions in the generated AndroidManifest.xml file. This tool automatically removes duplicate permissions during the build process, ensuring a smooth and error-free build.

Features

• Automatically removes duplicate permissions from AndroidManifest.xml.
• Integrates seamlessly with the Cordova build process using the after_prepare hook.
• Easy to install and use as a Node package.

Installation

Install the package via npm:

npm install @hollax/cordova-android-dup-perm-remover --save-dev

Usage

1. Add the following definition to config.xml to tell Cordova to run afterPrepare.js script before each platform build.

    <hook type="after_prepare" src="scripts/afterPrepare.js" />

2. Create scripts/afterPrepare.js file and add the following implementation

const {afterPrepareHook} = require('@hollax/cordova-android-dup-perm-remover')
module.exports = afterPrepareHook;

3. Run the project

   cordova run android

Exclude Permission

Since v1.2, you can specify permissions to be ecluded from the generated AndroidManifest.xml

Edit scripts/afterPrepare.js

const {createAfterPrepareHook} = require('@hollax/cordova-android-dup-perm-remover')
module.exports = createAfterPrepareHook({
   exclude:['android.permission.BLUETOOTH']
});

Testing

Test uses chai and mocha.

Install the dependencies

   npm i

Run the tests

   npm test

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License (2024).

Author

Wakeel Ogunsanya

• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: Wakeel Ogunsanya

For more information, visit the GitHub repository.