Be sure to checkout https://github.com/don/cordova-plugin-ble-central and https://github.com/don/BluetoothSerial
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed Nov 19 2014 at 11:57:34 AM Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Inoa, > > First off, please don't make demands, I mean it's just not polite, > > especially if this is the first time you've posted here. There are > various > > reasons why we didn't create a Bluetooth plugin and it goes straight to > > project philosophy. We try to conform to W3C standards, and there is no > w3c > > Bluetooth API (they are "working on it". still.). Barring that, we can > > still propose one, and we have to work out compatibility with all the > > platforms, and agree to an API. > > > > > There's also the fact that there's the whole "cease to exist" thing. There > are numerous contributors who work on Bluetooth and BluetoothLE plugins for > various platforms. I feel that the community provides better support for > third-party plugins than we do for the official plugins, and that the less > "official" plugins we maintain, the better off the project is as a whole. > > As for the official plugins, it basically means that these plugins existed > when we donated the project to the ASF. We will keep maintaining these > plugins until better alternatives exist either with it working directly in > the WebView (eg Android Geolocation), or with a third-party replacement > that has someone who really cares maintaining it. > > I am extremely critical of adding new APIs when our existing APIs aren't > getting the support and attention that they need. The first priority is > core, and making sure that developers have options for basic features such > as having a WebView that renders on the device they are targeting. > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Inoa Koala <inoako...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Yes, https://github.com/randdusing/BluetoothLE is interesting. > > > > > > But why is there no **official** bluetooth plugin for cordova that is > > part > > > of the Apache Software Foundation? > > > > > > I must write it? No one else has wanted to make an official bluetooth > > > plugin for cordova? > > > > > > It puzzles me that "Apache Cordova is a platform for building native > > > mobile applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript" and yet there is no > > > official bluetooth plugin. > > > > > > > > > On 19/11/2014 2:23 PM, Jesse wrote: > > > > > >> ... because you haven't written it yet. > > >> This one looks interesting: https://github.com/randdusing/BluetoothLE > > >> I haven't used it though. > > >> > > >> @purplecabbage > > >> risingj.com > > >> > > >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Inoa Koala <inoako...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> Hello cordova developpers, > > >>> > > >>> Why is there no official bluetooth plugin listed on > > >>> http://cordova.apache.org/ ? > > >>> > > >>> Specifically, I wish to do Android to Android bluetooth > communication. > > >>> > > >>> Instead one needs to use 3rd party plugins. Maybe they work but they > > are > > >>> not officially supported. > > >>> > > >>> Why is there no official bluetooth plugin that does: > > >>> * IOS to IOS > > >>> * Android to Android > > >>> * IOS to other bluetooth device > > >>> * Android to other bluetooth device > > >>> > > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > > > > > > > > >
