[CB-481] Patch Android cordova.js to call exec() instead of directly calling prompt()

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.9.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: cordova-android, cordova-js
• Assignee: Filip Maj
• Reporter: Filip Maj
• Created: 11/Apr/12 19:42
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:45
• Resolved: 11/Jul/12 16:35

Description

The final call in Android's cordova-js after everything is ready is to tell native to unhide the webview. This is done via a prompt call with string "gap_init" or something along those lines.

While this is fine, we already have the exec module in place to handle webview -> native communication. We should use that instead. It's kind of foolish to go one level below exec when we have the exec abstraction available and in place already.

This would also help the testing tool Ripple: Android Cordova apps being emulated in Ripple would no longer see an annoying prompt following app startup!

Bottom line: exec is our go-to for calling into native. Circumventing an abstraction we put into place does not make any sense, and unifies how our bridge works.