Plugin crash App build with Intel XDK

[alexander-schranz]

On my Nexus 4 with Android 4.4.4 my generated app crash until the print function was called. ServiceIsAvailable does not crash. App was created with Intel XDK.

Some Information

Q	A
OS	Android
OS Version	4.4.4
Device	Nexus 4
Builder	Intel XDK
Cordova Version	3.3
Enabled Cordova Plugins	Device, Splashscreen
Enabled Intel XDK Plugins	Base
Third Party Plugins	Cordova Print Plugin
Third Party Plugins Include way	by PluginId (de.appplant.cordova.plugin.printer) over Apache Cordova Plugins Registry
Extra Added Permissons	none
Test Environments	Tested with Crosswalk and without
Enabled Print Services	Google Cloud Print, HP Print Plugin, Epson Print

Code

cordova.plugins.printer.isAvailable(
    function (isAvailable) {
        if (isAvailable) {
            $('.print-btn').show();
            $('.print-btn').click(function() {
                var page = document.body;
                // crash when call print
                cordova.plugins.printer.print(page, 'index.html', function () {
                });  
            });
         }
    }
);

any ideas how I can fix it to get it work with Intel XDK?

[aniljailta]

Even i am getting same issue there. My app gets stopped when i call cordova print. Did you get any solution for it?

[alexander-schranz]

No, I still wait for some support here :).

[katzer]

which branch/version?

[aniljailta]

Branch is master Branch for Android >= 4.4 (>= v0.7.x). Testing it on android 4.4.4. cordova version 3.5.0

code is

   cordova.plugins.printer.isAvailable(
    function (isAvailable) {     
      if(isAvailable){
       var page = location.href;
       cordova.plugins.printer.print(page, 'Document.html', function () {
         alert('printing finished or canceled')
       });
      }
    }
  );

[katzer]

can't reproduce - but I am not using Intel XDK! Do you have any logs about the error?

[aniljailta]

well i don't have any logs . I am unable to track them . I tried to do remote debugging but console also get closed when app crash.

  cordova.plugins.printer.isAvailable(
   function (isAvailable,installedAppIds) {
 //show me alert
    alert(isAvailable ? 'Service is available' : 'Service NOT available');
    console.log(installedAppIds);  
 //installedAppIds is undefined. Does it work in new master branch.?

 //get crashed here.  
    plugin.printer.print('content', { appId: 'com.zebra.android.zebrautilities' });   
//Here i am trying to print using zebra utilities. 
  }
 );

cordova.plugins.printer.print(page, 'Document.html', function () { alert('printing finished or canceled') });

Tried this but same thing. crashed again.

I am testing things in kitkat version 4.4.4. Kindly help me here. I am not able to get any solution regarding this.

[alexander-schranz]

@katzer sorry for my late response only got today some time to test. @aniljailta there are some crash log reader in android store.

Back to topic. For me it did fix the crash when I directly use this GIT REPO instead of select the checkbox that the Plugin is in Apache Cordova Plugins Registry (maybe the version there of the plugin is deprecated). For me it did also work with Cordova 3.5 in Intel XDK.

@katzer is there any plans to support >=4.4 and <=4.3 in one branch?

[katzer]

is there any plans to support >=4.4 and <=4.3 in one branch?

Yes -if possible- with 0.8

[marcelodelta]

I am also having the same problem.