ionic2-code-push-example

Example of how to use Microsoft CodePush with ionic2

Setup

Global tools to be installed

npm install -g typings
npm install -g tslint
npm install -g code-push-cli

In this directory issue following commands

npm install
typings install

ionic hooks add
ionic state restore

Setup code-push account if you have not already

code-push login

Above command will open the browser and you will have the option to sign using various providers. I used Microsoft (Personal) account for this example.

On successful authentication the browser will display the token. Paste this token on the prompt in your console.

You are now logged in

Register a new application

It is recommended to register one app per platform so for this project I am doing

code-push app add ionic2-sample-ios
and
code-push app add ionic2-sample-android

Install the cordova plugin in your application

ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-code-push@latest

Looking up the keys for your application

code-push deployment ls ionic2-sample-ios -k

You will see two environments (Staging and Production)

Add the deployment keys to your config.xml

<platform name="android">
    <preference name="CodePushDeploymentKey" value="YOUR-ANDROID-DEPLOYMENT-KEY" />
</platform>
<platform name="ios">
    <preference name="CodePushDeploymentKey" value="YOUR-IOS-DEPLOYMENT-KEY" />
</platform>

The code base currently has my key in the config.xml so make sure to replace it with yours.

Run the app

ionic emulate ios

You will some progress text with activity indicator and then you will switch to TabsPage

Generate an update for the app

Modify home.html or anything of your assets (scss/ts/html) and issue following command

code-push release-cordova ionic2-sample-ios ios

You can see the update by issuing following command :

code-push deployment ls ionic2-sample-ios

Test the update

Restart the app ( note - don't do -> ionic emulate ios as this will load the current compiled version in your emulator :) )

You can also see how many of the devices got the update by issuing following command

code-push deployment ls ionic2-sample-ios

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