Docker container for NativeScript development

Content

• why
• Setup
• New Project
• Useful commands
• References

Why?

I wanted to explore NativeScript but didn't want to install and configure Java, Android SDK, Ant, etc. Life is too short so I created a Docker container with everything needed to run it.
Here is the relevant blog post: http://oren.github.io/blog/nativescript.html

Setup

git clone git@github.com:oren/docker-nativescript.git
cd docker-nativescript
docker build -t nativescript .
alias tns='docker run -it --rm --privileged -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb -v $PWD:/src nativescript tns'

The alias command lets you use tns for running any command inside the nativescript container.

New Project

tns create hello
cd hello
tns platform add android
tns run android

That's it, your app should be on your phone!

References

The image is a modification of https://github.com/Kallikrein/dockerfiles/tree/master/android-cordova