How to add variables which iOS 10 requires to cordova-plugin-camera in RHMAP buildfarm

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Issue


iOS Quirks
Since iOS 10 it's mandatory to add a NSCameraUsageDescription and NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription in the info.plist.

NSCameraUsageDescription describes the reason that the app accesses the user’s camera.
NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription describes the reason the app accesses the user's photo library.
When the system prompts the user to allow access, this string is displayed as part of the dialog box.

To add this entry you can pass the following variables on plugin install.

CAMERA_USAGE_DESCRIPTION for NSCameraUsageDescription
PHOTOLIBRARY_USAGE_DESCRIPTION for NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription
Example:

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera --variable CAMERA_USAGE_DESCRIPTION="your usage message" --variable PHOTOLIBRARY_USAGE_DESCRIPTION="your usage message"
If you don't pass the variable, the plugin will add an empty string as value.


Environment

  • Red Hat Mobile Application Platform (RHMAP) 3
  • Cordova
  • iOS 10

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