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Features List

There are some features that should be added to your plugin.json features list to allow your plugin to do certain things and communicate with the device.

tip

The presence of features in any iOS / Android app version can be verified using Diagnostics.

Background Audio​

This feature will allow audio playback while app is in background.

"features" : [{"name" : "BackgroundAudio"}]

Geo​

This feature will allow your app to use Geo service.

"features" : [{"name" : "Geo"}]

Background Geo​

This feature will allow for Geo functionality while app is in background.

"features" : [{"name" : "BackgroundGeo"}]

Background Mode​

This feature will allow the app to function while the app is in background or if the phone is locked.

"features" : [{"name" : "BackgroundMode"}]

Calendar​

This feature will allow calendar functionality.

"features" : [{"name" : "Calendar"}]

Local Notification​

This feature will allow the app to send local notifications.

"features" : [{"name" : "localNotification"}]

Barcode Scanner​

This feature will allow your plugin to use barcode scanner.

"features" : [{"name" : "BarCodeScanner"}]

Contacts​

This feature will allow the app to get the device's contacts.

"features" : [{"name" : "Contacts"}]

Health​

In order to add "health" feature to the app, please see health feature.

Example​

Here is an example of plugin.json with more than one feature added

{
  "author": "John Doe",
  "pluginName": "Example Plugin ",
  "pluginDescription": "This is a simple example plugin",
  "supportEmail": "support@buildfire.com",
  "control": {
    "content": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "design": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "settings": {
      "enabled": false
    }
  },
  "features": [{ "name": "Geo" }, { "name": "Calendar" }],
  "languages": ["en", "fr"]
}