Apache Cordova Facebook Plugin

This is the official plugin for Facebook in Apache Cordova/PhoneGap!

The Facebook plugin for Apache Cordova allows you to use the same JavaScript code in your Cordova application as you use in your web application. However, unlike in the browser, the Cordova application will use the native Facebook app to perform Single Sign On for the user. If this is not possible then the sign on will degrade gracefully using the standard dialog based authentication.

• Supported on PhoneGap (Cordova) v3.3.0 and above.
• This plugin is built for
  • iOS FacebookSDK 3.15.1
  • Android FacebookSDK 3.15.0

Facebook Requirements and Set-Up

To use this plugin you will need to make sure you've registered your Facebook app with Facebook and have an APP_ID https://developers.facebook.com/apps.

Install Guides

• iOS Guide

• Android Guide

• Web App Guide

Example Apps

platforms/android and platforms/ios contain example projects and all the native code for the plugin for both Android and iOS platforms. They also include versions of the Android and iOS Facebook SDKs. These are used during automatic installation.

Adobe PhoneGap Build

If using this plugin on Adobe PhoneGap Build you can ignore the instructions below and go straight to the PhoneGap Build documentation available [here] (https://build.phonegap.com/plugins/257).

API

###facebookConnectPlugin.login(Function success, Function failure)

NOTE : Developers should call facebookConnectPlugin.browserInit(<appId>) before login - Web App ONLY (see Web App Guide)

Success function returns an Object like;

{
	id: "634565435",
	lastName: "bob"
	...
}

Failure function returns an error String.

###facebookConnectPlugin.logout(Function success, Function failure)

###facebookConnectPlugin.getLoginStatus(Function success, Function failure)

Success function returns a status String.

###facebookConnectPlugin.showDialog(Object options, Function success, Function failure)

Examples - Feed Dialog:

{
	method: "feed"
}

App request:

{
	method: "apprequests",
	message: "Come on man, check out my application."
}

Success function returns an Object with postId as String or from and to information when doing apprequest. Failure function returns an error String.

###facebookConnectPlugin.api(String requestPath, Array permissions, Func success, Func failure)

Allows access to the Facebook Graph API. This API allows for additional permission because, unlike login, the Graph API can accept multiple permissions.

Example permissions:

["basic_info", "user_birthday"]

Success function returns an Object.

Failure function returns an error String.

Note: "In order to make calls to the Graph API on behalf of a user, the user has to be logged into your app using Facebook login."

For more information see:

• Calling the Graph API - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/ios/graph
• Graph Explorer - https://developers.facebook.com/tools/explorer
• Graph API - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/

Sample Code

Login

In your onDeviceReady event add the following

var fbLoginSuccess = function (userData) {
	alert("UserInfo: " + JSON.stringify(userData));
}

facebookConnectPlugin.login(["basic_info"],
    fbLoginSuccess,
    function (error) { alert("" + error) }
);

Get access token

If you need the Facebook access token (for example, for validating the login on server side), do:

var fbLoginSuccess = function (userData) {
	alert("UserInfo: " + JSON.stringify(userData));
	facebookConnectPlugin.getAccessToken(function(token) {
		alert("Token: " + token);
	}, function(err) {
		alert("Could not get access token: " + err);
	});
}

facebookConnectPlugin.login(["basic_info"],
    fbLoginSuccess,
    function (error) { alert("" + error) }
);

Get Status & Post-to-wall

For a more instructive example change the above fbLoginSuccess to;

var fbLoginSuccess = function (userData) {
	alert("UserInfo: " + JSON.stringify(userData));
	facebookConnectPlugin.getLoginStatus(
		function (status) {
			alert("current status: " + JSON.stringify(status));

			var options = { method:"feed" };
			facebookConnectPlugin.showDialog(options,
				function (result) {
    				alert("Posted. " + JSON.stringify(result));				},
    		function (e) {
				alert("Failed: " + e);
			});
		}
	);
};

Getting A User's Birthday

Using the graph api this is a very simple task: [currently iOS only!]

facebookConnectPlugin.api("<user-id>/?fields=id,email", ["user_birthday"],
	function (result) {
		alert("Result: " + JSON.stringify(result));
		/* alerts:
			{
				"id": "000000123456789",
				"email": "[email protected]"
			}
		*/
	},
	function (error) {
		alert("Failed: " + error);
	});