Plugin overrides android minSdkVersion to 16

[dorgold]

This plugin causes cordova to disregard the minSdk version set in config.xml.

For example, if i have the following line in my config.xml:
<preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="21" />

This plugin causes cordova to build my android app with version 16 as the target (and not 21 as i asked).

[knvpk]

Yeah same issue for me also. What is the quick work ardound for this to give update.

[ashvinmay]

For quick fix, create build-extras.gradle with following
def minSdkVersion = 21
cdvMinSdkVersion = minSdkVersion
ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = minSdkVersion

Copy this file to /platforms/android/ folder. You can either do it manually or can write a hook

[ffMathy]

This is highly critical and should be resolved.

[Icety]

Here is a hook that fixes the problem:

Add to config.xml:

<platform name="android">
<hook src="scripts/afterAddBrowserTabPlugin.js" type="after_plugin_add" />
</platform> 

create file: cordova/scripts/afterAddBrowserTabPlugin.js

const fs = require('fs');

module.exports = function(ctx) {
    var Q = ctx.requireCordovaModule('q');
    var deferral = new Q.defer();

    if (ctx.opts.plugins.includes('cordova-plugin-browsertab')) {

        let file = ctx.opts.projectRoot + '/plugins/cordova-plugin-browsertab/src/android/BrowserTab.gradle';
        console.log(file);

        checkForFix(file);
    }

    return deferral.promise;
};

function checkForFix(file) {
    fs.readFile(file, function read(err, data) {
        if (err) {
            throw err;
        }

        if (!data.includes('minSdkFix')) {
            writeFix(file);
        }
    });
}

function writeFix(file) {
    fs.appendFile(file, '\n\n// minSdkFix\nminSdkVersion = 21;\ncdvMinSdkVersion = minSdkVersion;\n' +
        'ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = minSdkVersion;', function(err) {
        if (err) {
            console.log('Adding minSdkFix failed: ' + err);
        }
        console.log("Writing success!");
    });
} 

[illja96]

I have some issues with ctx.requireCordovaModule('q') and using Ionic commands, so I find next solution based on @Icety code:

1. Add next line in config.xml in <platform name="android"> section:
   <hook src="hooks/browserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook.js" type="after_plugin_add" />

2. Create hooks folder in project root and add browserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook.js with next code:

const fs = require('fs');

module.exports = function (ctx) {
    console.log('[BrowserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook] Activated');

    let isBrowserTabPlugin = ctx.opts.plugins.findIndex(pluginName => pluginName.includes('cordova-plugin-browsertab')) !== -1;
    if (isBrowserTabPlugin) {
        console.log('[BrowserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook] Plugin detected');

        let browserTabGradleFilePath = ctx.opts.projectRoot + '/plugins/cordova-plugin-browsertab/src/android/BrowserTab.gradle';
        fixBrowserTabGradleFile(browserTabGradleFilePath);
    } else {
        console.log('[BrowserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook] Plugin not detected');
    }

    console.log('[BrowserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook] Dectivated');
};

function fixBrowserTabGradleFile(browserTabGradleFilePath) {
    fs.readFile(browserTabGradleFilePath, function read(error, fileDataBuffer) {
        if (error) {
            console.log('[BrowserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook] Failed to read file');
            throw error;
        }

        let fileAsString = fileDataBuffer.toString();

        const isFixNeeded = fileAsString.includes('def minSdkVersion = 16');
        if (!isFixNeeded) {
            console.log('[BrowserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook] Fix already applied');
            return;
        }

        fileAsString = fileAsString.replace('def minSdkVersion = 16', 'def minSdkVersion = 19');

        fs.writeFileSync(browserTabGradleFilePath, fileAsString);

        console.log('[BrowserTabPluginMinSdkVersionFixHook] Fix applied');
    });
}

3. Run cordova plugin remove cordova-plugin-browsertab
4. Run cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-browsertab
5. Run cordova platform remove android
6. Run cordova platform add android

[robsco-git]

The above solutions did not work for me so I wrote a little script and added it to my package.json:

scripts: {
    "monkey-patch-cordova-plugin-browsertab": "sed -i 's/def minSdkVersion = 16/def minSdkVersion = 19/g' ./platforms/android/cordova-plugin-browsertab/safepace-BrowserTab.gradle"
}

I run npm run monkey-patch-cordova-plugin-browsertab just before cordova run android in another package.json script.