Created https://github.com/cordova/cordova-discuss/blob/master/FAQ.md as a doc so we can stage edits. If anyone needs direct access let me know.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Raymond Camden <[email protected]> wrote: > So we don't have a FAQ yet. Is it time to start it? Here is my stab: > > Do cookies work in Cordova apps? > > There are two ways in which you may want to use cookies. The first is > within XHR (Ajax) requests to remote resources. Unless you > specifically remove them, your Ajax library will automatically use > cookies in subsequent calls to remote APIs and resources you request. > So given that some API returns a cookie required for future calls, you > can assume it will be automatically sent when your app hits it again. > > The other way your app may desire to use cookies is locally - ie > within the app itself. This does not make sense within a Cordova app > as it isn't running on a proper web server itself. If your intent is > simply to store data for the app then you should make use the various > existing methods (link to > http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/4.0.0/cordova_storage_storage.md.html#Storage) > to store data locally. > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Josh Soref <[email protected]> wrote: >> Andrey: >> It makes sense for someone to write a simple document saying that cookies are >> supported for subresources requested from remote web servers, but that >> Cordova >> doesn't promise cookie support for the app itself, and it should suggest >> using >> localStorage or the file API for preferences. >> >> Thanks for volunteering to work on this :) >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Andrew Grieve >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:18 AM >>> To: dev >>> Subject: Re: Cookie support in docs. >>> >>> Cookies work the same as they do in a browser AFAIK. cookies for file: >>> don't make sense because you talk to a server at file:. If you make an XHR >>> to http:///, they it can set cookies. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 6:12 AM, Andrey Kurdumov >>> <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > I come across the following SO question. >>> > >>> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24374397/cookie-support-in- >>> cordova-official-documentation >>> > >>> > The guy could not find any mentions about cookie support in the >>> Phonegap. I >>> > do google search and find that the only mention about cookie support is >>> > issue CB-8026 where stated that Android support third-party cookies. I >>> > personally was having problems with that, but resolve it using custom HTTP >>> > header. >>> > >>> > Question is: Does it make sense add the section in the docs regarding >>> > cookies, and their limitations in Cordova apps, due to fact that files >>> > server over file:/// protocol? >>> > > > > > -- > =========================================================================== > Raymond Camden, Developer Advocate for MobileFirst at IBM > > Email : [email protected] > Blog : www.raymondcamden.com > Twitter: raymondcamden > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
