Define a parameter inconfig.xml so it can be used in app

ionic-v1
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I am new to ionic and am currently storing “companyId” in app.js e.g.

//Store constants
.constant(‘sysConfig’, {
companyId: ‘5371a51d120b1’,
appVersion: 1.0,
})

I want to move “companyId” to config.xml and use it in app.js. This will help me make the app more flexible.

How can I do it? Please help

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That is not possible nor is it the purpose of the config.xml

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Oh. Ok. Thanks.

I have to create two apps for two companies. The icon / splash screen etc. is different for both apps to give a custom look. However internally both apps work in the same way. Data is retrieved from server depending on the company id.

No problem. I will solve my problem it in a different way.

Thanks once again.

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Search the forum, I already asked this question and got a good answer using git sub modules.

You could also solve most of these requirements by using a more powerful build process than the basic one provided with ionic starter apps. I use Generator-M-Ionic which is able to change values in your config.xml, generate constants per environment and more.

@leob has a good one too.

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The technique I use in my gulp.js file is I can define environment specific values in JSON files which are then written into config.js (by a gulp task).

For instance you can have config-dev.json and config-prod.json, with different values for your ‘companyId’ constant.

This works with the gulp-ng-constant and gulp-extend modules.
Probably not as sophisticated as what Generator-M does but fairly easy to add to your gulp file.

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Well while it is possible, it’s not really the intended purpose of the config.xml.
This is for cordova specific features and information. Plugins, webview preferences, icons/splashscreens. Not the actual implementation of your app.

A better option would be to define a const.js file and store all that information in there. This way, you can change that when you need to.