Cordova: is there anyway to detect in Javascript whether an iOS app is built as debug or release?












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I'm working on a Cordova iOS app where it would be very helpful for me to be able to detect if the app was built using a debug or release configuration. Specifically, I want to be able to detect if the app is being run on a device through Xcode (built using the debug configuration) or is being run on a device through ad hoc or app store distribution (built using the release configuration).



Normally in a native app I could just use



#ifdef DEBUG


but it's a Cordova app so I need some way to do it in Javascript.



I'm aware I could write a Cordova plug-in from scratch to do this, but I'm hoping there's an easier way, or that perhaps someone already wrote such a plug-in.






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    I'm working on a Cordova iOS app where it would be very helpful for me to be able to detect if the app was built using a debug or release configuration. Specifically, I want to be able to detect if the app is being run on a device through Xcode (built using the debug configuration) or is being run on a device through ad hoc or app store distribution (built using the release configuration).



    Normally in a native app I could just use



    #ifdef DEBUG


    but it's a Cordova app so I need some way to do it in Javascript.



    I'm aware I could write a Cordova plug-in from scratch to do this, but I'm hoping there's an easier way, or that perhaps someone already wrote such a plug-in.






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      I'm working on a Cordova iOS app where it would be very helpful for me to be able to detect if the app was built using a debug or release configuration. Specifically, I want to be able to detect if the app is being run on a device through Xcode (built using the debug configuration) or is being run on a device through ad hoc or app store distribution (built using the release configuration).



      Normally in a native app I could just use



      #ifdef DEBUG


      but it's a Cordova app so I need some way to do it in Javascript.



      I'm aware I could write a Cordova plug-in from scratch to do this, but I'm hoping there's an easier way, or that perhaps someone already wrote such a plug-in.






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      share|improve this question














      I'm working on a Cordova iOS app where it would be very helpful for me to be able to detect if the app was built using a debug or release configuration. Specifically, I want to be able to detect if the app is being run on a device through Xcode (built using the debug configuration) or is being run on a device through ad hoc or app store distribution (built using the release configuration).



      Normally in a native app I could just use



      #ifdef DEBUG


      but it's a Cordova app so I need some way to do it in Javascript.



      I'm aware I could write a Cordova plug-in from scratch to do this, but I'm hoping there's an easier way, or that perhaps someone already wrote such a plug-in.






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          Take a look at this plugin. It should provide the information you need:



          cordova.plugins.DeviceMeta.getDeviceMeta(function(result){
          
   // result.debug - Whether App is in debug mode
          
});





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            Take a look at this plugin. It should provide the information you need:



            cordova.plugins.DeviceMeta.getDeviceMeta(function(result){
            
   // result.debug - Whether App is in debug mode
            
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              Take a look at this plugin. It should provide the information you need:



              cordova.plugins.DeviceMeta.getDeviceMeta(function(result){
              
   // result.debug - Whether App is in debug mode
              
});





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                Take a look at this plugin. It should provide the information you need:



                cordova.plugins.DeviceMeta.getDeviceMeta(function(result){
                
   // result.debug - Whether App is in debug mode
                
});





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                Take a look at this plugin. It should provide the information you need:



                cordova.plugins.DeviceMeta.getDeviceMeta(function(result){
                
   // result.debug - Whether App is in debug mode
                
});






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