How can I use the mobileweb facebook connect API with phonegap?

Question

I'm trying to integrate Facebook into my Phonegap application that is going to be deployed for both Android and Blackberry devices. As there is only a plugin available for Android I need to go down the standard Facebook connect mobileweb route. However I cannot redirect back to file:// (Phonegap) so I'm wondering if anybody has come up with an alternative solution?

I was wondering if it was possible to redirect to a separate hosted site I setup that would store the access code and then get the Phonegap application to subsequently interrogate for the access code to then use with Facebook API calls?

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Can you show a code sample? I'm not understanding what the reasoning is for redirecting back to "file:// (Phonegap)" – Hollow

Simon, did you check out this post? #4604774 – Yezd

Answer 1

Yes, you can.

Use the JavaScript API, enable "Website" and "Mobile Web" under your app settings at https://www.facebook.com/developers

You will need some sort of publicly accessible page available that you can put in your settings, but because you are using this app in a standalone manner, the site doesn't ever need to be used.

Also, have a "Login" button when using the JavaScript API. You might run into popup blocker issues if you programmatically try to open Facebook's login window.

Palmitate

Answer 2

Can't you use the InAppBrowser of PhoneGap to call the Mobile Web auth stuff? See http://docs.phonegap.com/en/3.0.0/cordova_inappbrowser_inappbrowser.md.html#InAppBrowser

To get started with Facebook Login, have a look here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/getting-started-web/

Elman