apache / apache/cordova-android
Cordova Android doesn't work with resource references
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Description
# Bug Report
## Problem
The documentation is unclear. And I tried ChatGPT too. I have this config.xml in the cordova project root.
```xml
```
In the project root I have the `res` folder:
Which contains the assets that match the `resource-file` elements in the `config.xml` but they are not copied into the target folders.
### What is expected to happen?
I want to define: colors.xml, splash.xml, foreground.xml and monochrome.xml in my project root `res` folder and then have those copied across into the android platform as appropriate.
### What does actually happen?
causes an error:
```
Android project created with cordova-android@13.0.0
Source path does not exist: @drawable/ic_launcher_foreground
```
## Information
### Command or Code
`cordova platform remove android; cordova platform add android;`
### Environment, Platform, Device
I'm running cordova on Mac OS X and trying to build it for Android API v13 for emulator.
### Version information
Cordova: 12.0.0 (cordova-lib@12.0.1)
cordova-android@13.0.0
Mac OS X: 14.5 (23F79)
Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1 Patch 1
Node: v20.15.1
## Checklist
- [x] I searched for existing GitHub issues
- [x] I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
- [x] I included all the necessary information above
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the supplied config.xml and reproduce using `cordova platform remove android; cordova platform add android;` on cordova-android@13.0.0, focusing on the resource-file and adaptive icon entries. Check the documented resource handling and platform-creation behavior for whether @drawable references can resolve from project-root files. Done means the configuration behaves as documented or the supported configuration and regression coverage are clear.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, javascript
- Domain
- build-system, mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100