PhoneGap Replacements for window.alert & window.confirm

gistfile1.js

// This code gives you a browser alert and confirm or a Cordova alert and confirm dialog boxes depending on the platform
// app-wide constants & modified functions
var APP_NAME = 'A Truly GREAT app',
    DESKTOP = true,  // a constant controlling whether browser alert and confirm or Cordova alert and confirm are used.

    ConfirmReturnValue = -1,
    Alert = function (message) {
      alert (message);
    },
    Confirm = function(message) {
      ConfirmReturnValue = -1;
      ConfirmReturnValue = confirm(message);
    },
    replaceAlertAndConfirm = function () {

      Alert = function (message, title, buttonName) {
        title = title || APP_NAME;
        navigator.notification.alert(message, null, title, buttonName);
      };

      Confirm = function(message, title, buttonLabels) {
        function ConfirmCallback (buttonIndex) {
          switch (buttonIndex) {
            case 1: ConfirmReturnValue = true; break;
            case 2: ConfirmReturnValue = false; break;
            default: ConfirmReturnValue = buttonIndex; break;
          }
        };
        ConfirmReturnValue = -1;
        title = title || APP_NAME;
        navigator.notification.confirm(message, ConfirmCallback, title, buttonLabels);
      };

      ConfirmWithCallback = function(message, confirmCallback, buttonLabels) {
        navigator.notification.confirm(message, confirmCallback, APP_NAME, buttonLabels);
      };
    };

Alert('This is an alert', 'Test Alert');

Confirm('This is a confirm. Click Yes to continue.', 'Test Confirm', 'Yes,No');  // you need a timeout function to capture the Yes
waitForConfirmReturnValue ();

var waitForConfirmReturnValue = function () {
  var temp, timer;
  timer = setTimeout(function () {
    if (ConfirmReturnValue !== -1) {
      temp = ConfirmReturnValue;
      ConfirmReturnValue = -1;
      clearTimeout(timer);
      DoSomethingWithTheReturnValue (temp);
    } else {
      waitForConfirmReturnValue();
    }
  }, 500);
}