gistfile1.js

var cordova = require('cordova-lib');

var INPUT_WEBAPP = 'path/to/my/project/dist/app';
var CDV_CONFIG = 'path/to/my/project/src/config.xml';
var OUTPUT_CDVROOT = 'path/to/my/project/dist/cordova';

var platforms = [
  require(‘cordova-android’),
  require(‘cordova-ios’),
  // ...
];
var plugins = [
  require(‘cordova-plugin-device’),
  require(‘cordova-plugin-contacts’),
  // ...
];

var cdv = cordova.Project(OUTPUT_CDVROOT);

function clean() {
  shelljs.rm('-rf', OUTPUT_CDVROOT);
}

function create() {
  // return Promise
  return cdv.create({
    platforms: platforms,
    plugins: plugins,
    config: CDV_CONFIG,
  });
}

function buildFor(platform) {
  // return Promise
  return cdv.build({
    platforms: [ require('cordova-' + platform) ],
    www: INPUT_WEBAPP,
  });
}

function runFor(platform) {
  // return Promise
  return cdv.run({
    platforms: [ require('cordova-' + platform) ],
    opts: {
      device: require('cordova-android-device-list').getDevices()[0], // This is not a part of core
    }
  });
}

function main() {
  var requiresRebuild = /* did you add plugins? did you change config.xml? etc */;
  var work = Q.when();
  if (requiresRebuild) {
    work = work
      .then(clean)
      .then(create);
  }
  work
    .then(() => buildFor('android'))
    .then(() => runFor('android'))
    .done();
}