Kapsel Plugins

Developers use one or more Kapsel plugins in Cordova applications to add SAP Mobile Platform awareness and capabilities to the application. The plugins that you use vary depending on your application’s requirements. As they are standard Cordova plugins, manage Kapsel plugins in a Cordova project using the standard Cordova CLI plugin commands.

Kapsel Plugin	Use
AppUpdate	(Required) As the Kapsel lifecycle management plugin, AppUpdate manages application update downloads and installs updates to the Kapsel application. The AppUpdate plugin initiates the check for an update when the application starts, and when it resumes after being suspended. You can also start an app update manually, if required. AppUpdate requires the Logon plugin; the two plugins are installed together.
Logon	Manages user onboarding and the authentication process for SAP Mobile Platform applications. Most other Kapsel plugins use capabilities that this plugin exposes. The plugin interfaces with the SAP Afaria® client as well as the Client Hub application to help manage authentication and single sign-on. You can install this plugin standalone, or it is automatically installed with AppUpdate.
AuthProxy	Provides capabilities that are used in certain security scenarios such as mutual authentication and in SiteMinder environments.
Logger	Lets you have an application write entries to a local log, which can be uploaded to the SAP Mobile Platform Server for analysis. The SAP Mobile Platform administrator can manage setting the application log remotely from the server and upload device logs to the server without user intervention.
Push	Manages the process of registering for push requests as well as exposes events that help you code an application to respond to push notifications. Once the push registration is completed, the plugin uses the Settings plugin to exchange application settings information with SAP Mobile Platform Server so it knows how to manage delivery of push notifications to the application.
EncryptedStorage	Adds an encrypted persistent store (key/value pair) to a Cordova application, which allows you to build an application that securely stores application data while offline, or while the application is not running. Unlike the built-in local storage, EncryptedStorage is nonblocking.
Settings	Required if you are using the Push plugin. Manages the exchange of settings information between the Kapsel app and the SAP Mobile Platform server. Used by the Push plugin.

Using the Kapsel AppUpdate Plugin
The AppUpdate plugin provides server-based updates to the Web application content that is running in the Kapsel application.
Using the Logon Plugin
The Logon plugin is a component of SAP Mobile Application Framework (MAF) that is exposed as a Cordova plugin and provides an interface to the SAP Afaria client and Client Hub.
Using the Kapsel AuthProxy Plugin
The Kapsel AuthProxy plugin automates the process of accepting SSL certificates returned by a call to a Web resource.
Using the Logger Plugin
The Logger plugin includes client-side APIs that you can use for logging the activities of your application.
Using the Kapsel Push Plugin
The Push notification plugin enables push notification capability for Kapsel applications.
Using the Kapsel EncryptedStorage Plugin
The EncryptedStorage plugin provides an encrypted local storage mechanism to allow storage of an application's private data on the user's device.
Using the Kapsel Settings Plugin
Use the Settings plugin to trigger an operation with the SAP Mobile Platform Server that allows an application to store device and user settings for later use.

Parent topic: Kapsel Development