#4 Upgrading the JS API to prepare for custom options (no additional options yet, this is a change to make that possible in the future)

src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
 import org.apache.cordova.CordovaPlugin;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 /*
     // TODO nice way for the Toast plugin to offer a longer delay than the default short and long options
@@ -33,13 +34,18 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
         return true;
       }
 
-      final String message = args.getString(0);
-      final String duration = args.getString(1);
-      final String position = args.getString(2);
+      final JSONObject options = args.getJSONObject(0);
+
+      final String message = options.getString("message");
+      final String duration = options.getString("duration");
+      final String position = options.getString("position");
 
       cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
-          android.widget.Toast toast = android.widget.Toast.makeText(webView.getContext(), message, 0);
+          android.widget.Toast toast = android.widget.Toast.makeText(
+              webView.getContext(),
+              message,
+              "short".equals(duration) ? android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT : android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
 
           if ("top".equals(position)) {
             toast.setGravity(Gravity.TOP|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, 20);
@@ -52,15 +58,6 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
             return;
           }
 
-          if ("short".equals(duration)) {
-            toast.setDuration(android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
-          } else if ("long".equals(duration)) {
-            toast.setDuration(android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
-          } else {
-            callbackContext.error("invalid duration. valid options are 'short' and 'long'");
-            return;
-          }
-
           toast.show();
           mostRecentToast = toast;
           callbackContext.success();

src/ios/Toast.m

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 
 - (void)show:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
 
-  NSString *message  = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
-  NSString *duration = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
-  NSString *position = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:2];
+  NSDictionary* options = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
+
+  NSString *message  = [options objectForKey:@"message"];
+  NSString *duration = [options objectForKey:@"duration"];
+  NSString *position = [options objectForKey:@"position"];
 
   if (![position isEqual: @"top"] && ![position isEqual: @"center"] && ![position isEqual: @"bottom"]) {
     CDVPluginResult * pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_ERROR messageAsString:@"invalid position. valid options are 'top', 'center' and 'bottom'"];

src/wp8/Toast.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
@@ -26,13 +27,40 @@ namespace WPCordovaClassLib.Cordova.Commands
             }
         }
 
+        [DataContract]
+        public class ToastOptions
+        {
+            [DataMember(IsRequired = true, Name = "message")]
+            public string message { get; set; }
+
+            [DataMember(IsRequired = true, Name = "duration")]
+            public string duration { get; set; }
+
+            [DataMember(IsRequired = true, Name = "position")]
+            public string position { get; set; }
+        }
+
         public void show(string options)
         {
+            ToastOptions toastOptions;
             string[] args = JSON.JsonHelper.Deserialize<string[]>(options);
-            var message = args[0];
-            var duration = args[1];
-            var position = args[2];
-            string aliasCurrentCommandCallbackId = args[3];
+            String jsonOptions = args[0];
+
+            try
+            {
+                toastOptions = JsonHelper.Deserialize<ToastOptions>(jsonOptions);
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                DispatchCommandResult(new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.JSON_EXCEPTION));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var message = toastOptions.message;
+            var duration = toastOptions.duration;
+            var position = toastOptions.position;
+
+            string aliasCurrentCommandCallbackId = args[1];
 
             Deployment.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
             {

www/Toast.js

@@ -1,8 +1,53 @@
 function Toast() {
 }
 
+Toast.prototype.optionsBuilder = function () {
+
+  // defaults
+  var message = null;
+  var duration = "short";
+  var position = "center";
+
+  return {
+    withMessage: function(m) {
+      message = m;
+      return this;
+    },
+
+    withDuration: function(d) {
+      duration = d;
+      return this;
+    },
+
+    withPosition: function(p) {
+      position = p;
+      return this;
+    },
+
+    build: function() {
+      return {
+        message: message,
+        duration: duration,
+        position: position
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+Toast.prototype.showWithOptions = function (options, successCallback, errorCallback) {
+  cordova.exec(successCallback, errorCallback, "Toast", "show", [options]);
+};
+
 Toast.prototype.show = function (message, duration, position, successCallback, errorCallback) {
-  cordova.exec(successCallback, errorCallback, "Toast", "show", [message, duration, position]);
+  this.showWithOptions(
+      this.optionsBuilder()
+          .withMessage(message)
+          .withDuration(duration)
+          .withPosition(position)
+          .build(),
+      successCallback,
+      errorCallback);
 };
 
 Toast.prototype.showShortTop = function (message, successCallback, errorCallback) {