cordova-android/framework/assets/js/accelerometer.js

function Acceleration(x, y, z) {
  this.x = x;
  this.y = y;
  this.z = z;
  this.timestamp = new Date().getTime();
};

/**
 * This class provides access to device accelerometer data.
 * @constructor
 */
function Accelerometer() {

    /**
     * The last known acceleration.  type=Acceleration()
     */
    this.lastAcceleration = null;

    /**
     * List of accelerometer watch timers
     */
    this.timers = {};
};

Accelerometer.ERROR_MSG = ["Not running", "Starting", "", "Failed to start"];

/**
 * Asynchronously aquires the current acceleration.
 *
 * @param {Function} successCallback    The function to call when the acceleration data is available
 * @param {Function} errorCallback      The function to call when there is an error getting the acceleration data. (OPTIONAL)
 * @param {AccelerationOptions} options The options for getting the accelerometer data such as timeout. (OPTIONAL)
 */
Accelerometer.prototype.getCurrentAcceleration = function(successCallback, errorCallback, options) {
    console.log("Accelerometer.getCurrentAcceleration()");

    // successCallback required
    if (typeof successCallback != "function") {
        console.log("Accelerometer Error: successCallback is not a function");
        return;
    }

    // errorCallback optional
    if (errorCallback && (typeof errorCallback != "function")) {
        console.log("Accelerometer Error: errorCallback is not a function");
        return;
    }

    // Get acceleration
    PhoneGap.execAsync(successCallback, errorCallback, "Accelerometer", "getAcceleration", []);
};

/**
 * Asynchronously aquires the acceleration repeatedly at a given interval.
 *
 * @param {Function} successCallback    The function to call each time the acceleration data is available
 * @param {Function} errorCallback      The function to call when there is an error getting the acceleration data. (OPTIONAL)
 * @param {AccelerationOptions} options The options for getting the accelerometer data such as timeout. (OPTIONAL)
 * @return String                       The watch id that must be passed to #clearWatch to stop watching.
 */
Accelerometer.prototype.watchAcceleration = function(successCallback, errorCallback, options) {

    // Default interval (10 sec)
    var frequency = (options != undefined)? options.frequency : 10000;

    // successCallback required
    if (typeof successCallback != "function") {
        console.log("Accelerometer Error: successCallback is not a function");
        return;
    }

    // errorCallback optional
    if (errorCallback && (typeof errorCallback != "function")) {
        console.log("Accelerometer Error: errorCallback is not a function");
        return;
    }

    // Make sure accelerometer timeout > frequency + 10 sec
    PhoneGap.execAsync(
        function(timeout) {
            if (timeout < (frequency + 10000)) {
                PhoneGap.execAsync(null, null, "Accelerometer", "setTimeout", [frequency + 10000]);
            }
        },
        function(e) { }, "Accelerometer", "getTimeout", []);

    // Start watch timer
    var id = PhoneGap.createUUID();
    navigator.accelerometer.timers[id] = setInterval(function() {
        PhoneGap.execAsync(successCallback, errorCallback, "Accelerometer", "getAcceleration", []);
    }, (frequency ? frequency : 1));

    return id;
};

/**
 * Clears the specified accelerometer watch.
 *
 * @param {String} id       The id of the watch returned from #watchAcceleration.
 */
Accelerometer.prototype.clearWatch = function(id) {

    // Stop javascript timer & remove from timer list
    if (id && navigator.accelerometer.timers[id]) {
        clearInterval(navigator.accelerometer.timers[id]);
        delete navigator.accelerometer.timers[id];
    }
};

PhoneGap.addConstructor(function() {
    if (typeof navigator.accelerometer == "undefined") navigator.accelerometer = new Accelerometer();
});