plugin.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<plugin xmlns="http://apache.org/cordova/ns/plugins/1.0"
    id="com.dawsonloudon.backgroundapi"
    version="1.0.0">
	<name>backgroundapi</name>
	<description>run external api calls on a background thread</description>
	<license>MIT</license>
    
    <js-module src="www/BackgroundAPI.js" name="BackgroundAPI">
		<clobbers target="BackgroundAPI" />
	</js-module>
    
    <platform name="ios">
        <config-file target="config.xml" parent="/*">
            <feature name="BackgroundAPI">
                <param name="ios-package" value="BackgroundAPI" />
            </feature>
        </config-file>
        
        <header-file src="src/ios/BackgroundAPI.h" />
        <source-file src="src/ios/BackgroundAPI.m" />
    </platform>
    
    <platform name="android">
		<config-file target="res/xml/config.xml" parent="/*">
            <feature name="BackgroundAPI" >
                <param name="android-package" value="com.dawsonloudon.backgroundapi.BackgroundAPI"/>
            </feature>
        </config-file>
		
		<config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="/*">
            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
        </config-file>
        <source-file src="src/android/BackgroundAPI.java" target-dir="src/com/dawsonloudon/backgroundapi" />
	</platform>
    
</plugin>