We did https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=incubator-cordova-android.git;a=b lob;f=framework/src/org/apache/cordova/api/Plugin.java;h=1ac42f022c915852ad baa43297fb17f38f427b8a;hb=HEAD#l35
Kept "ctx" for backwards compatibility Added "cordova" On 6/26/12 2:51 PM, "Anis KADRI" <anis.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: >Oh and one thing why did we not rename ctx to something else like ci or >whatever ? Something that doesn't make one believe it's a Context ? >Because >it is no longer a Context. > >On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Right. That being said, PhoneGap/Cordova users shouldn't be using >> plugins and expecting things to just work right now. It's an >> experimental feature that isn't ready for primetime. Especially since >> pluginstall isn't officially released. >> >> Also, PhoneGap Build people should be on this list and should know >> that plugins aren't 100% solid yet and plan accordingly. We haven't >> told anyone that plugins are solid yet, and while evangelists may be >> trying to promote what can be done, we have to still caution people >> for the next few weeks that plugins in 1.x are still a bit janky. >> >> Good thing we're doing this 2.0 thing. ;) >> >> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Anis KADRI <anis.ka...@gmail.com> >>wrote: >> > I am not worried about Plugin developers, more worried about >> > Cordova/PhoneGap users to whom we promise that they don't need to >>touch >> any >> > "native" code ;-) >> > >> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Remember, Plugin Developers are competent enough to write Java code. >> >> I'm not talking about the average Cordova User when I say this. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> >>wrote: >> >> > That's fine. The fact is that we've beat this horse to death for >>six >> >> > months on this mailing list, in JIRA and on GitHub. If people >>have an >> >> > issue with it now, they should have been more involved. >> >> > >> >> > Joe >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Anis KADRI <anis.ka...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> Just spoke with Steve. He will inform users about this in his >>release >> >> blog >> >> >> post. That's the least we can do. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> I think you should put the date that you deprecate it, not the >>date >> >> that >> >> >>> you expect to remove it ... or the version number that it is >> >> deprecated in. >> >> >>> We have no idea what will happen between now and December ... >>there >> >> may be >> >> >>> a reason that we need to remove it sooner. ( although our >>published >> >> >>> deprecation policy should state that we 'intend' to keep it >>around >> for >> >> 6 >> >> >>> months, we should NOT guarantee that it will be there for 6 >>months. >> ) >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Typically I view deprecation notices as 'Do Not Resuscitate' >> >> >>> if keeping it around becomes more work than letting it go ... >>then >> let >> >> it >> >> >>> go ... >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> > Yeah, Simon added it earlier, but then I realized that plugins >>are >> >> >>> > probably already using this method, which is why I added the >> >> >>> > "Deprecated December 2012" message on it. >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > As far as pre-1.8 versions of PhoneGap, where we provided a >> context >> >> >>> > (in reality a PhoneGapActivity, which extended Activity, which >> >> extends >> >> >>> > Context), I don't know of a good way to deprecate this without >> making >> >> >>> > CordovaWebView completely unusable. The thing with these >>methods >> is >> >> >>> > that we decided to remove these methods before the deprecation >> >> policy, >> >> >>> > and I don't want to see them back in there for another six >>months. >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > This is total Java Language Fail! >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > Joe >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> >> wrote: >> >> >>> > > thx mang, thats a good idea for the moment. >> >> >>> > > >> >> >>> > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Joe Bowser >><bows...@gmail.com >> > >> >> >>> wrote: >> >> >>> > >> BTW: I added it back with this commit: >> >> >>> > >> >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=incubator-cordova-android.git;a >>=commit;h=58298404094c81561cf4e01b7c4397638584961b >> >> >>> > >> >> >> >>> > >> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Joe Bowser < >> bows...@gmail.com> >> >> >>> wrote: >> >> >>> > >>> Hey >> >> >>> > >>> >> >> >>> > >>> 1.9 is close to being released, but currently plugins that >>use >> >> >>> > >>> ctx.getContext() are broken. Since we changed how a >> >> CordovaInterface >> >> >>> > >>> works on Android in 1.9, I'm wondering if we should add the >> >> >>> > >>> addContext() method back on the Interface with a >>deprecation >> >> warning >> >> >>> > >>> or just tell plugin authors that if they aren't active on >>the >> >> mailing >> >> >>> > >>> list that their plugins are going to break. Personally, I >> don't >> >> want >> >> >>> > >>> to have more methods on the CordovaInterface, because it >>makes >> >> >>> > >>> CordovaWebView harder to use, but this will break plugins >> across >> >> the >> >> >>> > >>> board. >> >> >>> > >>> >> >> >>> > >>> Thoughts? >> >> >>> > >>> >> >> >>> > >>> Joe >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> -- >> >> >>> @purplecabbage >> >> >>> risingj.com >> >> >>> >> >> >>
