I guess it could be platform as well. I put engine because that is what plugin.xml uses for its dependencies. -- Gorkem
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Sebastien Blanc <[email protected]>wrote: > I had the same idea and I really love it > but why not "platform" instead of "engine" ? > > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Gorkem Ercan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > I would like to propose a couple of enhancements to the top level > > config.xml that would enable us to recreate a project easily. > > > > (Note: the examples below assumes a cdv namespace on config.xml) > > > > 1. engines tag : > > > > <cdv:engine id="org.apache.cordova.android" version="3.5.1" /> > > <cdv:engine id="org.apache.cordova.ios" version="3.7.0" /> > > > > CLI could use this tag the reconstruct the platforms hence the platforms > > folder would really become a build artifact. I believe phonegap and the > > JBoss IDE is already using a similiar thing on the .cordova/config.json > > > > 2. plugins > > > > <feature name="Console" cdv:id="org.apache.cordova.core.console" > > cdv:version="0.2.8"> > > <param name="ios-package" value="ConsolePlugin" /> > > </feature> > > > > Alternately > > > > <feature name="Console"> > > <param name="id" value="org.apache.cordova.core.console" /> > > <param name="version" value="0.2.8" /> > > <param name="ios-package" value="ConsolePlugin" /> > > </feature> > > > > This is reutilizing the existing feature tag. ID is the only missing > piece > > of information for CLI to reinstall the plugins to a project is the > plugin > > id and version. This would also eliminate the need to share plugins > folder > > with the Cordova projects. The plugins folder can still be utilized for > > plugins that were not available from plugin registry. Also if the id is > > missing on a feature tag CLI would skip restoring that plugin for the > > project. > > > > On top of this I am volunteering myself to do the work. I guess it will > > require a good amount of changes to CLI prepare. > > > > --- > > Gorkem > > >
