BTW, Michael love the pull req, but is there any chance you can add tests for it?
On 2/11/13 8:28 PM, "Michael Wolf" <michael.w...@cynergy.com> wrote: >Hey all: > >I submitted a pull request for an enhancement of the addition of a merges >folder/concept into the cli build process. > >https://github.com/apache/cordova-cli/pull/3 > >The concept of merges is pretty simple, to support a common core web base >across platforms, but allow for deploying platform specific www content >to specific platforms. The addition to the CLI tool adds a new folder >"merges" to the root level. Upon running "cordova platforms add|remove >platform" a new folder is created under the "merges" folder (ie: >merges/ios , merges/android etc). Upon running "cordova buid" any >content added to this folder will be deployed to the associated www >folder in the platforms. This carries for either new content being >added, or more importantly overrides existing content from the www >folder. For a very simple example imagine you have a css file named >css/chrome.css in the www folder, where you could have .backButton { >display:block;} , but then under merges/android/css/chrome.css you could >have .backButton{display:none;}, this is a very simplistic use but it >illustrates the concept. This additional workflow to the build system in >the cli enables some great processes for building a nice clean cordova >app for example. > > > * Allows for keeping code clean and limits the need for platform >specific js logic per platform > * Enables a process of mocking in custom plugins for in browser dev >(mocks under www real implementations under merges) , and not risking >this code filtering into production/device code > * Allows for creating platform specific assets such as css / font / >images/ videos etc that only gets merged into the specific desired >platform > * Allows for accepting that each platform is unique and sometimes need >specific logic and or shims, and always deserves the platform specific >love, and the build process should support doing this cleanly > >Anywho Š.. Would love to see this integrated in. > >Thanks > >mw
