Actually, related to that and an outstanding request for cordova-cli to accept a "--verbose" option: to add that option to all of these proposed scripts.
On 3/22/13 3:55 PM, "Tommy-Carlos Williams" <to...@devgeeks.org> wrote: >+1 > >...however, currently the prompt is never shown when using the cli tools as >they are super-mega-secret-silent. > >I only ever know that it wanted me to choose which emulator of the ones I >have available (android avd) when it times out and shows it as part of >the error. > >Something to keep in mind... I know that making the tools less silent is a >whole other issue. > > >On 23/03/2013, at 8:38 AM, Filip Maj <f...@adobe.com> wrote: > >> Hai gaiz! >> >> Main contention between the two "camps" in this debate is four vs eight >> scripts.. But Brian points out that refactoring smaller bits of >> functionality into their own script allows us to "have our cake and eat >>it >> too". This, in turn, results in four + (a subset of the 8) = 10 scripts >>in >> total.. Which is an argument for just starting with smaller more >>discrete >> scripts to begin with, lol. >> >> How about this as a middle ground: >> >> - under /cordova/ we have the four scripts Anis/Andrew recommend: clean, >> log, build and run. These call into various scripts under cordova/lib, >> such as.. >> - under /cordova/lib we have the ~6 scripts I recommended: build-debug, >> build-release, start-emulator, deploy-device, deploy-emulator, and >> possibly a list-devices one as well. >> >> The final point is nailing what `run` does, step-by-step. Paraphrasing >> Anis: >> >> If device(s) connected: >> * Pick device (ignore emulators). >> * Prompt, timeout and pick first one (5 to 10 seconds) if multiple >>devices >> are connected (ignore emulators). >> >> If device(s) not connected: >> * Emulator if it is running >> * Prompt, timeout and pick first one (5 to 10 seconds) if multiple >> emulators are running. >> * Start emulator. If you have multiple ones set up (Android's case), >> prompt, timeout and launch first one (5 to 10 seconds). >> >> Yes/no/discuss. Let's try to get to a consensus :) >> >> >> On 3/21/13 5:29 PM, "Brian LeRoux" <b...@brian.io> wrote: >> >>> I knew you'd bring that up! We'll talk more tmrw. >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Anis KADRI <anis.ka...@gmail.com> >>>wrote: >>>> Šor you can have functions do discrete actions like so: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cordova-android.git;a=blob;f= >>>>bi >>>> >>>>n/templates/cordova/cordova;h=1945a4c45f835a6eab3836c4154e518b902d88c6; >>>>hb >>>> =HEAD >>>> >>>> Šinstead of creating more inodes. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> You could make more scripts as helper scripts, but I still think >>>>> that it >>>>>> will be confusing if a user types "ls" and sees a large number of >>>>> scripts, >>>>>> having to guess what each of them does. >>>>> >>>>> Put them in a subdir called ./lib and be done w/ it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I don't think having more scripts will make it more likely that the >>>>> scripts >>>>>> will be consistent across platforms. >>>>> >>>>> Ah, but having smaller responsibilities for a module of code makes it >>>>> more testable in discreet form making it easier to confirm said >>>>> suspicions. >>>>> >> >
