First steps are to bring your repo in line with the current workflow and cross platform tool chain. A for instance is the create script: the other platforms use bash scripts for the 'create' command, and BlackBerry's BB10 repo is dependent on Node. There is an ongoing discussion on the list concerning node as a dependency for our build toolchain, which I would encourage you to chime in on.
On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Jeffrey Heifetz <jheif...@blackberry.com>wrote: > So now that the code has been out for a bit we'd like to start talking > about getting the code into the 2.7 release. > > There are no longer any hacks or hoops to getting it running and anyone > interested can try it out. Mobile spec results are about on par with the > previous implementation and will continue to improve as we re-implement > plugins. > > So what is the process for getting a large number of commits into multiple > repos? > > > On 13-04-08 1:39 PM, "Ken Wallis" <kwal...@blackberry.com> wrote: > > >To a degree I think the architecture has been simplified. Was not the > >Cordova APIs calling to WebWorks apis, which then hit native, whereas now > >we don't have the WebWorks layer? > >-- > > > >Ken Wallis > > > >Product Manager WebWorks > > > >BlackBerry > > > >289-261-4369 > > > >________________________________________ > >From: chris.del...@gmail.com [chris.del...@gmail.com] on behalf of Chris > >DelCol [cdel...@blackberry.com] > >Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 10:15 AM > >To: dev@cordova.apache.org > >Subject: Re: BlackBerry BB10 Repos on GitHub > > > >I think the biggest impact is that the architecture and features of > >Cordova > >are now implemented directly, rather than through a proprietary SDK that > >is > >"somewhat" aligned. I'm not sure there will be actual performance gains, > >or > >that the architecture is easier. But what it does mean is that > >compatibility should go way up, and focus on it will go up as well since > >we > >are not split between 2 competing products. > > > > > >On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org> > wrote: > > > >> This sounds pretty cool. > >> > >> For those with no prior BB experience, is there a high level summary of > >>the > >> net effect of the changes? x% faster exec, N less bytes of binary, Y > >> timesr > >> easier plugin development etc? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> -Michal > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Bryan Higgins <bhigg...@blackberry.com > >> >wrote: > >> > >> > It's exactly the same as this extension, but we've converted it into a > >> > cordova plugin. We'll provide both the source and pre-compiled > >>libraries. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > https://github.com/blackberry/BB10-WebWorks-Framework/tree/master/ext/jpp > >>s > >> > > >> > > >> > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Lorin Beer <lorin.beer....@gmail.com > >> > >wrote: > >> > > >> > > sounds great Bryan, > >> > > > >> > > about the private native dependency, is that provided as a > >>precompiled > >> > > library? > >> > > Can we run these codes? > >> > > > >> > > - Lorin > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Bryan Higgins > >><bhigg...@blackberry.com > >> > > >wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > Sounds good! There are still a few things we need to finish up to > >>get > >> > > test > >> > > > results in line with the existing implementation. File API is the > >>big > >> > > one. > >> > > > > >> > > > There is also a native library needed which is in the private repo > >> > right > >> > > > now. We'll look at moving that into cordova-blackberry. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Lorin Beer > >><lorin.beer....@gmail.com > >> > > >> > > > wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > > Great! Last week, I wrote a little script to provide unique > >>tags to > >> > the > >> > > > > unit tests in mobile spec. Once those are tagged, I'll be > >>pushing > >> up > >> > > the > >> > > > > currently failing tests in the existing BB10 implementation. > >>Having > >> > > those > >> > > > > tests documented will hopefully provide an anchor to move the > >> > > discussion > >> > > > > forward. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 5:57 AM, Bryan Higgins < > >> > bhigg...@blackberry.com > >> > > > > >wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > I'll follow up today with that. There are a few people who > >>need > >> to > >> > > sign > >> > > > > > still. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Lorin Beer < > >> > lorin.beer....@gmail.com > >> > > > > >> > > > > > wrote: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > This is great stuff! I figured we'd be waiting for a while > >> > longer, > >> > > > > great > >> > > > > > to > >> > > > > > > see this go live! > >> > > > > > > Tim and I will be going through this right away. > >> > > > > > > Bryan, I know you are on the > >> > > > > > > list< > >> https://people.apache.org/committer-index.html#unlistedclas > >> > >; > >> > > > has > >> > > > > > > the rest of your team signed the Apache CLA as well? > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > - Lorin > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Tim Kim <timki...@gmail.com > > > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Awesome! > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > On 6 April 2013 08:16, Ken Wallis <kwal...@blackberry.com > > > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > So awesome to see this go live, thanks Bryan. Looking > >> forward > >> > > to > >> > > > > > seeing > >> > > > > > > > > progress towards this being merged into the Apache > >>repos! > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. > >> > > > > > > > > From: Bryan Higgins > >> > > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2013 6:42 AM > >> > > > > > > > > To: dev@cordova.apache.org > >> > > > > > > > > Reply To: dev@cordova.apache.org > >> > > > > > > > > Subject: BlackBerry BB10 Repos on GitHub > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Over the last few weeks, we at BlackBerry WebWorks have > >> been > >> > > > > working > >> > > > > > > on a > >> > > > > > > > > prototype for a new version of our SDK based on Cordova. > >> I'm > >> > > > happy > >> > > > > to > >> > > > > > > say > >> > > > > > > > > that we're now able to share our repos publicly! > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > To understand what we've done, you will first need to > >> > > understand > >> > > > > that > >> > > > > > > > > WebWorks for BB10 is really 3 things: > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > 1. Packager (bbwp) a set of node scripts to > >>assemble > >> > apps > >> > > > from > >> > > > > > > > source > >> > > > > > > > > 2. Framework handles bootstrap, extension loading, > >> exec > >> > > > calls, > >> > > > > > > > events > >> > > > > > > > > 3. Extensions all of the APIs. Similar to cordova > >> > plugins, > >> > > > but > >> > > > > > > > > included in the SDK rather than directly in the project. > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > All of this is built on top of the "web platform" - a > >>layer > >> > on > >> > > > top > >> > > > > of > >> > > > > > > > > WebKit which exposes device APIs. We plan to document > >>this > >> > > layer > >> > > > > and > >> > > > > > > > > provide instructions on how to build a web platform app > >> using > >> > > > only > >> > > > > > the > >> > > > > > > > NDK. > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > For those wanting a rich set of APIs, we will provide a > >> > Cordova > >> > > > > build > >> > > > > > > > along > >> > > > > > > > > with a set of custom plugins for platform features. > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > To get to that world, we need to move some logic from > >>the > >> > > > packager > >> > > > > > and > >> > > > > > > > > framework into Cordova. This will really simplify the > >>exec > >> > > chain > >> > > > > and > >> > > > > > > ease > >> > > > > > > > > plugin development. > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Old world: > >> > > > > > > > > Plugin script > cordova.exec > WebWorks extension > > >> > > > webworks.exec > > >> > > > > > web > >> > > > > > > > > platform / native > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > New world: > >> > > > > > > > > Plugin script > cordova.exec > web platform / native > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > All of our repos are up at github.com/blackberry. > >>Here's a > >> > > quick > >> > > > > > > summary > >> > > > > > > > > of > >> > > > > > > > > what we have done so far. > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/blackberry/cordova-blackberry > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > * split out BB10 from BBOS/PlayBook > >> > > > > > > > > * Re-implemented cordova create, build and run in > >>node, > >> > > using > >> > > > > > libs > >> > > > > > > > from > >> > > > > > > > > our packager > >> > > > > > > > > * Introduced "target" script for managing device and > >> > > > simulator > >> > > > > > > > > configuration > >> > > > > > > > > * Started the process of converting core plugins > >>from > >> > > > wrappers > >> > > > > to > >> > > > > > > > > calling web platform directly > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/blackberry/cordova-js > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > * Created blackberry10 as a top level platform > >> > > > > > > > > * Added some bootstrap, exec and event logic from > >>our > >> > > > Framework > >> > > > > > > > > * Started the process of removing the wrappers (at > >> which > >> > > > point > >> > > > > > > > > cordova.exec and webworks.exec are merged and webworks > >> events > >> > > > will > >> > > > > go > >> > > > > > > > away) > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/blackberry/cordova-plugman > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > * Copy "controller" code (index.js) and native .so > >> files > >> > > into > >> > > > > the > >> > > > > > > > > project > >> > > > > > > > > * Implemented our prototype of script injection > >> (wrapping > >> > > > > > > js-modules > >> > > > > > > > in > >> > > > > > > > > cordova.define and generating plugins.json). > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/blackberry/cordova-cli > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > * Minor changes to support splitting out BB10 from > >>BBOS > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> https://github.com/blackberry/cordova-blackberry-plugins(not > >> > > > yet > >> > > > > > > > public,) > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > * Plugins for BB10 platform features > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > I know this is a lot of dump on the list at once, but > >>Jeff > >> > and > >> > > I > >> > > > > are > >> > > > > > > here > >> > > > > > > > > to answer any questions or concerns. Now that the repos > >>are > >> > > live > >> > > > > we'd > >> > > > > > > > like > >> > > > > > > > > to start a discussion on getting the code into Apache. > >> We've > >> > > got > >> > > > a > >> > > > > > > small > >> > > > > > > > > team here working on this (intros to come) and everyone > >>is > >> > > > excited > >> > > > > to > >> > > > > > > > start > >> > > > > > > > > working with the community. > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Cheers, > >> > > > > > > > > Bryan > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > > > > > > This transmission (including any attachments) may > >>contain > >> > > > > > confidential > >> > > > > > > > > information, privileged material (including material > >> > protected > >> > > by > >> > > > > the > >> > > > > > > > > solicitor-client or other applicable privileges), or > >> > constitute > >> > > > > > > > non-public > >> > > > > > > > > information. 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