Hi Tyler, It's not that hard to add support (most of it can be cribbed from the iOS scripts) - Fil has outlined the steps. It's a matter of resources at this point - not sure if any of this work can get in for 3.0 but you never know.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: > OSX support is predicated on the conformance of cordova-osx to the various > command-line script "standard" we have defined [1]. I am not sure how well > it follows this document. At a minimum, OSX needs to have a ./bin/create > script, and for project it generates, it needs to have ./cordova folder > that contains many project-level scripts that the CLI shells out to, > including a `run`, `build` and `emulate` script. > > For the CLI, you would need to: > > 1. Add the platform, its repo URL, and version tag to use to > ./platforms.js. > 2. Create a "parser" module under src/metadata/. It needs to mirror the > structure of other parser modules: has a "static" check_requirements > method, has an update_project method that takes a config object and a > callback as parameters, has staging_dir and www_dir methods that return > the location of the www folder relative to the platform project's root. > The parser modules are responsible for parsing the platform-agnostic > config.xml from a cli project's www folder and updating things in the > platform-specific projects such as application name, bundle ID, whitelist, > and other goodies. > > Finally, you would have to patch cordova-plugman [2], our plugin > installation tool, to support the OSX platform. > > [1] http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/CommandLineToolingDesign > [2] https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-plugman.git > > On 7/3/13 6:36 AM, "Andrew Grieve" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Hi Tyler, > > > >Glad that CLI seems to be working well for you. The OSX platform is a bit > >of a lower priority than the others, but it's been kept in the releases > >since +Shaz keeps it going. He'd be the main one to help you out with > >changes to it. But, I think he's on holiday this week :). > > > >As for adding a platform to CLI, it's our intention that all of the > >platforms will eventually make it in there. If you'd like to help make it > >happen, probably the best place to start would be > >cordova-cli.git/src/platform.js. > > > >Andrew > > > > > >On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 12:22 AM, Tyler Wilson > ><[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> I am really loving the ability to have one project with multiple > >> platforms. Previously I had to create one project for OS X and another > >>for > >> iOS, and copy the www files around when needed. But with the cli > >>ability to > >> have multiple platforms, that solves that issue. And once I get my > >>plugin > >> in the plug man format, the issues with copying the plugin .js file > >>will be > >> handled too I am hoping. > >> > >> So now what I would love is to have the OS X platform as an option in > >>the > >> cli. It does not appear it is part of the platform list as yet. What is > >> involved in adding a platform to the the cli system? Is the OS X > >>maintainer > >> on this list? I sent a previously message asking about ArrayBuffer > >>support, > >> which is needed for my specific plugin (Bluetooth Smart). I am certainly > >> willing to give it a shot if somebody could outline the steps. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Tyler > >
