A MUST would be strong I think. Although the two ways don't mix well. Using dependency and plugin-add simultaneously is probably wrong. So plugin-add could look for www/config.xml dependency elements and suggest to continue to use them if one is found. If none is found then it adds the plugin.
Updating plugins during create/prepare would be a good start. Plugins could be removed when the subdirs of the plugins directory and the dependency elements indicate it. Axel Am 21.10.2013 20:35 schrieb "Michal Mocny" <mmo...@chromium.org>: > We've discussed adding <dependancy> to app's config.xml, but its > interesting that you intend to have that work during build/prepare step. > Previously I think this was discussed in terms of "cordova create" only, > which wouldn't satisfy your use case. I think your use case is quite > valid, but now im concerned about how to support removed <dependancy> over > time, or manually installed plugins that arent in <dependancy> list... > > Maybe every plugin installed/removed *must* be reflected in the app's > config.xml? > > -Michal > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Axel Nennker <ignisvul...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Yes. Currently we are adding plugin be hand. > > The problem is that we have a distributes developer team. So when the UI > > developers change something in www to require a plugin and merge that > with > > master; then when the other developers pull master again the plugin is > > missing and the Application hangs. > > This has led to some frustration and wasted time. > > > > I think it would really help if www - developers could express a > dependency > > on plugins so that the next > > phonegap local android build > > updates to the now missing plugins... > > > > cheers > > Axel > > > > > > 2013/10/21 Ian Clelland <iclell...@chromium.org> > > > > > I don't think that we have "app dependencies" in Cordova (yet). If your > > app > > > depends on a plugin, then you should install that plugin. > > > > > > Either "cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.globalization" or > "plugman > > > install org.apache.cordova.globalization" (not sure about the command > > line > > > params there) should add the plugin and modify your config.xml file > > > appropriately. > > > > > > If you're concerned about automation / distribution, and want a simple > > way > > > to declare all of your app's dependent plugins, rather than just > > > documenting them, then you can use the technique that mobile-spec > > uses[1]: > > > Create a "dependency-only plugin" which just lists all of the plugins > on > > > which your app depends, and as part of your create step, install that > > > single plugin. Cordova will then recursively install all of the > > > dependencies listed in it. > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/cordova-mobile-spec/tree/master/dependencies-plugin > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:44 AM, <axel.nenn...@telekom.de> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > the docs in > > > > > > > > > > https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.1.0/config_ref_index.md.html#The%20config.xml%20Filesaythatthefeature > element is only for the platform specific config.xml > > > > s, right? > > > > > > > > Is there a way to specify that my phonegap app needs a plugin on all > > > > platforms e.g. Globalization? > > > > > > > > Making up this "example": > > > > https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/plugin_ref_spec.md.html > > > > <gap:dependency id="com.plugin.id" url=" > > > > https://github.com/myuser/someplugin"; commit="428931ada3891801" > > > > subdir="some/path/here" /> > > > > > > > > We are building an app that uses Globalization in javascript; so > there > > is > > > > no platform dependency > > > > How do I specifiy in www/config.xml that Globalization is needed as a > > > > plugin? > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Axel > > > > > > > > > >
