That would be https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4624 I guess.
2013/10/21 Anis KADRI <anis.ka...@gmail.com> > yeah npm and bower do that and I quiet like it. We discussed this > topic before, it just hasn't happened yet. Is there an issue for this? > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org> wrote: > > Maybe we do just go the npm style route. > > > > cordova plugin add (without ID) -> reads deps from config and installs > them. > > cordova plugin add --save-deps ID -> adds plugin and adds to config > > cordova plugin add --save-deps (without ID)-> takes installed plugins and > > adds to deps > > > > something like that? > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Axel Nennker <ignisvul...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> 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%20Filesaythatthefeatureelementis > 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 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> >
