> -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Bond-Caron [mailto:jbo...@gdesolutions.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 11:47 PM > To: dev@cordova.apache.org > Subject: RE: Cordova and Crosswalk > > On Tue Dec 3 08:40 AM, Hu, Ningxin wrote: > > Your thoughts about the integration? > > Is it possible to support Crosswalk runtime as a platform in Cordova > > upstream? > > > > [2]: https://github.com/crosswalk-project/crosswalk-cordova-android > > It looks really awesome, can't wait to try it out. > > I have some concerns about more platforms and the terminology.
Sorry for the confusion due to the terminology. > Android should be considered as the platform, maybe Cordova needs a new > flag, -engine? > I agree with your idea. Treating Crosswalk on android as an engine option for android platform makes sense to me. > e.g. cli perspective > > cordova prepare android > #uses WebView of OS > > cordova prepare android -engine crosswalk #uses Crosswalk > > cordova prepare android -engine ChromeView #uses ChromeView > bundled jar > > That could solve some issues with windows 8: > e.g. > > cordova prepare windows8 > > cordova prepare windows8 -engine v8.1 #uses/injects 8.1 > code > > cordova prepare windows8 -engine crosswalk #uses Crosswalk? > > Putting this idea out there, might make the maintenance easier. > Problem for me is terminology of crosswalk as a platform, it's more like an > engine > that sits on top of the OS. So do you agree that the first step is to make Cordova Android engine exchangeable? Thanks, -ningxin
