I prefer the <dependency> syntax. It's shorter, more intuitive and consistent with plugin.xml. I don't see much value in _partial_ compliance with the w3c spec.
On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@google.com> wrote: > Gorkem is adding awesome feature to restore plugins/platforms your app > depends on. There is some debate on the correct syntax to use in the > config.xml file: do we use (a) plugin.xml style <dependency> tags, or (b) > w3c widget spec <feature> tags? > > Gorkem votes (b), arguing that using widget spec helps his tools with > editing config.xml (existing gui editor, I assume?), and has implemented a > PR for it (https://github.com/apache/cordova-cli/pull/165). > > I vote (a), arguing that we already don't match widget spec, and already > have established syntax for for specifying plugin urls & versions in > plugin.xml (with docs and examples), and its better for our CLI > implementation to use existing plugin deps handlers. > > What do you think? > > Background: read full thread titled "[GitHub] cordova-cli pull request: > CB-6469" >
