old style:
npm i -g cordova
cordova create Foo
cd Foo
cordova platform add ios android
npm update -g cordova
cordova platform update ios android
...tho some might prefer to:
mkdir foo && cd foo && npm init
npm i cordova --save
(and from here modify npm scripts to call into node_modules/cordova/bin as
needed and allow for many projects with many different deps the way Grunt,
etc work)
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org> wrote:
> I don't see how that can be true.
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
>
>> You know how we do it today? Just like that.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Brian/Tommy, may you please write out the complete set of CLI commands
>>> you envision for:
>>> (a) create a new project and add 2 platforms
>>> (b) upgrade an existing project to a specific version
>>>
>>> I worry the current package.json proposal is more complex than we
>>> realize.
>>>
>>> -Michal
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 7:17 PM, tommy-carlos williams <
>>> to...@devgeeks.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> +1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4 June 2014 at 9:17:09, Brian LeRoux (b...@brian.io) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> …and use package.json to achieve a frictionless env swap on a per
>>>> project
>>>> basis, eventually making the CLI a thin shell that calls into
>>>> node_modules
>>>> ala Grunt, Gulp, etc.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 4:07 PM, tommy-carlos williams <
>>>> to...@devgeeks.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > You can’t have version x of a plugin for iOS and version y of that
>>>> same
>>>> > plugin for Android, so multiple platform versions seems like a
>>>> complexity
>>>> > for complexity’s sake.
>>>> >
>>>> > It’s true that different apps need to support different platform
>>>> versions,
>>>> > but I would suspect that the greatest majority of those would want
>>>> the same
>>>> > version of iOS and Android in app x.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On 4 June 2014 at 9:04:42, Brian LeRoux (b...@brian.io) wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > That is the thing: you do not EVER want to have disparate versions of
>>>> > platforms. Plugins negate this potential fantasy.
>>>> >
>>>> > You want version locked deps. You want to use package.json to do that
>>>> b/c
>>>> > that is what the runtime we use has standardized itself on.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Terence M. Bandoian <
>>>> tere...@tmbsw.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > A typical use case might be:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > -project1
>>>> > > -project1-ios
>>>> > > -project1-android
>>>> > > -project1-windows
>>>> > > ...
>>>> > > -projectN
>>>> > > -projectN-ios
>>>> > > -projectN-android
>>>> > > -projectN-windows
>>>> > >
>>>> > > with a different platform version for each sub-project.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Would CLI be installed globally? Locally for each sub-project?
>>>> Would a
>>>> > > project-platform have to be re-built if a plugin were added?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > -Terence
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On 6/3/2014 1:47 PM, Michal Mocny wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > >> Okay, so I think that implies:
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> (a) CLI versions tied to very specific platform versions ==> to
>>>> switch
>>>> > >> platform versions you must switching CLI versions ==> switching one
>>>> > >> platform version switches all platform versions.
>>>> > >> - Andrew pointed out this is currently the case, and is a problem
>>>> that
>>>> > >> leads to users not updating CLI as often as they otherwise would
>>>> > >> - I think this basically implies platforms cannot be independently
>>>> > >> versioned (sure the semver numbers may differ, but for all
>>>> practical
>>>> > >> purposes, you would use platforms from the same release date,
>>>> based on
>>>> > CLI
>>>> > >> version).
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> (b) Require apps to depend on specific CLI version, assuming you
>>>> mean
>>>> > with
>>>> > >> a local package.json:
>>>> > >> - Now all cordova projects must be node projects, which they
>>>> currently
>>>> > are
>>>> > >> not.
>>>> > >> - Currently the cordova-cli creates apps, so we have a globally
>>>> > installed
>>>> > >> bootstrapping cordova-cli, and a locally installed specific version
>>>> > >> cordova-cli, a-la grunt/gulp. (this idea was thrown around before).
>>>> > >> - Quite a dramatic change for cordova workflow, surely larger than
>>>> the
>>>> > >> current proposal.
>>>> > >> - Or we drop cordova-cli entirely and just publish grunt/gulp
>>>> plugins to
>>>> > >> "add cordova" to your existing web app. Thats an even more radical
>>>> > >> departure and significant work.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> -Michal
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> No, at least not how I'd see it done.
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> 1.) Updating is important. Staying current: encouraged.
>>>> > >>> 2.) I'd make my App depend on a specific CLI version. I'd call
>>>> into
>>>> > that
>>>> > >>> using npm scripts.
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Michal Mocny <
>>>> mmo...@chromium.org>
>>>> > >>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> Thinking it through, if cordova platforms are deps of the CLI, to
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>> install a
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> specific version you wouldn't just do:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> npm install -g cordova-ios@3.4.1
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>> you would actually need to:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> cd $(npm config get prefix)/lib/node_modules/cordova
>>>> > >>>>> npm install --save cordova-ios@3.4.1
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>> ..and then remember to do that again whenever you `npm update -g`
>>>> > >>>> ..and its harder to have multiple platform versions for different
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>> projects
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> (questionable if this is useful for devs outside of cordova
>>>> > >>>> contributors,
>>>> > >>>> but may be useful at last test upgrades when we ship new platform
>>>> > >>>> versions).
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> -Michal
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> NIH: not invented here
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Andrew Grieve <
>>>> agri...@chromium.org
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> Actually that was >0 LOC which is a fine argument if you ask
>>>> me.
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> And
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> we
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> both know there is much more to it than just that. lazy_load…for
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> example.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> If you're concerned about code, there is a tonne of much
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> lower-hanging
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> fruit.
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> Bundling platforms is bundling a dep that we require to
>>>> operate. We
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> do
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> not
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> require plugins to operate. You cannot build a project without
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> having a
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> platform and, indeed, you probably want more than one.
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> I don't require blackberry to create an iOS project. But I do
>>>> > >>>>>> require
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> some
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> plugins. We use "npm cache add" to download plugins, I don't
>>>> see how
>>>> > >>>>>> platforms would not work just as easily.
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> Agree that we need discreet versioning: hence why I'm
>>>> advocating we
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> use
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> well understood, maintained, and effectively standard system for
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> doing
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> this. We do not need NIH dependencies that is what package.json
>>>> is
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> for!
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> I don't know what NIH dependencies are. Googling suggests you're
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> talking
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> about drugs...
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> We *are* using npm for downloading, we're just not making the
>>>> user
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> type
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> it
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> directly.
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> Mark's approach also avoids the "what-if" cases where what's
>>>> in your
>>>> > >>>>>> node_modules might not match what's in your platforms/
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> Does what Mark has implemented not address a use-case of
>>>> yours? Or
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> are
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> we
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> going back & forth over personal preference?
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Andrew Grieve <
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> agri...@chromium.org>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> Andrew, you misunderstand. I am talking about bundling
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> platforms
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> directly
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> as dependencies of the CLI.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> A trivial example:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> CLI
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> '-ios
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Wherein, CLI declares the precise version of the platform it
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> uses.
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> We
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> could
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> wildcard. I don't know that we want or need to do that.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> It would have identical semantics to today except the
>>>> download
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> penalty
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> happens up front. (We can remove lazy_load logic. We don't
>>>> have
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> to
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> maintain
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> our own dependency manifests and caches. LESS code: good
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> thing.)
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> Let me paste the code for doing our own caching for you:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> cordova_npm: function lazy_load_npm(platform) {
>>>> > >>>>>>>> if (!(platform in platforms)) {
>>>> > >>>>>>>> return Q.reject(new Error('Cordova library "' +
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> platform
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> +
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> '"
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> not recognized.'));
>>>> > >>>>>>>> }
>>>> > >>>>>>>> var pkg = 'cordova-' + platform + '@' +
>>>> > >>>>>>>> platforms[platform].version;
>>>> > >>>>>>>> return Q.nfcall( npm.load, {cache:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> path.join(util.libDirectory,
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> 'npm_cache') })
>>>> > >>>>>>>> .then(function() {
>>>> > >>>>>>>> return Q.ninvoke(npm.commands, 'cache', ['add',
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> pkg]);
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> }).then(function(info) {
>>>> > >>>>>>>> var pkgDir = path.resolve(npm.cache, info.name,
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> info.version,
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> 'package');
>>>> > >>>>>>>> return pkgDir;
>>>> > >>>>>>>> });
>>>> > >>>>>>>> },
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> There's really no "amount of code" argument here.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> Adding platforms at a specific version would mean having a
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> specific
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> version
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> of the CLI. Yes: this is way better! Explicit dependencies
>>>> is
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> best
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> way
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> to work w/ the small modules thing.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Bundling platforms with CLI would be like bundling all of
>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> plugins
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> with
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> CLI, or like bundling every npm module with npm.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> Devs need to be able to try out platforms at different
>>>> versions.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> We
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> should
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> not do anything that keeps users clinging to old versions of
>>>> CLI
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> (e.g.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> they
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> do this now because they don't want to update to new
>>>> platforms)
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Michal Mocny <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> mmo...@chromium.org>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:14 PM, Andrew Grieve <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> agri...@chromium.org
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Here's both flows as I understand them:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Direct NPM flow:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> # Downloads platform source into node_modules
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> npm install cordova-ios@3.4.0 --save
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> # Runs the create script and installs plugins to create
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> platforms/ios
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> cordova platform add ios --path=node_modules/cordova-ios
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> To be fair, I think with Brian's suggestion, platform add
>>>> FOO
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> would
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> by
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> default look in node_modules so you wouldn't be explicit
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> about
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> it,
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> and
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> also
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> the default cordova project package.json would depend on
>>>> all
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> latest
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> versions of each platform, so the flows would actually be:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> cordova create Foo && cd Foo
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> npm install
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> npm install cordova-ios@3.4 --save
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> cordova platform add android
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> cordova platform add ios
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> # crazy idea? use npm post-install hooks to auto-run
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> create/upgrade
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> so
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> you usually don't need above two lines?
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Compared to:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> cordova create Foo && cd Foo
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> cordova platform add android
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> cordova platform add ios@3.4
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> I think #2 is enough better that its not worth changing.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Cordova-to-npm flow (as Mark's implemented):
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> # Runs "npm cache add cordova-ios", then runs create
>>>> script
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> from
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> ~/cache/cordova-ios/bin/create
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> cordova platform add ios@3.4.0
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> - In both flows: we use npm to do all of the heavy lifting
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> - In both flows: the npm module is cached in your home
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> directory
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> - In both flows?: we store the plugins & platforms
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> explicitly
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> within
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> config.xml (Gorkem's added this)
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> - In flow #1, we have a package.json & a node_modules, in
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> #2
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> we
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> don't.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Why put the onus on the user to fetch the platform source
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> when
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> it's
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> as
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> easy
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> as running "npm cache add" under-the-hood?
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> In regards to the idea of using require() on platform
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> scripts
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> instead
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> of
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> subshelling: I think this is tangental to the debate of how
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> to
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> fetch
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> platform.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> In regards to using "npm install" directly when using the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> plugman
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> workflow:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Sounds good to me.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> Eventually, yes. (Sort of how Grunt works now.)
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:52 PM, Terence M. Bandoian <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> tere...@tmbsw.com
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Can multiple versions of a platform be installed
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> side-by-side?
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> -Terence
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/2/2014 3:04 PM, Michal Mocny wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> >From original email: "Ideal future CLI uses platforms
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> like
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> other
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> deps.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> We lose lazy loading but network and disk is cheap so
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> wasn't
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> really
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> important anyhow."
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Made me think Brian is proposing adding platforms to
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> cli
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> package.json
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> dependencies, and you would have a single global
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> install
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> cordova-platforms.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then you can override the version with an explicit
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> install
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> as
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> he
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> mentions
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "npm i cordova-ios@3.5.0".
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Personally, I think that workflow could work, and has
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> few
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> benefits,
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure that option compares well to the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> alternative
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> of
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> just
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> lazy
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> loading using npm cache add as Mark has already
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> implemented
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> an
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> experiment
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> (anyone interested in this topic should take a look at
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> patch).
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> The steps Brian & Ian outline about how to package
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> platforms
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> for
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> release
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> npm are possibly an improvement over the old-style
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> platform-centric
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> workflow. Instead of downloading a tarball and
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> running
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> a
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> create
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> script,
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> you npm install and run a create() function, and that
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> more
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> easily
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> bundled into other build scripts/boilerplate. For CLI
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> workflow,
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> not
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> that there is any real difference (as Jesse says).
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> One
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> note,
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> though:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> cordova-* platforms are templates for projects, so
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> package.json
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> npm package itself shouldn't end up inside projects
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> are
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> created
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> with
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> it. I think.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -Michal
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Ian Clelland <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> iclell...@chromium.org>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> There seems to be some confusion -- I think people
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> talking
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> about
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> different things here, but perhaps it's just me ;)
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought that Brian's original suggestion was about
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> being
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> able
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> to
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> host
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Cordova platforms directly on NPM. That's why each
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> would
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> require
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> package.json. (which would probably end up in
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <project>/platforms/<platform> in a project, but
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> not
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> point
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> it).
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As an NPM project, we then would have the opportunity
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (though
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> not
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> obligation) to make all of the supporting scripts for
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> each
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> platform
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> (create, build, run, etc) part of the node module,
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> a
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> uniform
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> interface
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that doesn't require going through the command line.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not about making platforms into CLI dependencies
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (any
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> more
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> than
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> plugins are CLI dependencies right now), or about
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> making
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> a
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> cordova-based
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> project into a node package.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If that's right, then I support that -- I'd like the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> platforms
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> to
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> be
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> installable through npm, and to be versioned
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> separately,
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> installable
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> separately, and scriptable without having to spawn
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> subshells.
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> And if I have it completely wrong, then let me know
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> I'll
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> just
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> go
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> back
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fixing File bugs ;)
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Andrew Grieve <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> agri...@chromium.org>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not sure what your question is.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Brian LeRoux <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b...@brian.io>
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> *ahem
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Brian LeRoux <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b...@brian.io
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> npm i cordova-ios@3.5.0
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right?
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 27, 2014 11:06 PM, "Andrew Grieve" <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> agri...@chromium.org
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lazy loading is what will give us the ability to
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> multiple
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> versions
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of platforms.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If we don't support users choosing the version of
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> platform
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> they
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> want,
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then they will resist updating their version of
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLI
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> (like
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> they
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> do
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> right
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now).
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm very keen to allow users to chose their
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> platform
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> versions,
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> just
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are able to choose their plugin versions.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Mark Koudritsky
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> kam...@google.com
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Steve published (some of?) the platforms on npm
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> part
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> of
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> latest
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.npmjs.org/package/cordova-android
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.npmjs.org/package/cordova-ios
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLI already require()s npm for downloading
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plugins
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> from
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> the
>>>> > >>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>> registry.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Extending this to platforms is on my todo list for
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this\next
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> week.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> The "lazy" part of the loading was about
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> caching,
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> so
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> we
>>>> > >>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>> don't
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> lose
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> npm does its own caching.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Parashuram
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Narasimhan
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>> (MS
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> OPEN
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> TECH)
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> panar...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1. This will also be a step towards releasing
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> platforms
>>>> > >>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>> independently.
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Will the CLI have a semver like dependency on
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
