I think we just forgot, somebody mentioned this on slack and there is an issue open on JIRA.
2016-02-05 13:52 GMT+01:00 Homer, Tony <[email protected]>: > Earlier in this thread, Richard stated: > >> This change has been merged into the file, camera, geolocation, and > contacts plugins (media did not actually require any change). > > > Media was updated on 1/15 but it still has a "cordova-android >=5.0.0-dev" > engine tag. > I couldn't find any other discussion about this on the list and wondered > why it was retained for media. > Was this an oversight? > > > Thanks! > Tony > > > > > On 1/15/16, 4:40 PM, "Simon MacDonald" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >LGTM > > > >+1 > > > >Simon Mac Donald > >http://hi.im/simonmacdonald > > > >On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Joe Bowser <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Sorry, wrong PR: > >> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/pull/136 > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 11:42 AM, Joe Bowser <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > So, what does the timeline look like for a Plugins release. I just > did a > >> > major change in the InAppBrowser to fix tel: and sms: URIs so they do > >> > stuff, and it'd be cool if this also made if this got looked over and > >> > landed before the next release. > >> > > >> > https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/pull/135 > >> > > >> > On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Carlos Santana <[email protected] > > > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> I agree with final compromise, I also had a discussion with Nikhil > >> during > >> >> holiday break offline and understood the situation, some 3rd party > >> plugins > >> >> are not open source and customers/devs don't move as fast as we wish, > >> but > >> >> having a CLI 6 with latest plugins being backwards compatible with > lower > >> >> Android API is good base for developers to start upgrading. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 1:23 PM Steven Gill <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Awesome! I'll kick up a discuss thread > >> >> > > >> >> > On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Richard Knoll < > [email protected] > >> > > >> >> > wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > > Hey all, > >> >> > > > >> >> > > This change has been merged into the file, camera, geolocation, > and > >> >> > > contacts plugins (media did not actually require any change). I > was > >> >> able > >> >> > to > >> >> > > build and run mobilespec on cordova-android 4.0.0 and > >> >> cordova-android's > >> >> > > master. We should probably push for a plugins release soon, since > >> >> there > >> >> > are > >> >> > > also some major bug fixes to the contacts and camera plugins that > >> were > >> >> > > recently pushed. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Thanks, > >> >> > > Richard > >> >> > > > >> >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> >> > > From: Nikhil Khandelwal [mailto:[email protected]] > >> >> > > Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 12:12 PM > >> >> > > To: [email protected] > >> >> > > Subject: RE: [DISCUSS] Core Plugins and Android API 23 > >> >> > > > >> >> > > We had a good discussion about this offline with Joe, Simon, > Steve, > >> >> > Jesse, > >> >> > > Parashu and Jason. We came to the following agreement: > >> >> > > This is a temporary fix to the plugins which we need to take to > >> ensure > >> >> > > Cordova 5.x tools behavior of using the edge plugins does not > break > >> >> for > >> >> > our > >> >> > > users. We will pursue the change for all the affected plugins. > This > >> >> will > >> >> > go > >> >> > > out in the next PLUGINS release which will happen before the > Cordova > >> >> 6.0 > >> >> > > release. Since this a temporary fix, we aim to remove it in 6 > months > >> >> > > (giving reasonable time for our user base to move to Cordova 6.x+ > >> >> which > >> >> > > will have a better plugin version pinning mechanism). > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Thanks, > >> >> > > Nikhil > >> >> > > > >> >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> >> > > From: Simon MacDonald [mailto:[email protected]] > >> >> > > Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 4:00 PM > >> >> > > To: [email protected] > >> >> > > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Core Plugins and Android API 23 > >> >> > > > >> >> > > I'm going to play devils advocate a bit here: > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > There are valid reasons why many app developers might not be > ready > >> >> to > >> >> > > > move to API level 23: > >> >> > > > 1) They have an app which is stabilizing or in maintenance > mode > >> >> and > >> >> > > > they don't want to risk destabilization by moving to a new > major > >> >> > > > Cordova version, Cordova Android platform, and Android API > level. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > If the developer is not ready to move to a new version of Cordova > >> >> Android > >> >> > > or the Android API would it not also follow that they shouldn't > be > >> >> > changing > >> >> > > their plugin versions? > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > 2) They are using a 3rd-party plugin which has not yet been > >> >> updated > >> >> > > > to request Android permissions as required by API level 23. > There > >> >> are > >> >> > > > probably a lot of plugins affected, since access to any of the > >> >> > > > following things on Android M requires runtime permission > >> requests: > >> >> > > > calendar, contacts, phone, camera, microphone, location, > beacons, > >> >> > > sensors, SMS, storage. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Right, so if the 3rd party plugin they are using doesn't support > >> >> Android > >> >> > M > >> >> > > they should either a) not upgrade or b) send a PR to the plugin > >> >> > maintainer > >> >> > > so everyone can benefit. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > 3) They might not have the capacity or ability to test their > app > >> >> on > >> >> > > > devices running Android M. Because API 23 enables the new > >> >> permissions > >> >> > > > model only on Android M, it requires testing on that platform. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > Everyone has access to the Android emulator. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > In any of the above cases, developers might still like to > benefit > >> >> from > >> >> > > > some of the major bug fixes in those 5 popular core plugins > >> >> mentioned > >> >> > > > below. Or even if they weren't specifically looking for bug > fixes, > >> >> it > >> >> > > > would be a much better experience if adding or updating one of > >> those > >> >> > > > plugins would just work, rather than failing on Android. The > >> >> > > > explanation for the failure will not be obvious to many users, > if > >> >> they > >> >> > > > overlooked the warning when installing the plugin or if they > were > >> >> > > > using another tool to add the plugin where the warning wasn't > >> >> surfaced. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Seems like you are describing a tooling problem here. If the > tool > >> >> > doesn't > >> >> > > surface the warning or allows the user to add a plugin that is > >> >> > incompatible > >> >> > > with the version of Cordova Android that is being used really > sounds > >> >> > like a > >> >> > > bug in the tooling to me. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > Of course developers should be encouraged to upgrade to the > latest > >> >> > > > most secure highest-quality version of Cordova. But the > >> >> encouragement > >> >> > > > does not need to be so forceful. This proposed change gives > >> >> developers > >> >> > > > more time to upgrade, and allows for more choice about when to > >> >> upgrade > >> >> > > > individual parts > >> >> > > > (plugins) rather than limiting them to all-or-nothing. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > I would argue that the developer has an infinite amount of time > to > >> >> > > upgrade. Nothing is forcing you to upgrade to the latest Cordova > >> >> Android > >> >> > or > >> >> > > Android API. They can continue to use the same version of Cordova > >> >> Android > >> >> > > and plugins that are currently working in their app. If the > >> developer > >> >> is > >> >> > > using semver properly and we do our job right they shouldn't > pick up > >> >> > > breaking changes. For instance, if the API of a plugin changes we > >> bump > >> >> > the > >> >> > > major version of the plugin so users who setup their config.xml > to > >> >> use: > >> >> > > > >> >> > > <plugin name="cordova-plugin-camera" spec="^1.1.0" /> > >> >> > > > >> >> > > will effectively prevent the user from picking up the breaking > >> change > >> >> in > >> >> > > camera version 2.0.0. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Simon Mac Donald > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3a%2f%2fhi.im%2fsimonmacdonald&data=01%7c01%7cnikhilkh%40microsoft.com%7c84fb6405edf74f47453208d317beb5e5%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=B8DuMuPF8aUU6xvIlpYTi3LJPs1HbENcHXS8JrHqEu0%3d > >> >> > > B > >> >> > KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKCB > >> >> > > [ X ܚX K K[XZ[ > >> >> > > ] ][ X ܚX P ܙ ݘK \ X K ܙ B ܈ Y ] [ۘ[ [X[ K[XZ[ > >> >> > > ] Z [ ܙ ݘK \ X K ܙ B > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
