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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 14:34:17 -0000
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The "Platform Engine" page has been changed by jbondc:
https://wiki.apache.org/cordova/Platform%20Engine?action=3Ddiff&rev1=3D1&re=
v2=3D2

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  =3D=3D Problem =3D=3D
  =

- There's no clear definition of what defines a Cordova platform. Is it an =
OS? Is it a rendering engine on top of an OS? Anything that satisfies the C=
ordova api?
+ There's no clear definition of a Cordova platform. Is it an OS? Is it a r=
endering engine on top of an OS? Anything that satisfies the Cordova api?
  =

- As of this writing, there's currently 4 platforms officially supported (i=
os, android, windows8, blackberry10) and an increasing number of additional=
 platforms.
+ As of this writing, there's 4 platforms officially supported (ios, androi=
d, windows8, blackberry10) and an increasing number of additional platforms.
  =

- In those 4 platforms, Android and Windows 8 have already evolved where se=
veral rendering engines are available:
+ In those 4 platforms, Android and Windows 8 have evolved where several re=
ndering engines are available:
  =

  =3D=3D=3D Android =3D=3D=3D  =

- WebView
+  * WebView
- ChromeView
- GeckoView
+  * [[https://github.com/pwnall/chromeview|ChromeView]] (working build pos=
sible from KitKat release)
+  * [[http://people.mozilla.org/~mfinkle/geckoview/|GeckoView]]
- Crosswalk [2]: https://github.com/crosswalk-project/crosswalk-cordova-and=
roid
+  * [[https://github.com/crosswalk-project/crosswalk-cordova-android|Cross=
walk]] =

  =

  =3D=3D=3D Windows 8 =3D=3D=3D =

- WinJS 1.0
+  * WinJS 1.0
- WinJS 2.0 (Windows 8.1)
+  * WinJS 2.0 (Windows 8.1)
  =

  Since plugins are tied to particular platform, it makes testing of plugin=
s hard as the number of platforms increases. The state of plugins feels the=
 "Wild Wild West". =

  =

- TODO: Talk about newer platforms based on Android or Chromium
+ TODO: Talk about newer platforms based on Android or Chromium. Distinguis=
h HTML5/web rendering & native functionality of the OS (hardware etc...).
  =

  =3D=3D Solutions =3D=3D
  =

- a) Define as platform as an OS that satisfies a core set of Cordova apis. =

+ Define as platform as:
+ =

+ '''A) An OS that satisfies the core Cordova apis.'''
  =

  Keep a few core platforms but use a new 'engine' flag
  =

  e.g. cli perspective
+ {{{
- > cordova prepare android                                              #u=
ses WebView of OS
+ # cordova prepare android                       #uses WebView of OS
- > cordova prepare android -engine crosswalk           #uses Crosswalk
+ # cordova prepare android -engine crosswalk     #uses Crosswalk
- > cordova prepare android -engine ChromeView     #uses ChromeView bundled=
 jar
+ # cordova prepare android -engine ChromeView    #uses ChromeView bundled =
jar
+ }}}
  =

+ {{{
- > cordova prepare windows8
+ # cordova prepare windows8
- > cordova prepare windows8 -engine v8.1              #uses/injects 8.1  c=
ode
+ # cordova prepare windows8 -engine v8.1         #uses/injects 8.1  code
- > cordova prepare windows8 -engine crosswalk    #uses Crosswalk?
+ # cordova prepare windows8 -engine crosswalk    #uses Crosswalk?
+ }}}
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+ '''B) An OS or engine that satisfies the core Cordova apis.'''
- =

- b) Define as platform as anything that satisfies a core set of Cordova ap=
is. =

  =

  Make platforms 'compatible'
  =

  crosswalk-cordova-android 'compatibleWith' cordova-android
  windows81 'compatibleWith' windows8
  =

- Disadvantages:
+ '''Disadvantages:'''
- - More 'platforms', overwhelming for user
+  * More 'platforms', overwhelming for user
- - More code to maintain
+  * More code to maintain
+ =

+ '''C) ? '''
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  =3D=3D Q & A =3D=3D
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