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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 11:02:12 -0400
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My 2cents:

I'm not fundamentally opposed to cordova projects being node projects, but
I don't think adding a package.json to cordova projects as they exist today
is such a good idea.

Namely, (a) we force a certain directory structure and certain command line
usage, and (b) it conflicts with the goal of not changing workflow
significantly this close to 3.0.

Its *very* clear that we have long ago passed the point where this thread
should have turned into a Hangout to discuss, then draft up some concrete
proposals, and then debate those.  Theres been a lot of content in this
thread, lets mull it over and schedule a Hangout date/time, maybe?

-Michal


On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Carlos Santana <csantana23@gmail.com> wrote=
:

> Andrew I agree with everything you said except
> "Things I think are bad ideas:
> - start enforcing that Cordova projects are node projects"
>
> I think Cordova projects is the project that is on your workstation that =
is
> running node with the tools and npm to manage some of the dependencies an=
d
> downloading of other components.
>
> What is so bad of calling the "Cordova Project" a node project that
> produces a Cordova App that runs in the mobile web view?
> What is so bad of user having a package.json in their repo/project, we
> already forcing them to install node, and use npm, and open the network t=
o
> npm?
> I believe that "Cordova Project" is a node project, the "project" is wher=
e
> you manage your source, and the user is using node/npm to the build a
> "Cordova App" which is what runs on the mobile device.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Terence M. Bandoian <terence@tmbsw.com>
> wrote:
>
> > First, thanks to everyone on the list for being so patient and answerin=
g
> > my questions.  It is much appreciated.
> >
> > What I understand so far is that the plugin code for a given platform
> must
> > be in sync with that platform.  Makes perfect sense.  I've also seen th=
at
> > the core plugin APIs are consistent across platforms.  Really good.
>  Given
> > that, my next question would have to be is backwards compatibility
> > maintained for the plugin APIs from one release to the next?  If it is,
> > shouldn't my application code for a plugin on a given version of one
> > platform run unchanged on a (somewhat) newer version of a different
> > platform?
> >
> > -Terence
> >
> >
> > On 6/4/2014 6:07 PM, tommy-carlos williams wrote:
> >
> >> WRT plugins not being tied to a version of the platforms=E2=80=A6 We a=
t
> SpiderOak
> >> have a project that is still stuck at 3.0.0 for precisely that reason.
> >>
> >> As for the CLI not being tied to a platform version, that=E2=80=99s al=
so not
> >> true. Don=E2=80=99t know if you have tried it, but using a current ver=
sion of
> the
> >> CLI with a project created and =E2=80=9Cplatformed=E2=80=9D with a pre=
vious version is
> also
> >> a recipe for disaster.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5 June 2014 at 8:48:48, Brian LeRoux (b@brian.io) wrote:
> >>
> >> Plugins have to target specific versions. [1] Core plugins, our
> org.apache
> >> plugins, are cross platform. [2]
> >>
> >> This is not conceptual but the current reality and a correct software
> >> practice.
> >>
> >> [1]
> >> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/
> >> blob/master/plugin.xml#L33
> >> [2]
> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser/tree/master/src
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 5:32 PM, Terence M. Bandoian <terence@tmbsw.com=
>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>  Why is having different versions of platforms a recipe for disaster?
> >>>   -Terence
> >>>     On 6/4/2014 4:29 PM, Brian LeRoux wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> As discussed: having different versions of platforms and plugins is =
a
> >>>> recipe for disaster. The design choice of version locking is
> deliberate
> >>>> to
> >>>> avoid that. I'm going to ignore the ramble about grunt, etc. I'm not
> >>>> advocating for that nor am I interested in javascript build library
> >>>> fashion. Those things are not problems we seek to solve here.
> >>>>   Also: this is not talk. Its building consensus to *continue* the
> work
> >>>> being
> >>>> done into a direction that everyone feels good about. The alternativ=
e
> is
> >>>> patchbombing and a massive delete of google employee commits which i=
s
> >>>> probably not productive.
> >>>>       On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Andrew Grieve <
> >>>> agrieve@chromium.org>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>   Brian's and Carlos' examples have a very important difference:
> >>>>
> >>>>>   Brian's: platforms are dependencies of CLI
> >>>>> Carlos': platforms are siblings of CLI in top-level package.json
> >>>>>   With Carlos', the user can easily control versions of the
> platforms,
> >>>>> which
> >>>>> is great. You could just as easily put plugins in there now that np=
m
> >>>>> supports multiple registries as well.
> >>>>>   I don't think you'd need CLI at all with this setup. Just use
> >>>>> plugman &
> >>>>> grunt & recreate your project on every build. I think it's a nice
> >>>>> workflow,
> >>>>> but I'm afraid that dramatically changing out documented workflow
> again
> >>>>> so
> >>>>> soon would be an unwelcome change. I also think it'd be a good amou=
nt
> >>>>> of
> >>>>> work to make our tools smart enough to work alongside npm in a way
> that
> >>>>> isn't confusing (e.g. if we're recreating every time, we'll need to
> >>>>> speed
> >>>>> it up a lot. If not, then you need to tell it when dependencies
> >>>>> change).
> >>>>>   My main goal for now is to get to where we can release platforms
> >>>>> independently, but I'm curious if this is all talk or is anyone
> >>>>> intending
> >>>>> to do some real exploration in this area?
> >>>>>               On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Brian LeRoux <
> b@brian.io>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>   Here is an example using our current situation. Cordova is
> versioned
> >>>>> [1]
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> and the CLI calls are abstracted as npm scripts [2]. If we change =
to
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>> proposed 'versioning platforms using npm' we don't have to downloa=
d
> >>>>>> platforms, cache them or perform any custom dependency logic.
> >>>>>>   We will then be well on the path to making the CLI *really* dumb
> >>>>>> and it
> >>>>>> will only pass calls down to the lib installed in node_modules.
> >>>>>>   HTH
> >>>>>>   [1]
> >>>>>>     https://github.com/brianleroux/cordova-example-
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> using-npm/blob/master/package.json#L13
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> [2]
> >>>>>>     https://github.com/brianleroux/cordova-example-
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> using-npm/blob/master/package.json#L8
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>   On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Carlos Santana <
> >>>>>> csantana23@gmail.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>   Michal
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The grunt plugin and yeoman generator I implemented a long ago. S=
o
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> it's
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> implemented on top of what cordova provides.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>   I'm confuse, this is the point I was trying to get that there i=
s
> >>>>>>> "user
> >>>>>>> space" and "cordova platform space", Doing a plugin for yeoman,
> gulp
> >>>>>>> ,
> >>>>>>> grunt, or the next thing is user space.
> >>>>>>>   cordova as a platform should be using flexbile and clear on wha=
t
> is
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> doing,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> so "user space" can customize on top of it.
> >>>>>>>     On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Terence M. Bandoian <
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> terence@tmbsw.com>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>   This is helpful. Thank you for posting this, Carlos. I have a
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> couple
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> of
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> related questions.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   The config files I've used iOS and Android are significantly
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> different
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> for
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> the same project. Is combining everything for all platforms into
> one
> >>>>>>>> config.xml recommended?
> >>>>>>>>   What cordova commands cause the www folder to be copied to a
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> platforms
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> directory? My workflow for iOS/Xcode is typically (similar for
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Android/Eclipse):
> >>>>>>>>   - add/build iOS platform using cordova
> >>>>>>>> - edit, build, test iteratively in Xcode using platforms/ios
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> directory
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Xcode doesn't copy from the outer www directory when it builds.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Should
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> it?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> All of the files added to the Xcode project are in the
> platforms/ios
> >>>>>>>> directory.
> >>>>>>>>   -Terence
> >>>>>>>>       On 6/4/2014 10:10 AM, Carlos Santana wrote:
> >>>>>>>>   I think regardless how much sugar we use to make it easy, I
> think
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> under
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> the hood foundation/architecture should be something like:
> >>>>>>>>>   LocalProject/www/
> >>>>>>>>> LocalProject/config.xml
> >>>>>>>>> LocalProject/package.json
> >>>>>>>>> LocalProject/node_module/.bin/cordova
> >>>>>>>>>   config.xml (manages the cordova app)
> >>>>>>>>> package.json (manages the cordova project)
> >>>>>>>>>   pacakge.json (will specify all dependencies and npm will take
> >>>>>>>>> care
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> fulfill them)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> {
> >>>>>>>>> cordova: ">3.6",
> >>>>>>>>> cordova-ios: "3.6.1",
> >>>>>>>>> cordova-android: "3.6.2",
> >>>>>>>>> cordova-plugin-device: "*",
> >>>>>>>>> cordova-plugin-file: "^0.2.4"
> >>>>>>>>> }
> >>>>>>>>> npm install will take care of making everything available
> locally.
> >>>>>>>>>   I know that we don't have plugins in npm, but something to
> think
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> about,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> terms of just a secondary repository to download the files and
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> caching.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> a global @cordova-cli, can be available like grunt-cli, to look
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> first
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> in
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> local directory (i.e. findup)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   like someone mentioned npm installs hooks can run the "cordova
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> platform
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> add"
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   this way minimal set of files can be put a dev repo, and
> reproduce
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> by
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> another developer very easy both getting same resulting project.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>   git clone https://github.com/myuser/cordovapp && cd cordovapp &=
&
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> npm
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> install && cordova run android
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>       On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Terence M. Bandoian <
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> terence@tmbsw.com>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   I still consider myself a relative newcomer to Cordova but,
> from a
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> development standpoint, it would be easiest for me if I could
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> manage
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> each
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> platform of a project independently - including plugins. Creatin=
g
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> parallel project to make sure that the plugins and Cordova base
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> don't
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> change for one platform while I work on another isn't ideal but it
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> isn't
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> completely unmanageable either. It just makes the workflow a
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> little
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> more
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> complex.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>   -Terence
> >>>>>>>>>>       On 6/3/2014 7:12 PM, Michal Mocny wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>   We don't do platform-plugin version matching *at all* today.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Everyone
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> uses
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> the latest plugins and any platform version they want, and its
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> been
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> "fine".
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> So using different platform versions isn't as hard as you guys
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> making
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> it out to be.
> >>>>>>>>>>>   Still, I've already said its not necessarily a complexity
> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> needs
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> addressed in a world where you can create multiple projects and
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> use
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> --link-to or whatever, so long as your platforms aren't installed
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> globally.
> >>>>>>>>>>>     Anyway, thanks for posting your instructions Brian/Tommy.
> As
> >>>>>>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>>>>>> mentioned
> >>>>>>>>>>> it would be, thats a different workflow than we have now. I'm
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> going
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> to
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> sleep on it before I comment, but it certainly isn't just like
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> "You
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> know
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> how we do it today".
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>   -Michal
> >>>>>>>>>>>     On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 7:59 PM, tommy-carlos williams <
> >>>>>>>>>>> tommy@devgeeks.org
> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>   I don=E2=80=99t think you really can forget about plugins f=
or a
> second.
> >>>>>>>>>>>   In my personal opinion, the entire ./platforms folder shoul=
d
> >>>>>>>>>>> be a
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> build
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> artefact. If you want to freeze iOS, then use a branch or a new
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> clone
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> the project.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>   It=E2=80=99s not that I can think of no scenarios where su=
pporting
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> multiple
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> platform versions would be needed, it=E2=80=99s just that I think =
it=E2=80=99s
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> needlessly
> >>>>>>>>>>>> complex vs using a dev workflow to solve those problems.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>   I already version cordova within a project=E2=80=A6 I have=
 a local
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> version
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> of
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> cordova installed into ./node_modules for each project and use
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Grunt
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> call ./node_modules/.bin/cordova rather than the global cordova
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> cli.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 4 June 2014 at 9:46:29, Terence M. Bandoian (
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> terence@tmbsw.com)
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>   Forgetting about plugins for a second, what if:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>   - I complete a project for iOS
> >>>>>>>>>>>> - six months later the client decides to port to Android and=
:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> - I want the latest fixes for Android
> >>>>>>>>>>>> - I want to keep the iOS version frozen for the time being
> >>>>>>>>>>>>   I would expect releases for each platform to be on differe=
nt
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> schedules.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> -Terence
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>     On 6/3/2014 6:17 PM, Michal Mocny wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>   Most plugins will work across a wide range of platform
> >>>>>>>>>>>> versions,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> so
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> often
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> it would work to have disparate platform versions even with
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> plugins.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> However, I do concede that in general this isn't a complexity we
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> focus
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> on.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Interested in your thoughts about the other points.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -Michal
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>     On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 7:07 PM, tommy-carlos williams <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>   tommy@devgeeks.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> You can=E2=80=99t have version x of a plugin for iOS and ve=
rsion y of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> same
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>   plugin for Android, so multiple platform versions seems like a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   complexity
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> for complexity=E2=80=99s sake.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>   It=E2=80=99s true that different apps need to support dif=
ferent
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> platform
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> versions,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> but I would suspect that the greatest majority of those wou=
ld
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 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 disparat=
e
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> terence@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 version=
s
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> =3D=3D>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> switch
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> platform versions you must switching CLI versions =3D=3D>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 specif=
ic
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 mor=
e
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mmocny@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/cordov=
a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> agrieve@chromium.org
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Brian LeRoux <b@brian.i=
o
> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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=E2=80=A6for
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   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 t=
o
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 o=
f
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yours?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   are
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   we
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going back & forth over personal preference?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Andrew Grieve <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   agrieve@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 th=
e
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 t=
he
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> download
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   penalty
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   happens up front. (We can remove lazy_load logi=
c.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 fo=
r
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> cordova_npm: function lazy_load_npm(platform) {
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> if (!(platform in platforms)) {
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> return Q.reject(new Error('Cordova library "' +
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   platform
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   +
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> '"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   not recognized.'));
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   }
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> var pkg =3D '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 =3D path.resolve(npm.cache, info.name,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   info.version,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'package');
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   return pkgDir;
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> });
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> },
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   There's really no "amount of code" argument here=
.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> --
> Carlos Santana
> <csantana23@gmail.com>
>

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