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From: Jimmy Thomson <jithomso@microsoft.com>
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Subject: Managing typescript typings for Cordova and plugins
Thread-Topic: Managing typescript typings for Cordova and plugins
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Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 17:49:45 +0000
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Hello,

I'm looking at improving our vscode extension for Cordova development. Curr=
ently we bundle a set of typings for Cordova and some plugins with the exte=
nsion, and we use these typings to provide intellisense even for plain java=
script projects. I would like to improve this by using the correct typings =
for the actual version of Cordova and the plugins that are being used with =
the project. Right now the only typings that I am aware of are in the defin=
itelytyped git repository, and they reflect the "latest as of when they wer=
e made" version of Cordova / the plugins. The "typings" tool for typescript=
 typings can access these typings, but it has no knowledge of what version =
the typings are for, and I also don't believe it supports referencing a par=
ticular commit from definitelytyped either.

In an ideal world (from my perspective at least) typings for Cordova and th=
e plugins would be migrated to other npm packages and referenced by the plu=
gin/cordovan pm packages, or otherwise added to the typings ecosystem. That=
 would allow someone to simply "typings install cordova@6.1.0<mailto:cordov=
a@6.1.0> cordova-plugin-geolocation@1.0.1<mailto:cordova-plugin-geolocation=
@1.0.1> --global" and know that the typings reflect the particular versions=
 that they are using.  Are there any plans to do this going forwards? Or if=
 not, would there be objections to someone else registering the typings wit=
h https://github.com/typings/registry ?

Thanks,
Jimmy


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