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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:08:05 -0500
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Subject: Re: [Android] Plugin.ctx needs a rename
From: Bryce Curtis <curtis.bryce@gmail.com>
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Makes sense - I'm fine with rename for 2.0.  We may want to introduce
"cordova" into 1.9 and keep "ctx" with deprecation notice.  Also, make
sure it's documented.  This will break plug-ins when removed.

On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Filip Maj <fil@adobe.com> wrote:
> Yeh "ctx" implies Context, especially for Android peoples, so +1 to
> renaming to something less Android-ey.
>
> On 6/18/12 11:45 AM, "Joe Bowser" <bowserj@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Hey
>>
>>Since we're approaching 2.0 and since part of the goals of 2.0 is to
>>improve the plugin architecture, I'm wondering if we should take the
>>opportunity to give the CordovaInterface variable on Plugin.java a name
>>other than ctx, which on Android usually refers to a context. =A0The reas=
on
>>for this is the fact that there's a use case where the CordovaInterface
>>may
>>not be a Context. =A0I propose that we change the name to cordova.
>>
>>I'm not sure if this needs a JIRA ticket or not.
>>
>>Any thoughts?
>>
>>Joe
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