yeah npm and bower do that and I quiet like it. We discussed this
topic before, it just hasn't happened yet. Is there an issue for this?

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org> wrote:
> Maybe we do just go the npm style route.
>
> cordova plugin add (without ID) -> reads deps from config and installs them.
> cordova plugin add --save-deps ID -> adds plugin and adds to config
> cordova plugin add --save-deps (without ID)-> takes installed plugins and
> adds to deps
>
> something like that?
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Axel Nennker <ignisvul...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A MUST would be strong I think. Although the two ways don't mix well.
>> Using dependency and plugin-add simultaneously is probably wrong.
>> So plugin-add could look for www/config.xml dependency elements and suggest
>> to continue to use them if one is found. If none is found then it adds the
>> plugin.
>>
>> Updating plugins during create/prepare would be a good start.
>> Plugins could be removed when the subdirs of the plugins directory and the
>> dependency elements indicate it.
>>
>> Axel
>>  Am 21.10.2013 20:35 schrieb "Michal Mocny" <mmo...@chromium.org>:
>>
>> > We've discussed adding <dependancy> to app's config.xml, but its
>> > interesting that you intend to have that work during build/prepare step.
>> >  Previously I think this was discussed in terms of "cordova create" only,
>> > which wouldn't satisfy your use case.  I think your use case is quite
>> > valid, but now im concerned about how to support removed <dependancy>
>> over
>> > time, or manually installed plugins that arent in <dependancy> list...
>> >
>> > Maybe every plugin installed/removed *must* be reflected in the app's
>> > config.xml?
>> >
>> > -Michal
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Axel Nennker <ignisvul...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Yes. Currently we are adding plugin be hand.
>> > > The problem is that we have a distributes developer team. So when the
>> UI
>> > > developers change something in www to require a plugin and merge that
>> > with
>> > > master; then when the other developers pull master again the plugin is
>> > > missing and the Application hangs.
>> > > This has led to some frustration and wasted time.
>> > >
>> > > I think it would really help if www - developers could express a
>> > dependency
>> > > on plugins so that the next
>> > >     phonegap local android build
>> > > updates to the now missing plugins...
>> > >
>> > > cheers
>> > > Axel
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > 2013/10/21 Ian Clelland <iclell...@chromium.org>
>> > >
>> > > > I don't think that we have "app dependencies" in Cordova (yet). If
>> your
>> > > app
>> > > > depends on a plugin, then you should install that plugin.
>> > > >
>> > > > Either "cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.globalization" or
>> > "plugman
>> > > > install org.apache.cordova.globalization" (not sure about the command
>> > > line
>> > > > params there) should add the plugin and modify your config.xml file
>> > > > appropriately.
>> > > >
>> > > > If you're concerned about automation / distribution, and want a
>> simple
>> > > way
>> > > > to declare all of your app's dependent plugins, rather than just
>> > > > documenting them, then you can use the technique that mobile-spec
>> > > uses[1]:
>> > > > Create a "dependency-only plugin" which just lists all of the plugins
>> > on
>> > > > which your app depends, and as part of your create step, install that
>> > > > single plugin. Cordova will then recursively install all of the
>> > > > dependencies listed in it.
>> > > >
>> > > > [1]
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-mobile-spec/tree/master/dependencies-plugin
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:44 AM, <axel.nenn...@telekom.de> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > Hi,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > the docs in
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.1.0/config_ref_index.md.html#The%20config.xml%20Filesaythatthefeatureelement
>>  is only for the platform specific config.xml
>> > > > > s, right?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Is there a way to specify that my phonegap app needs a plugin on
>> all
>> > > > > platforms e.g. Globalization?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Making up this "example":
>> > > > > https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/plugin_ref_spec.md.html
>> > > > > <gap:dependency id="com.plugin.id" url="
>> > > > > https://github.com/myuser/someplugin"; commit="428931ada3891801"
>> > > > > subdir="some/path/here" />
>> > > > >
>> > > > > We are building an app that uses Globalization in javascript; so
>> > there
>> > > is
>> > > > > no platform dependency
>> > > > > How do I specifiy in www/config.xml that Globalization is needed
>> as a
>> > > > > plugin?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Cheers
>> > > > > Axel
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>

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