While I agree that we should somehow archive old code, I'm still -1 on a deprecation of this plugin. (We've had some discussion about it here, too: https://github.com/apache/cordova/issues/185) XHR is not reliable and causes OOM errors when handling large data.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:29 PM Norman Breau <nor...@normanbreau.com> wrote: > +1 on archiving/adding [DEPRECATED] text in the description. > > On 2020-06-03 4:25 p.m., julio cesar sanchez wrote: > > This happens with all the deprecated plugins we have, people keeps > > reporting issues on them. > > I proposed long ago to archive them, but some people was against it, but > I > > think archiving is the way to go when something is deprecated. > > > > > > El miércoles, 3 de junio de 2020, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com> > escribió: > > > >> +1 The deprecation notice needs to be prominent, I missed it myself on a > >> quick scroll. > >> Some of that readme is in a specific format to support appearance in > >> docs.cordova.io ( similar to > >> https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/ > >> cordova-plugin-file/index.html > >> ) > >> This is no longer a requirement, so we can go prominent. > >> We should also ask INFRA to put the text [DEPRECATED] in the > description, > >> and possibly even archive the repo. > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM Norman Breau <nor...@normanbreau.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> I'm sure you're not the only one who misses it, considering the repo is > >>> still pretty active in terms of new issues being reported. > >>> > >>> On 2020-06-03 3:59 p.m., Darryl Pogue wrote: > >>>> Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down the > >>>> README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it the > >>>> first 2 times I skimmed the file. > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <dar...@dpogue.ca> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hey folks, > >>>>> > >>>>> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017: > >>>>> > >>> https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from- > >> filetransfer-to-xhr2.html > >>>>> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of > >>>>> indication that it is not maintained. > >>>>> > >>>>> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no longer > >>>>> compiles on iOS: > >>>>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258 > >>>>> > >>>>> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not > >>>>> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear. > >>>>> > >>>>> I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer > >>> with a > >>>>> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017, and > >>> that > >>>>> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived. > >>>>> > >>>>> Any objections? > >>>>> > >>>>> ~Darryl > >>>>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > >>> > >>> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > > -- Tim Brust timbrust3...@gmail.com M: +49 160 9757 3632 <+4916097573632>
