BTW: Here's my PoC for Mozilla so far.  It's very broken!

https://github.com/infil00p/MozillaView



On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
> So I found a Moz hacker whom can help. what time on Fri do you guys want to
> do this?
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Ian Clelland <iclell...@chromium.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> I've managed to get this up and running now -- great work on this, Joe!
>>
>> Mobilespec runs on my N4, with 10 failing tests: 3 in contacts; 7 in
>> file-transfer. Otherwise, things seem to be working pretty well.
>>
>> I used a new build of Crosswalk, and found that the embedding API has
>> changed since the weekend (when Ningxin's patches applied). I've issued a
>> pull request at
>> https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-crosswalk-engine/pull/5for it --
>>
>> I'm not sure if there's a way to keep compatibility with last
>> week's Crosswalk, or if we'd even want to. (Ningxin, if you could take a
>> look at that PR and see if it makes sense, I'd appreciate it)
>>
>> Joe, I also had to patch the default constructor for XWalkCordovaWebView;
>> it wasn't creating its own client objects, so it got the default ones, and
>> most of the tests were failing because some component of the bridge wan't
>> working. https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-crosswalk-engine/pull/4 is
>> out
>> for that.
>>
>> Count me in for the hangout -- this is exciting stuff
>>
>> Ian
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
>>
>> > Yup I'll track em down
>> > On Apr 23, 2014 7:17 AM, "Andrew Grieve" <agri...@chromium.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Does anyone have a contact at moz that we could invite?
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Andrew Grieve <agri...@chromium.org>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > > Depends on their interest level I think. Faster we can get this out
>> > > > the door the better. If we need to delay for geckoview, then I don't
>> > > > think we should gate on it, just release it after.
>> > > >
>> > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 3:01 AM, Tommy Williams <to...@devgeeks.org>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >> More engines, more better...
>> > > >> On 23 Apr 2014 16:32, "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> Hey
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> A Hangout would have to happen on Friday at the earliest.  It'd be
>> > > good if
>> > > >>> we could get someone from Mozilla on the hangout as well.  I
>> > > >>> haven't
>> > > gotten
>> > > >>> MozillaView (GeckoView with Cordova methods) fully working yet.
>> > > >>> For
>> > > some
>> > > >>> reason it's not rendering on the screen.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> Ideally it'd be cool to have at least two options when this
>> > > >>> feature
>> > > finally
>> > > >>> lands.
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> What do other people think?
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> Joe
>> > > >>> On 22 Apr 2014 20:06, "Hu, Ningxin" <ningxin...@intel.com> wrote:
>> > > >>>
>> > > >>> > Joe,
>> > > >>> >
>> > > >>> > Thanks for your review and merge the PRs.
>> > > >>> >
>> > > >>> > To pluggable webview interest group:
>> > > >>> > Are we OK to setup a hangout this week for initial introduction
>> > > >>> > and
>> > > >>> > discussion of next steps?
>> > > >>> >
>> > > >>> > Thanks,
>> > > >>> > -ningxin
>> > > >>> >
>> > > >>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > >>> > > From: Hu, Ningxin [mailto:ningxin...@intel.com]
>> > > >>> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:04 PM
>> > > >>> > > To: dev@cordova.apache.org
>> > > >>> > > Subject: RE: [Android] Refactoring for different engines
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > The PoC is great! Quite excited about the direction!
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > I've sent a PR to update the cordova-crosswalk-engine to
>> > > >>> > > latest
>> > > >>> crosswalk
>> > > >>> > > embedding API. It works with xwalk_core_library at 6.35.124.0.
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > I've also changed the CordovaWebView interface slightly
>> > > >>> > > (adding
>> > > >>> > getView() API)
>> > > >>> > > to allow XWalkCordovaWebView to composite a XWalkView instead
>> > > >>> > > of
>> > > >>> > extending
>> > > >>> > > it. It resolves some API naming issues for XWalkView case.
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > Please review them at:
>> > > >>> > > https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-crosswalk-engine/pull/3
>> > > >>> > > https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-android/pull/2
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > Thanks,
>> > > >>> > > -ningxin
>> > > >>> > >
>> > > >>> > > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > >>> > > > From: Joe Bowser [mailto:bows...@gmail.com]
>> > > >>> > > > Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 12:45 AM
>> > > >>> > > > To: dev
>> > > >>> > > > Subject: Re: [Android] Refactoring for different engines
>> > > >>> > > >
>> > > >>> > > > Yeah, I'd be cool with setting up a hangout.  Everyone
>> > > >>> > > > should
>> > > take a
>> > > >>> > > > look at the PoC, I've basically distilled it down to four or
>> > five
>> > > >>> > > > classes so far, but with some work, we may be able to get it
>> > > down to
>> > > >>> > > > three.  Due to legacy, we're pretty stuck with the Android
>> > > WebView
>> > > >>> API
>> > > >>> > calls,
>> > > >>> > > but these can probably be modified.
>> > > >>> > > >
>> > > >>> > > > It'd be good to get Mozilla people on the call as well,
>> > > >>> > > > since
>> > > they
>> > > >>> > > > have their WebView as well.
>> > > >>> > > >
>> > > >>> > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Hu, Ningxin <
>> > > ningxin...@intel.com>
>> > > >>> > wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > > Hangout would be a good idea.
>> > > >>> > > > >
>> > > >>> > > > > FYI, I will be off next week. How about the week after
>> > > >>> > > > > next?
>> > > If it
>> > > >>> > > > > works, please
>> > > >>> > > > feel free to schedule one and count me in.
>> > > >>> > > > >
>> > > >>> > > > > Thanks,
>> > > >>> > > > > -ningxin
>> > > >>> > > > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > > >>> > > > >> From: mmo...@google.com [mailto:mmo...@google.com] On
>> > Behalf
>> > > Of
>> > > >>> > > > >> Michal Mocny
>> > > >>> > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 11:39 PM
>> > > >>> > > > >> To: dev
>> > > >>> > > > >> Subject: Re: [Android] Refactoring for different engines
>> > > >>> > > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> Would it be alright to set up a Hangout some time to
>> > introduce
>> > > >>> > everyone?
>> > > >>> > > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> Joe has been leading the effort here, but there are other
>> > > cordova
>> > > >>> > > > >> contributors for whom this is top priority.  It would be
>> > nice
>> > > if
>> > > >>> we
>> > > >>> > > > >> could all meet to say hello and make sure we are all
>> > > >>> > > > >> going
>> > in
>> > > the
>> > > >>> > > > >> right
>> > > >>> > > > direction.
>> > > >>> > > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> Quite exciting!
>> > > >>> > > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> -Michal
>> > > >>> > > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Hu, Ningxin <
>> > > >>> ningxin...@intel.com>
>> > > >>> > > wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > Joe, thanks for this. I am very excited.
>> > > >>> > > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > FYI. Crosswalk team is working on refactoring the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > WebView
>> > > API to
>> > > >>> > > > >> > support embedding usage better [1]. (Previously the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > layer
>> > > API
>> > > >>> was
>> > > >>> > > > >> > not exposed as public usage).
>> > > >>> > > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > I would like to review the PoC and work with you to get
>> > > >>> Crosswalk
>> > > >>> > > > >> > fits into the pluggable WebView architecture.
>> > > >>> > > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > Thanks,
>> > > >>> > > > >> > -ningxin
>> > > >>> > > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > From: Joe Bowser [mailto:bows...@gmail.com]
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 7:08 AM
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > To: dev
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > Subject: Re: [Android] Refactoring for different
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > engines
>> > > >>> > > > >> > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > Hey
>> > > >>> > > > >> > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > After debugging, I did some minor updates to the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > plugin
>> > > >>> README.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > It
>> > > >>> > > > >> > should be
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > easier to get this up and running, although there's
>> > still
>> > > the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > issue of
>> > > >>> > > > >> > after-install
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > hooks and the relative path weirdness with the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > Crosswalk
>> > > >>> > Library itself.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > It still doesn't support the CLI at all, but it
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > should
>> > be
>> > > >>> there
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > with the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > old flow.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Michal Mocny
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > <mmo...@chromium.org>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > > (Sorry Joe, Googlers are down in California and way
>> > > busy.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > > Will be back in a week.  Super excited about this,
>> > > though.)
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > > -Michal
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Joe Bowser
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > > <bows...@gmail.com>
>> > > >>> > > > >> wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> Reviving this thread!
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> Can other people look at this, and see if/when we
>> > > should
>> > > >>> > land this?
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> I know that I have to re-write the tests still,
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> but I
>> > > would
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> like some feedback before merging it in.  Also,
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> it'd
>> > be
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> super awesome if other people could try and make a
>> > > WebView
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> based on the interfaces and recommend which
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> methods
>> > > should
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> die.  I want to get this released in the next
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> month
>> > or
>> > > so,
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> so any time and feedback would be greatly
>> > appreciated.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> Thanks
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Joe Bowser
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> <bows...@gmail.com>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > Hey, I created the following today to track
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > various
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > WebView
>> > > >>> > > > >> > progresses:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-6246
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > I also have this repo created.  The licensing is
>> > > ugly as
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > all crap, but it's a Proof-Of-Concept:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >
>> > https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-crosswalk-engine
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > If I can get some help getting plugman to just
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > load
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > Crosswalk, it'll
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> look hawt.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > BTW: We should probably get this ready to go
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > into
>> > > Android
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > in the next two months and deprecate the
>> > setProperty
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > methods, since all properties should be
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > preferences
>> > > in
>> > > >>> > config.xml
>> > > >>> > > now.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Joe Bowser
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> > <bows...@gmail.com>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >> Perhaps. There would be additional benefits to
>> > this
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >> approach, namely fixes being added to that
>> > platform
>> > > more
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >> quickly.  I'll probably take a look at that
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >> once I
>> > > have
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >> Crosswalk
>> > > >>> > > > finalized.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Brian LeRoux
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >> <b...@brian.io>
>> > > >>> > > > wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>> this is great stuff
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>> do we think it may be possible to bring in
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>> amazon
>> > > >>> fireos
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>> stuff
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> eventually
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>> too?
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Joe Bowser
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>> <bows...@gmail.com>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> BTW: I committed it in my repo, not the main
>> > > Apache
>> > > >>> one.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Joe Bowser
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> <bows...@gmail.com>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > Hey
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > I just committed some code based on their
>> > > WebView
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > modifications that allows you to choose
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > your
>> > > >>> renderer
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > in the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > config file
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > with this:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >     <preference name="webView"
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >
>> > > >>> value="org.apache.cordova.engine.crosswalk.XWalkCordo
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > va
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > Web
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > View
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > " />
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > You currently have to copy over the *.pak
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > file
>> > > and
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > the jsapi from a Crosswalk Example project
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > to
>> > > get
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > this to work.  The next thing that I'm
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > going
>> > to
>> > > do
>> > > >>> is
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > figure out how to write this as a plugin
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > and
>> > > have it
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > install on a default
>> > > >>> > > > project.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > Also, right now the bridge doesn't seem to
>> > > work, and
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > I don't know why exactly.  That being said,
>> > the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> fact
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > that I can choose which version of
>> > > Chrome/Chromium
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > I'm running with
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> a
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > single XML preference is HUGE.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > There's definitely a lot more work that
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > needs
>> > > to be
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > done, but as
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> long
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > as we have something that we can fit into
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > interface, we should
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> be
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > able to put in things like GeckoView or
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > other
>> > > third
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > party
>> > > >>> > > > >> > renderers.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > The nightmare of being stuck with bullshit
>> > > WebView
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > bugs may soon be over.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Michal
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > Mocny
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> > <mmo...@chromium.org>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>
>> > > >>> https://github.com/crosswalk-project/crosswalk-cordo
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> va
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> -an
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> droi
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> d
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> First patch they landed, which claims to
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> have
>> > > min
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> viable xwalk
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> webview:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >>
>> > > >>> https://github.com/crosswalk-project/crosswalk-cordova-andro
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> id
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> /co
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> mmit
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> /a04dedeb0204e7542d190312c6ae70c795a26e04
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Michal
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> Mocny
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >> <mmo...@chromium.org
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>> I haven't looked yet, but did you see:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>
>> > > >>> https://crosswalk-project.org/#wiki/crosswalk-cordo
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>> va
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>> -an
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>> droi
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>> d
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>> ?
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Andrew
>> > > Grieve <
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> agri...@chromium.org
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> First - very excited that you're working
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> on
>> > > this!
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> Had a quick look. Not sure there's much
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> to
>> > be
>> > > >>> > gleaned
>> > > >>> > > yet.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> Once
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> you
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> start
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> in on hooking up x-walk's webview I
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> think
>> > it
>> > > will
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> become more
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> obvious
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> what
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> the interface should look like. E.g.,
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> does
>> > > x-walk
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> even have the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> concept of
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> ChromeClient vs WebViewClient vs
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> WebView?
>> > > Also
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> unsure whether the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> class
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> should extend android.View as well as
>> > > implement
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> our
>> > > >>> > > > >> > interface.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> E.g.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> alternative is to have a "getView()"
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> method
>> > > on
>> > > >>> the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > interface.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> Might
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> help
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> to
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> cut down on file sizes, and API surface,
>> > but
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> again, I'm not too
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> sure.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> I've been pretty hesitant to touch
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> existing
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> exposed members
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> (e.g. the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> public fields you were referring to)
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> since
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> touching anything
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> public
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> could
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> break plugins. That said, maybe now is a
>> > good
>> > > >>> time
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> to @deprecate
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> a
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> bunch
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> of
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> them and either replace them with
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> getters,
>> > or
>> > > >>> just
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> declare them
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> to be
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> not
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> exposed to plugins.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Joe
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> Bowser
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> <bows...@gmail.com>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> wrote:
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > So, after looking at the Crosswalk
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > code
>> > > again,
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > I've decided to
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> take
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> a
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > quick stab at making things pluggable.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > I
>> > > don't
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > have a lot to
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> show
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> for
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > it, but with the help of Eclipse
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > (which
>> > is
>> > > why
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > the generated interfaces look so
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > screwed
>> > > up), I
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > managed to create some
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> interfaces
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> so
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > we can start shoehorning in other
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > browser
>> > > >>> > renderers.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >>
>> > > >>> https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-android/tree/pluggable_w
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> eb
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> vie
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> w
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > I'm going to probably start with
>> > Crosswalk,
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > because it's
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> probably
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > most mature primary candidate in the
>> > > Android
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > Third-Party
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> WebView
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > thing, and I'm pretty sure the
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > GeckoView
>> > > will
>> > > >>> be
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > happening
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> shortly
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > after.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > I don't know how this would work
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > w.r.t.
>> > > the CLI
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > or our
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> workflow at
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > all, but at the moment, I really just
>> > want
>> > > to
>> > > >>> at
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > least start
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> to have
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > some headway towards 4.x and PhoneGap
>> > day.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > What do people think of this so far?
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > I'm
>> > > going
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > to try to clean
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> things
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > up a bit, since we've definitely done
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > a
>> > > lot of
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > things that
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> would
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> make
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > first year CS profs freak the hell out
>> > > (i.e.
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > public members in
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> public
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > objects w.r.t. PluginManager).
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > Thoughts?
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> > Joe
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>> >
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>> >>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >> >>>>
>> > > >>> > > > >> > > >>
>> > > >>> > > > >> >
>> > > >>> >
>> > > >>>
>> > >
>> >
>
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