Hangout link for this morning?

On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Hu, Ningxin <ningxin...@intel.com> wrote:
>> Are people also going to use older (1-4) versions of Crosswalk? Or is the
>> plan to encourage people to only use either stable or beta versions?
>
>
>
> Crosswalk follows release cycles similar to Chromium. Current canary is
> Crosswalk-6, beta is 5 and stable is 4. The developers work on canary for
> new features. The public embedding API is a new feature for Crosswalk-6. If
> we want to release cordova-corsswalk-engine, the Crosswalk-6 would be the
> initial version.
>
>
>
>> That would be good to have -- I'd like to have some kind of warning that
>> new changes in the upstream project break the plugin :)
>
>
>
> +1. So the bot need to build and run mobilespec test suite. Do you know
> whether the bot can drive mobilespec via adb?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> -ningxin
>
>
>
> From: iclell...@google.com [mailto:iclell...@google.com] On Behalf Of Ian
> Clelland
>
>
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 11:58 PM
> To: Hu, Ningxin
> Cc: Joe Bowser; dev@cordova.apache.org
> Subject: Re: [Android] Refactoring for different engines
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 5:27 AM, Hu, Ningxin <ningxin...@intel.com> wrote:
>
>> 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 checked out the latest code (@691fbce540) and build mbilespec with
> Crosswalk 6.35.127.0. However, it runs on the default Android WebView due to
> the InvocationTargetException when calling constructors of
> XWalkWebChromeClient and XWalkClient. I fixed it at:
> https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-crosswalk-engine/pull/6.
>
>
>
> This looks good, I've pulled that in locally.
>
>
>
>
>
> To make the plugins work on cordova-crosswalk-engine, it still needs to set
> correct webview client, chrome client and enable the setNetworkAvailable.
> I've sent another two PRs.
>
> https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-crosswalk-engine/pull/7
>
> https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-android/pull/3
>
>
>
> I think that we could do this differently. I would rather see the
> functionality of CordovaActivity.makeWebViewClient and
> CordovaActivity.makeChromeClient moved into the AndroidWebView class, and
> declared as methods in the CordovaWebView interface. Then we would override
> them in XWalkCordovaWebView to do the right thing.
>
>
>
> The extra string manipulation magic, and reflection, that this patch
> introduces, seems wrong to me. Considering that we already have methods in
> XWalkCordovaWebView to construct those objects, then we should let the
> XWalkCordovaWebView construct them.
>
>
>
> (I do like your method of iterating over the constructors, though -- I'm
> going to try to use that code in makeWebView as well)
>
>
>
>
>
> After these fixes (and with three fixes in plugins to use getPluginManager()
> interface), I can run the mobilespec "Run All Tests" on Crosswalk with all
> passed except Media test. The Media.js seems not be loaded. I didn't have
> chance to debug it yet.
>
>
>
> Ian and Joe, could you please review the PRs? I would appreciate that.
>
>
>
>> I've issued a pull request at
>> https://github.com/infil00p/cordova-crosswalk-engine/pull/5 for 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)
>
>
>
> The PR LGTM! Thanks for the update.
>
>
>
> For crosswalk embedding API compatibility, currently we track the master
> branch of Crosswalk (a.k.a Canary release channel), the embedding API in
> master is still under development. As planned, the Crosswalk-6 will be
> branched for beta in 4th May. In that branch, the embedding API will be
> stable and only accept bug fixing. So for cordova-crosswalk-engine, we can
> also have crosswalk-6 branch to track beta branch (later stable branch) and
> using master to track the latest crosswalk.
>
>
>
> Are people also going to use older (1-4) versions of Crosswalk? Or is the
> plan to encourage people to only use either stable or beta versions?
>
>
>
> I am even thinking about we can setup some bots (as buildbots in crosswalk)
> to track if any patches to crosswalk break the cordova-crosswalk-engine.
>
>
>
> Your thoughts?
>
>
>
> That would be good to have -- I'd like to have some kind of warning that new
> changes in the upstream project break the plugin :)
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> -ningxin
>
>
>
> From: iclell...@google.com [mailto:iclell...@google.com] On Behalf Of Ian
> Clelland
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 1:32 AM
> To: dev@cordova.apache.org
> Cc: Joe Bowser; Hu, Ningxin
>
>
> Subject: Re: [Android] Refactoring for different engines
>
>
>
> 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/5
> for 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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