Github user TimBarham commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/292#discussion_r30933383 --- Diff: docs/en/edge/platform_plugin_versioning_ref/index.md --- @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +--- +license: Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one + or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file + distributed with this work for additional information + regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file + to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the + "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance + with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + + Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, + software distributed under the License is distributed on an + "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY + KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the + specific language governing permissions and limitations + under the License. +--- + +# Platforms and Plugins Version Management +From version 4.3.0 onwards, Cordova provides the ability to save and restore platforms and plugins. <br /> +This feature allows developers to save and restore their app to a known state without having to check in all of the platform and plugin source code. <br /> +When a save command is issued, the config.xml file is used to reference details about platforms and plugins versions that should be used with the app. The 'restore' step happens automatically when a **'cordova prepare'** is issued. Restoration makes use of information previously saved in the config.xml file. + +One scenario where save/restore capabilities come in handy is in large teams that work on an app, with each team member focusing on a platform or plugin. This feature makes it easier to share the project and reduce the amount of redundant code that is checked in the repository. + + +## Platform Versioning + +### Saving platforms +To save a platform, you issue the following command : + + $ cordova platform add <platform[@<version>] | directory | git_url> --save + +After running the above command, the resulting config.xml looks like : + + <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> + ... + <engine name="android" spec="^4.0.0" /> + ... + </widget> + + +Some examples : + * **'cordova platform add android --save'** => retrieves the pinned version of the android platform, adds it to the project and then updates config.xml. + * **'cordova platform add android@3.7.0 --save'** => retrieves the android platform, version 3.7.0 from npm, adds it to the project and then updates config.xml. + * **'cordova platform add https://github.com/apache/cordova-android.gitâ --save'** => clones the specified cordova-android git repository, adds the android platform to the project, then updates config.xml and point its version to the specified git-url. + * **'cordova platform add C:/path/to/android/platform --save'** => retrieves the android platform from the specified directory, adds it to the project, then updates config.xml and point to the directory. + +### Mass saving platforms on an existing project +The '--save' flag describe above is only useful when you remember to use it during the platform addition. +If you have a pre-existing project and you want to mass-save all existing platforms in it, you can use : + + $ cordova platform save + + +### Updating / Removing platforms +It is also possible to update/delete from config.xml during the commands 'cordova platform update' and 'cordova platform remove' : + + $ cordova platform update <platform@<version>> --save --- End diff -- Strictly speaking, shouldn't this be: $ cordova platform update <platform[@<version>]> --save (should it also include `directory` and `git_url` - does update work with those?)
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