I agree having an "override" folder is a good start towards that goal
In IBM MobileFirst hybrid apps also have similar feature, they don't have a cordova 3.x directory structure but in concept is similar android/native/Resources/ blackberry/native/Resources/ I would not use the folder name "Resources" but do it similar as merges today we have web overrides with: merges/<platform> get's copied to the platform's www maybe we can keep same concept and under "merges" folder by adding a "native" folder merges/native/<platform> any files get's copied to cordovaproject/platforms/<platform>/ or be at the root of the cordova project, but you get the picture :-) native/<platform> this will be just a simple copy file system based, not adding native resources into ios xcode bundle, that could be implemented on top/later On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 1:01 PM Nikhil Khandelwal <nikhi...@microsoft.com> wrote: > In Visual Studio, we have a feature similar to "merges" to allow users to > override content of platform folder. We use hooks to copy the contents of > the folder to the platforms directory. Other than that VS does consider > platforms/ directory a build artifact and often ends up deleting it on > behalf of the user - especially when cordova CLI version is changed. > > Perhaps we can add a similar feature to cordova CLI, to allow overrides of > certain files and move to having platforms/ as a true build artifact. > > Thanks, > Nikhil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carlos Santana [mailto:csantan...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 3:16 PM > To: dev@cordova.apache.org > Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] 'cordova platform update' alias for rm, add in > cordova-ios > > I was never a fan of the "platform update" command since it was not fully > tested across the board. > like all the permutations possible to/from upgrade. meaning going for very > old like 3.6 to 5.1 > > If we do this I think it will break a lot of people that got used to > changing files inside platform/ios/ in terms of changing XCode settings in > pbxproj like: > - use story board to launch app to be able to support ipad pro > - some initialization code in AppDelegate > - Any native code they added like NativeUI to mix web and native > - Changes to StoryBoard to adjust webview inside native view > - Build and Signing settings in project or target in XCode > - Installation of cocoapods > - Xcode Build phases scripts > > Meaning that they will need to restore or generate all this things with > hooks or plugins. > > I know that Darryl Pogue and Tommy have projects where they can > successfully treat platfforms folder as 100% build artifact that they can > throw away. But to get there is not super easy > > "platform update ios" has being scoped to only touch the CordovaLib xcode > project, leaving the app xcode project not touched that's why it's being > safe all along > > What was the root cause of the recent problems with 4.1.0 for update? > > Maybe we can restrict update command to major version, meaning going from > 4.x to 4.x is OK but from 3.x to 4.x is not OK. > > In the current release of the IBM MobileFirst, were we have a CLI to wrap > cordova commands we had a "$ mfp cordova platform update" > We took a backup of the platform folder and create a zip with a timestamp > (like ios_1457477724404.zip) We did this just in case the command was > destructive and user didn't lost files just in case they didn't have all > files checked-in/backup > > So doing a backup would be good if we move forward with this destructive > action of doing a platform remove > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 5:36 PM So, Byoungro <byoungro...@intel.com> wrote: > > > I second that. +1 > > > > Byoungro So > > SSG / DPD / Mobile Computing and Compilers Intel Corporation > > > > From: Anis KADRI <anis.ka...@gmail.com<mailto:anis.ka...@gmail.com>> > > Reply-To: "dev@cordova.apache.org<mailto:dev@cordova.apache.org>" < > > dev@cordova.apache.org<mailto:dev@cordova.apache.org>> > > Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 2:34 PM > > To: "dev@cordova.apache.org<mailto:dev@cordova.apache.org>" < > > dev@cordova.apache.org<mailto:dev@cordova.apache.org>> > > Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] 'cordova platform update' alias for rm, add in > > cordova-ios > > > > I support this as well. Real updates never work. Better to remove/add. > > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:04 PM Steven Gill <stevengil...@gmail.com > > <mailto:stevengil...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > I would also like to see this happen. Would this cause problems if we > > did this for other platforms? > > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com<mailto: > > shaz...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > See: > > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fiss > > > ues.apache.org%2fjira%2fbrowse%2fCB-10775&data=01%7c01%7cnikhilkh%40 > > > microsoft.com%7c0f81ee3188ce4f6de3cf08d347a797a4%7c72f988bf86f141af9 > > > 1ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=Yn8Lqnh4gBDOe5996%2bQKvpZfI308xq%2fO73BUD1 > > > U%2b7xI%3d > > > > > > Problem: > > > For cordova-ios, "cordova platform update" does its own thing, which > > > causes problems. > > > > > > Proposal: > > > Change "cordova platform update ios@version" to be basically an > > > alias > > for: > > > "cordova platform rm ios" > > > "cordova platform add ios@version" > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org<mailto: > > dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org<mailto: > > dev-h...@cordova.apache.org> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 >
