Jonathan Bond-Caron created CB-4714:
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Summary: Allow removing a plugin that is a dependency (using -f or
-force flag)
Key: CB-4714
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4714
Project: Apache Cordova
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: CLI, Plugman
Affects Versions: 3.0.0
Environment: Windows 8
Reporter: Jonathan Bond-Caron
Assignee: Braden Shepherdson
Priority: Minor
Fix For: 3.1.0
Some context:
I wanted to start using the mobile spec app for cordova. The problem is I
didn't know which dependencies were required for the application.
So I created a plugin which just lists some dependencies:
https://github.com/jbondc/cordova-plugin-mobile-spec
> cordova create test
> cordova platform add android
>cordova plugin list
No plugins added. Use `cordova plugin add <plugin>`.
>cordova plugin add https://github.com/jbondc/cordova-plugin-mobile-spec
>cordova plugin list
[ 'org.apache.cordova.core.battery-status',
'org.apache.cordova.core.camera',
'org.apache.cordova.core.device',
'org.apache.cordova.core.file',
'org.apache.cordova.core.media-capture',
'org.apache.cordova.core.mobile-spec' ]
To test a modifications/patches to a specific plugin (media-capture), I wanted
to do:
>cordova plugin rm org.apache.cordova.core.media-capture
[Error: Another top-level plugin (org.apache.cordova.core.mobile-spec) relies
on plugin org.apache.cordova.core.media-capture, therefore aborting
uninstallation
.]
A lot of dependency management systems (freebsd ports, debian packages) allow
you to forcefully remove a dependency.
That's what I'm proposing:
>cordova plugin rm org.apache.cordova.core.media-capture -f
>cordova plugin list
[ 'org.apache.cordova.core.battery-status',
'org.apache.cordova.core.camera',
'org.apache.cordova.core.device',
'org.apache.cordova.core.mobile-spec' ]
>cordova plugin add F:\Jonathan\GitHub\Cordova\cordova-plugin-media-capture
>cordova plugin list
[ 'org.apache.cordova.core.battery-status',
'org.apache.cordova.core.camera',
'org.apache.cordova.core.device',
'org.apache.cordova.core.media-capture',
'org.apache.cordova.core.mobile-spec' ]
It makes it easier to add/remove a plugin even if some dependencies are not met.
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