Decouple Cordova from PhoneGap

[mwbrooks]

Description

We would like to see PhoneGap (CLI and Desktop) not require a specific version of Cordova. Instead, we would like each app to declare the Cordova version as a dependency. This will allow older apps to lockdown the Cordova version, while still using the latest PhoneGap tools.

Follow

• PhoneGap CLI Milestone
• PhoneGap CLI Pull Request
• cordova-fetch Proposal
• Branch

[stevengill]

To split up cordova-create, it makes sense to split up all fetching code into its own module. I'm currently working on that. Here is the proposal for cordova-fetch: apache/cordova-discuss#33

[mwbrooks]

Had a meeting with Microsoft to get consensus on it.

[mwbrooks]

Progress is being made on a forked branch:
https://github.com/stevengill/cordova-lib/tree/CB-9858

[mwbrooks]

Made some progress this week. Working towards integrating into Cordova Lib behind a flag.

[mwbrooks]

@stevengill when you have a moment, can you drop a brief update on this work.

[mwbrooks]

Plugin and template integration remaining.

[mwbrooks]

@stevengill is back!

[stevengill]

Lots of discussion has been happening around the fetch proposal and how it is going to work with npm install. Microsoft, IBM and others are chiming in. apache/cordova-discuss#33. Uninstall method was added to cordova-fetch that runs npm uninstall.

[stevengill]

ready for merge. Tools release this week will include the PR

[mwbrooks]

@stevengill can you update these with the next steps or we can create a new task to track it.

[stevengill]

Definitely!

• cordova-fetch has been completed for now. Unified cordova fetching and create cordova-fetch module apache/cordova-discuss#33
• enhancing template work to better support package.json added new template proposal apache/cordova-discuss#49 (Caryn)
• ripping out cordova-create. No issue for this, i'm doing it on a branch of cordova-lib, going to publish it solo for now so we can move forward with decouple effort. Will bring a proposal to apache cordova after to see if this is something cordova is comfortable taking over. (Steve)

After the above are completed (timeline, next week)

• integrate cordova-create + cordova-fetch into phonegap-create, move forward with adding package.json to phonegap-create if template doesn't have it.

[mwbrooks]

cordova-create has been extracted and will be published today. Next step is getting the CLI to use it.

[mwbrooks]

Publishing cordova-create is held up by a failing test.

We have a branch on PhoneGap that uses the cordova-create module. This is just waiting on the official release.

[mwbrooks]

Team meeting tomorrow to discuss the entire process of packing (bundling) cordova with PhoneGap.

[carynbear]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C_gHnJfc4oqkYqUVA1omrwCHkoxCgi7TEa71-hgNSmI/edit?usp=sharing

[carynbear]

@mwbrooks: I added in symlinking and had Suraj review the changes I made to connect this week. The packagejson dependencies require the next minor Common update. But it's ready for testing slash review

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C_gHnJfc4oqkYqUVA1omrwCHkoxCgi7TEa71-hgNSmI/edit?usp=sharing

[carynbear]

@stevengill
Next Steps:

1. Release Cordova Common minor bump
2. Review Cordova Create (still one failing test on AppVeyor; added back symlinking)
   2.1 Review Cordova Lib
   2.2 Review Cordova Cli (added back symlinking)
3. Review Phonegap Cordova Dependence
4. Review Connect PhoneGap (was already checked out by Suraj)
5. Review PhoneGap CLI

ToDos:

• fix package json dependencies as modules get released on npm
• suite of end-to-end tests (I ran the commands in the phonegap/cordova tutorial to make sure things looked good, but should do some extra careful testing)

[carynbear]

(1) Waiting on Cordova-Common 1.4.1 release!
(2) cordova-create PR to fix appveyor test
(2.1) need to publish Cordova-Create on npm
(2.2) cordova-lib PR failing tests
(2.3) cordova-cli PR
(3) Give Phonegap-Cordova-Dependence a new phonegap repo
(3.1) Need to publish Phonegap-Cordova-Dependence on npm.
(4) connect-phonegap PR
(5) phonegap-cli PR for decoupling

[mwbrooks]

Common was released last week. Android, iOS, and create are going out today. See the above list for the next steps.

[mwbrooks]

cordova-create was released and published on Friday. Next up we can review and merge it into the PhoneGap CLI / Desktop.

[stevengill]

(1) Waiting on Cordova-Common 1.4.1 release!
(2) cordova-create PR to fix appveyor test
(2.1) need to publish Cordova-Create on npm
(2.2) cordova-lib PR failing tests
(2.3) cordova-cli PR
(3) Give Phonegap-Cordova-Dependence a new phonegap repo
(3.1) Need to publish Phonegap-Cordova-Dependence on npm.
(4) connect-phonegap PR
(5) phonegap-cli PR for decoupling

[mwbrooks]

@stevengill is moving along on this. @purplecabbage is going to help look into the connect-phonegap dependence on Cordova.

[stevengill]

onboarding vishal on this work today. Need to figure out what to do with phonegap-cordova-dependence and then move forward

[maverickmishra]

The phonegap - cordova decouple plan document .

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eC3jV0P9eQybn2hQyByIyLXtA-haiSdnD-W3aXQ326o/edit

[stevengill]

Vishal just shared a document outline changes we are going to make to connect-phonegap so we don't have to phonegap-cordova dependance as its own module anymore and instead have it live in pg-cli.

[mwbrooks]

A lot of discussion happened last week. Looking to remove the dependence module and move the code into the PG CLI. Also moving the browser platform management from connect-phonegap to the phonegap-cli.

[stevengill]

@maverickmishra, incorporated cordova-phonegap-depandance into pg cli. Adding browser functionality got moved into cli from connect-phonegap.

[mwbrooks]

@maverickmishra moved the browser functionality into the PG CLI and added the test cases by @carynbear. Final tasks are adding browser tests (likely ported from connect-phonegap).

[mwbrooks]

Setting this On Hold since @maverickmishra is away.

[mwbrooks]

@maverickmishra if you have an update can you drop it here. Thanks!

[mwbrooks]

@maverickmishra

• Starting back into this work
• Updating since the PG Dev App and latest CLI releases

[mwbrooks]

@maverickmishra

• Held up on the on the PG Dev App integration with the latest branch
  • @stevengill, @timkim, and @surajpindoria can help out

[mwbrooks]

• Minor progress since the break
• @maverickmishra will begin work this week