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cordova 9.0.0 plugin add not saving to config.xml

See original GitHub issue

Bug Report

Problem

What is expected to happen?

config.xml to be added <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whatever" spec="^1.0.0" />

What does actually happen?

config.xml not updated

Information

After doing cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-whatever the plugin is added to the project and builds properly but the config.xml at root of project is not updated (it is not plugin dependent, hence “whatever”)

Command or Code

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-whatever

Environment, Platform, Device

cordova-lib 9.0.0 cordova-android 7.1.4 windows 10

Checklist

[x ] I searched for existing GitHub issues
[x ] I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
[x ] I included all the necessary information above

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 4 years ago
Reactions:3
Comments:11 (4 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

6reactions

globules-iocommented, Dec 13, 2019

Let me vocalize my opinion on this change again. This is a very bad design. Both files should be kept in sync, or one file should go. As a matter of fact, package.json is a NPM thing, where config.xml is a Cordova thing. I don’t see the point AT ALL to merge these 2 files. Whoever made that “design” needs to reconsider his/her involvement in this scale of a projects.

1reaction

dpoguecommented, Sep 24, 2020

will all those settings remain in config.xml and only plugins moving to package.json ?

Yes, only the dependencies (plugin and platform versions) are moving to package.json. All your app configuration continues to live in config.xml.

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