[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-16644) Cordova Plugins are not loaded when they are not supported on certain platforms

[Vineet Reynolds (JIRA)]

Vineet Reynolds created JBIDE-16644:
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             Summary: Cordova Plugins are not loaded when they are not supported on certain platforms
                 Key: JBIDE-16644
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-16644
             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: aerogear-hybrid
    Affects Versions: 4.1.1.Final
            Reporter: Vineet Reynolds


I added the [Cordova StatusBar plugin|https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugins/tree/master/statusbar] (supported on iOS and not on Android) to my HMT project. When run this project on an Android emulator, the statusbar plugin is not loaded by the tooling, even though a reference to the plugin is added to the starting page of the app - index.html.

See the [referenced screenshot|http://www.screencast.com/t/Jq5wZWLI8Ho] as an example.

This is not the case when using the Cordova CLI. The CLI commands ensure that the JS file for the StatusBar plugin is loaded on Android. While a 404 is not harmful in this case, it is certainly not recommended.

As a note, we must try and match the Cordova CLI behavior as much as possible, and this is a slight deviation from it - the iOS-specific plugin is referenced in {{android/assets/www/cordova_plugins.js}} in the Android project but is not copied to the {{android/assets/www/plugins}} directory in the project.

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