[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-16659) Create 'platforms' and 'merges' sub-directories in the Hybrid Mobile project structure

[Vineet Reynolds (JIRA)]

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Vineet Reynolds commented on JBIDE-16659:
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I agree with what you've said in principle - having the generated ADT/XCode projects in the platforms subdirectory makes it somewhat redundant, but the underlying rationale for this request was not so clear. It was to support deployment of HMT projects in a CI build; Cordova CLI is an easy and known way to make these deployments. We might able to get rid of the requirement on the 'platforms' sub-directory if this location is customizable, but it does not appear to be currently: https://github.com/apache/cordova-cli/blob/master/src/platform.js#L243.

Also, if it can be done via other means from the command-line (and hence also from a CI server job), we might be able to offer an alternative. I'll defer to [~kpiwko] to emphasize whether we should/must support Cordova CLI for CI jobs, or whether an alternative could be found. I suspect it's going to be the former.
                
> Create 'platforms' and 'merges' sub-directories in the Hybrid Mobile project structure
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>                 Key: JBIDE-16659
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-16659
>             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
>          Issue Type: Enhancement
>          Components: aerogear-hybrid
>    Affects Versions: 4.1.1.Final
>            Reporter: Vineet Reynolds
>             Fix For: 4.2.x
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>   Original Estimate: 0 minutes
>  Remaining Estimate: 0 minutes
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> Currently the Hybrid Mobile project structure is very nearly similar to the project structure created by the Cordova CLI. It simply lacks the {{platforms}} and {{merges}} sub-directories.
> When attempting to use the Cordova CLI, the {{platforms}} directory needs to be created at the very least, followed by execution of the {{cordova platform add android}} or {{cordova platform add ios}} CLI commands. This eventually sets up the native SDK projects that can be built with ADT or XCode.
> We should attempt to create a {{platforms}} sub-dir so that the hybrid mobile project is compatible with Cordova CLI. Additionally, if possible (due to the presence of a nested ADT sub-project), we should try and use the {{platforms}} directory as the default export location of the created native projects. This would ensure that exporting of the project in Eclipse is more or less equivalent to the {{cordova platform add android}} + {{cordova prepare android}} or {{cordova platform add ios}} + {{cordova prepare ios}} group of commands that create the native SDK projects and update their contents.

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