[CB-10761] cordova prepare does not restore saved plugins with no version

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: cordova-lib
• Labels: reproduced triaged
• Assignee: Vladimir Kotikov
• Reporter: Richard B Knoll
• Created: 02/Mar/16 20:08
• Updated: 03/May/17 07:20
• Resolved: 20/Apr/16 09:54

Description

If you give a plugin element in config.xml but do not give the spec attribute like so:

<plugin name="cordova-plugin-inappbrowser" />

Then when you run cordova prepare the CLI will not install the plugin but will print out a message saying that it is installing it.

$ cordova prepare
  Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-inappbrowser" in config.xml. Installing to the project

Giving the spec attribute causes the same message but the plugin will actually be installed. I'm not sure what the intended behavior is, but we need to fix it and add some test cases.

Issue Links

• relates to: CB-10921 Plugin not installed when variable not supplied, no error message