[CB-10975] 'plugin add ../local/path/to/plugin' cannot access plugin via parent directory. Fails with 404 from npmjs.org

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.1.1
• Component/s: cordova-cli
• Labels: reproduced triaged

Environment

Windows 7

• Assignee: Vladimir Kotikov
• Reporter: Brendan P Flynn
• Created: 28/Mar/16 17:40
• Updated: 14/Apr/16 08:01
• Resolved: 14/Apr/16 08:01

Description

cordova app directory structure:
app
-/bin (build scripts)
-/custom_plugins
-/com.myorg.myplugin
-/platforms
-/plugins
-/test
-/www

These attempts to add the plugin work in the command line:
C:...\app\bin>cordova plugin add ../custom_plugins/com.myorg.myplugin --searchpath ../
AND
C:...\app>cordova plugin add custom_plugins/com.myorg.myplugin

This attempt does not work in command line:
C:...\app\bin>cordova plugin add ../custom_plugins/com.myorg.myplugin

Error: Registry returned 404 for GET on https://registry.npmjs.org/myorg

Despite the example [cordova plugin add ../cordova-plugin-camera] from the docs (https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/cordova-cli/index.html#cordova-plugin-command)

If --searchpath is required to find a local plugin in a parent directory, then that should be documented and the examples should be changed.

If --searchpath is not required, then this is a bug?