[CB-11963] Get rid of fetch.json and <platform.json> in plugins folders

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: cordova-lib
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Philipp Kursawe
• Created: 06/Oct/16 08:50
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:57
• Resolved: 25/Jun/18 14:43

Description

In a cordova project you define the plugins in config.xml which kind of serves as the project file.

Since some time now it also contains the plugins the project is using.
I wonder why there is still a /plugins/fetch.json and a /plugins/PLATFORM.json for each installed platform.
Both somehow list plugins in a redundant way, since the same information is already in config.xml

More so, the platform JSON contains PACKAGE_NAME that references to the config.xml widget id. Why? Its not like we can have multiple app IDs specified.

I propose to get rid of those files and make `cordova prepare` actually updating the VARIABLES defined in config.xml plugins. Because at the moment the only way to CHANGE a var in config.xml and see this change being reflected in the built app is to remove the platform and re-add it.
This is so error prone.

Issue Links

• Is contained by: CB-13059 Look into removing plugins directory