[CB-12133] Drop npmsearch as source of packages

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Abandoned
• Component/s: cordova-registry-web (DEPRECATED)
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Peter Bakondy
• Created: 11/Nov/16 13:51
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:51
• Resolved: 14/Mar/17 00:13

Description

I. npmsearch stops upgrading many times
Many times the registry does not list the latest changes.
It should display the latest changes with a reasonable delay (10min / 1h) but I saw 5-10 days long intervals without an upgrade.
It is easy to detect here:
https://cordova.apache.org/plugins/?sortBy=Recently%20Updated

II. npmsearch result list is unreliable
There are missing packages in the result list.
Further details:
https://github.com/nodesource/npmsearch/issues/42

Q: why don't you use npmjs.com instead?