[CB-12242] Use yarn js instead of npm when adding plugins

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: cordova-fetch
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jacques de Villiers
• Created: 13/Dec/16 16:17
• Updated: 31/Aug/21 15:22
• Resolved: 29/Jun/18 11:54

Description

Currently it can take quite long to add certain plugins to my project (using cordova plugin add), especially if I need to re-add the plugins. My suggestion is to update the cordova cli to start using yarn js instead of npm directly.

When I looked at this page, I realised yarn was just a wrapper for npm, and much better at caching packages locally.

https://shift.infinite.red/npm-vs-yarn-cheat-sheet-8755b092e5cc#.jiz27n1hc

I would imagine this change would be relatively straightforward, and would be a massive win for the cli.

I was thinking of creating a fork to do a PR but realised I am not totally sure how to proceed on this.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #14
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #292
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #610