[CB-13532] Cordova fails to find platform/plugin versions in package.json devDependencies

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: cordova-lib
• Labels: tools-next
• Assignee: Audrey So
• Reporter: Darryl Pogue
• Created: 03/Nov/17 05:04
• Updated: 18/May/18 17:00
• Resolved: 11/Dec/17 18:58

Description

Cordova only looks at the dependencies section of package.json, and ignores anything specified in devDependencies. This results in the default pinned versions for platforms/plugins being used.

Code in question: https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/blob/da8ebf6cb81dd84c22e24fdf0baff9837a544b2d/src/cordova/platform/addHelper.js#L109-L113

This is wrong because Cordova (and its related bits) is not a dependency of my application code, it is a build tool that belongs in devDependencies.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #607
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #609