[CB-13544] Can't install plugin. Your android platform does not have Api.js

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 6.3.0
• Component/s: cordova-android, cordova-plugman
• Labels: api.js cordova-android-osx

Environment

Node: v8.9.0
NPM: 5.5.1
Cordova: 7.1.0
Plugman: 1.5.1
cordova-android: 6.3.0

• Assignee: Joey Robert Bowser
• Reporter: Diego Rubio
• Created: 06/Nov/17 20:08
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:45
• Resolved: 06/Nov/17 21:02

Description

I'm trying to create an Android/iOS plugin but while trying Cordova is throwing an error. Here are the steps I follow:

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plugman create --name myplugin --plugin_id org.nov.myplugin --plugin_version 0.0.1
cd myplugin
plugman platform add --platform_name android

cd ..
cordova create myapp && cd myapp
cordova platform add android@latest

cd ..
plugman install --platform android --project ./myapp --plugin ./myplugin
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And this is the output:

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Creating a new cordova project.
Using cordova-fetch for cordova-android@latest
Adding android project...
Creating Cordova project for the Android platform:
Path: platforms/android
Package: io.cordova.hellocordova
Name: HelloCordova
Activity: MainActivity
Android target: android-26
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Android project created with cordova-android@6.3.0
Discovered plugin "cordova-plugin-whitelist" in config.xml. Adding it to the project
Installing "cordova-plugin-whitelist" for android

This plugin is only applicable for versions of cordova-android greater than 4.0. If you have a previous platform version, you do not need this plugin since the whitelist will be built in.

Adding cordova-plugin-whitelist to package.json
Saved plugin info for "cordova-plugin-whitelist" to config.xml
--save flag or autosave detected
Saving android@latest into config.xml file ...
Installing "org.nov.myplugin" for android
Unable to load PlatformApi from platform. Error: Cannot find module '/Users/diego/cordovaplayground/myapp/cordova/Api.js'
The platform "android" does not appear to be a valid cordova platform. It is missing API.js. android not supported.
Failed to install 'org.nov.myplugin': Error: Your android platform does not have Api.js
at Object.getPlatformApiFunction (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/cordova/util.js:514:19)
at Object.getPlatformApi (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/platforms/platforms.js:55:25)
at handleInstall (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/install.js:593:29)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/install.js:364:24
at _fulfilled (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/q/q.js:787:54)
at self.promiseDispatch.done (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/q/q.js:816:30)
at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/q/q.js:749:13)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/q/q.js:557:44
at flush (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/plugman/node_modules/q/q.js:108:17)
at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:131:7)
Your android platform does not have Api.js
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Any help would be appreciated, thanks!.

Edit: removed formatting.