[CB-13768] cordova-fetch is unable to install from url or file system using package.json

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: cordova-fetch
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andrew Crites
• Created: 09/Jan/18 20:53
• Updated: 15/Feb/19 22:52
• Resolved: 13/Jun/18 00:48

Description

This is a big issue in cordova@8 since you can't opt out of cordova-fetch. Using a url such as `github.com` or the file system for a plugin doesn't work with package.json. It still works using config.xml:

    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-repo" spec="https://github.com/user/cordova-plugin-repo#specific-branch" />
    <plugin name="local-plugin" spec="src/local-plugin" />

This works when running cordova platform add. However, if you do not use --nosave this will update package.json dependencies:

    "cordova-plugin-repo": "git+https://github.com/user/cordova-plugin-repo#branch",
    "local-plugin": "file:src/local-plugin",

If you try to install with package.json like this, you'll get errors for these packages:

Failed to restore plugin "cordova-plugin-repo" from config.xml. You might need to try adding it again. Error: Failed to fetch plugin https://github.com/user/cordova-plugin-repo#branch via registry.
Probably this is either a connection problem, or plugin spec is incorrect.                                                                                                                     Check your connection and plugin name/version/URL.
TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "url" argument must be of type string. Received type undefined
Discovered plugin "local-plugin" in config.xml. Adding it to the project
Failed to restore plugin "local-plugin" from config.xml. You might need to try adding it again. Error: Failed to fetch plugin file:src/local-plugin via registry.
Probably this is either a connection problem, or plugin spec is incorrect.
Check your connection and plugin name/version/URL.                                                                                                                                             Failed to get absolute path to installed module

Issue Links

• relates to: CB-13503 Problems with using plugins from local file system