[CB-13830] Cordova-Android@7.0.0 fails to add a plugin previously removed

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: cordova-android-7.0.0
• Component/s: cordova-android

Environment

macOS 10.12.6

node 9.4.0

Cordova CLI 8.0.0

 

• Assignee: Joey Robert Bowser
• Reporter: Enrico Giordani
• Created: 25/Jan/18 16:15
• Updated: 18/Nov/18 00:33
• Resolved: 27/Mar/18 20:53

Description

Removing a plugin and than adding it again, causes an error:

$ cordova create testapp

$ cd testapp

$ cordova platform add android
Using cordova-fetch for cordova-android@~7.0.0
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
Subproject Path: app
Android project created with cordova-android@7.0.0
Android Studio project detected
Android Studio project detected
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@~7.0.0 into config.xml file ...

$ cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera
Installing "cordova-plugin-camera" for android
Android Studio project detected
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app
Adding cordova-plugin-camera to package.json
Saved plugin info for "cordova-plugin-camera" to config.xml

$ cordova plugin remove cordova-plugin-camera
Uninstalling cordova-plugin-camera from android
Android Studio project detected
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app
Removing "cordova-plugin-camera"
Removing plugin cordova-plugin-camera from config.xml file...
Removing cordova-plugin-camera from package.json

$ cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera
Installing "cordova-plugin-camera" for android
Android Studio project detected
Error during processing of action! Attempting to revert...
Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-camera': CordovaError: Uh oh!
"/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/app/src/main/res/xml/provider_paths.xml" already exists!
 at copyNewFile (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/lib/pluginHandlers.js:261:45)
 at install (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/lib/pluginHandlers.js:51:17)
 at ActionStack.process (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/cordova-common/src/ActionStack.js:56:25)
 at PluginManager.doOperation (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/cordova-common/src/PluginManager.js:114:20)
 at PluginManager.addPlugin (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/cordova-common/src/PluginManager.js:144:17)
 at /Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/Api.js:247:74
 at _fulfilled (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:854:54)
 at self.promiseDispatch.done (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:883:30)
 at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:816:13)
 at /Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:570:49
(node:5722) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: CordovaError: Uh oh!
"/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/app/src/main/res/xml/provider_paths.xml" already exists!
 at copyNewFile (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/lib/pluginHandlers.js:261:45)
 at install (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/lib/pluginHandlers.js:51:17)
 at ActionStack.process (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/cordova-common/src/ActionStack.js:56:25)
 at PluginManager.doOperation (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/cordova-common/src/PluginManager.js:114:20)
 at PluginManager.addPlugin (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/cordova-common/src/PluginManager.js:144:17)
 at /Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/Api.js:247:74
 at _fulfilled (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:854:54)
 at self.promiseDispatch.done (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:883:30)
 at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (/Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:816:13)
 at /Users/enrico/tmp/testapp/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:570:49
(node:5722) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1)
(node:5722) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.

 

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #434