[CB-6472] Adding content to -Info.plist - Unexpected behaviour

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.4.0
• Component/s: cordova-plugman

Environment

Mac OS X

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jean-Christophe Hoelt
• Created: 18/Apr/14 05:36
• Updated: 02/Dec/18 14:45
• Resolved: 02/Dec/18 14:45

Description

Trying to add content NOT at the root of info.plist, to a node already having existing content.

The existing content gets deleted, not merged with new content.

Use case: a plugin providing Newsstand integration.

Doing this in plugin.xml:

        <config-file target="*-Info.plist" parent="CFBundleIcons">
            <dict>
                <key>CFBundlePrimaryIcon</key>
                <dict>
                    <key>UINewsstandIcon</key>
                    <dict>
                       ...

Info.plist before install:

    <key>CFBundleIcons</key>
    <dict>
      <key>CFBundlePrimaryIcon</key>
      <dict>
        <key>CFBundleIconFiles</key>
        <array>
          ...
        </array>
      </dict>
    </dict>

Info.plist after install:

    <key>CFBundleIcons</key>
    <dict>
      <key>CFBundlePrimaryIcon</key>
      <dict>
        <key>UINewsstandIcon</key>
        <dict>
          ...
        </dict>
      </dict>
    </dict>

Info.plist expected:

    <key>CFBundleIcons</key>
    <dict>
      <key>CFBundlePrimaryIcon</key>
      <dict>
        <key>UINewsstandIcon</key>
        <dict>
          ...
        </dict>
        <key>CFBundleIconFiles</key>
        <array>
          ...
        </array>
      </dict>
    </dict>

If this is not unexpected behaviour, then I'd make this issue a feature request: adding an option like "merge=true".