[CB-9976] Updating to cordovaLib 5.4.0 breaks ios installed plugins

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 5.4.1
• Component/s: cordova-lib
• Assignee: Vladimir Kotikov
• Reporter: Steve Gill
• Created: 10/Nov/15 19:59
• Updated: 03/May/17 07:20
• Resolved: 18/Nov/15 18:59

Description

cordova_plugins.js doesn't get created for ios when updating from an older cli to a newer cli.

Have to remove and add plugins manually to get plugins working again.

Reproduce (need to use npm < 3):
npm install -g cordova@5.3.3
cordova create helloWorld
cd helloWorld
cordova platform add ios
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-device
cordova prepare (helloWorld/platforms/ios/www/cordova_plugins.js is created)

npm install -g cordova@5.4.0
cordova prepare (helloWorld/platforms/ios/www/cordova_plugins.js doesn't exist)

`helloWorld/platforms/ios/ios.json` is also incorrect in the updated version.

Issue Links

• relates to: CB-10108 Plugin framework management fails
• relates to: CB-10138 plugin's metadata value not updating on Android
• relates to: CB-10284 Adding plugins seems to be totally broken on Cordova 5.4.0 and 5.4.1