[GitHub] [cordova] davidofwatkins opened a new issue #89: Cordova 9 Does Not Remember Plugins

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davidofwatkins opened a new issue #89: Cordova 9 Does Not Remember Plugins
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova/issues/89
 
 
   # Bug Report
   
   ## Problem
   
   Cordova 9 is not automatically installing plugins from `package.json` when I add a platform with `cordova platform add`. This used to work on Cordova 8. (See steps to reproduce below.)
   
   ### What is expected to happen?
   
   Assuming a fresh environment (i.e., no `platforms` or `plugins` directories), Cordova 9 should install plugins from `package.json` when adding a platform.
   
   ### What does actually happen?
   
   Cordova 9 adds platforms without any of the plugins listed in `package.json` installed.
   
   ## Further Information
   <!-- Include all relevant information that might help understand and reproduce the problem -->
   
   After running `cordova plugin add`, plugins are only added to `package.json`, not `config.xml`. If I manually add a plugin to `config.xml`, `cordova platform add` does include it in the platform, but because `cordova plugin add` only updates `package.json`, there's no expectation that plugins should be declared in `config.xml`.
   
   ### Command or Code
   <!-- What command or code is needed to reproduce the problem? -->
   
   I'm able to prove this by creating a fresh Cordova 9 project as follows:
   
   ```sh
   # initialize a new Cordova project
   npm i -g cordova@9
   cordova create cordova-test
   cd cordova-test
   
   # start off with an empty platform
   cordova platform add android
   
   # install a plugin
   cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera
   
   # show that it's installed
   cordova plugin ls
   
   # this succeeds and produces:
   # cordova-plugin-camera 4.0.3 "Camera"
   # cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.3.3 "Whitelist"
   
   # clear out the platforms and plugins directories, which are not
   # normally checked into version control
   rm -rf platforms/ plugins/
   
   # add the platform again
   cordova platform add android
   
   # cordova-plugin-camera will not be re-installed,
   # even though it has been added to package.json
   cordova plugin ls
   ```
   
   ### Environment, Platform, Device
   <!-- In what environment, on what platform or on which device are you experiencing the issue? -->
   
   - MacoS 10.14.13 Mojave
   - Any Cordova platform
   
   ### Version information
   <!-- What are relevant versions you are using? -->
   
   - Cordova: 9.0.0
   - Cordova Platforms: any (tested with `cordova-android@8.0.0` and 7.x)
   - Cordova Plugins: any (tested with several)
   - Node: 10.15.0
   - NPM: 6.7.0
   - MacOS: 10.14.3 Mojave
   
   ## Checklist
   <!-- Please check the boxes by putting an x in the [ ] like so: [x] -->
   
   - [x] I searched for existing GitHub issues
   - [x] I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
   - [x] I included all the necessary information above
   

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