[jira] [Commented] (CB-12242) Use yarn js instead of npm when adding plugins

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jayvdb commented on issue #292: CB-12242 : Use yarn instead of npm
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-cli/pull/292#issuecomment-423544491
 
 
   fwiw, I was able to get yarn working with cordova@8 and a very basic yarn wrapper (below) and a symlink `npm`.  The wrapper is needed because `npm install foo` needs to invoke `yarn add foo`.
   
   ```bash
   #!/bin/bash
   
   args="$@"
   arg2="$2"
   if [ "$1" = "install" ] && [ -n "$arg2" ] && [ "${arg2/--//}" = "$arg2" ] ; then
       args="${args/install/add}"
   fi
   
   yarn $args
   ```
   A better version of the wrapper is needed to get `--save-exact` working.
   
   And [`pnpm`](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm) with a symlink `npm` works without any wrapper.
   
   No doubt this wouldnt cover all possible usages, and shouldnt be supportable by the core team, but it seems reasonable that cordova-fetch can use other package managers used by the project (e.g. detected via https://github.com/apache/cordova-fetch/issues/46 , or an explicit and non-friendly option ), and include a warning that only npm is supported.

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> Use yarn js instead of npm when adding plugins
> ----------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CB-12242
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12242
>             Project: Apache Cordova
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: cordova-fetch
>            Reporter: Jacques de Villiers
>            Priority: Major
>
> Currently it can take quite long to add certain plugins to my project (using cordova plugin add), especially if I need to re-add the plugins. My suggestion is to update the cordova cli to start using yarn js instead of npm directly.
> When I looked at this page, I realised yarn was just a wrapper for npm, and much better at caching packages locally.
> https://shift.infinite.red/npm-vs-yarn-cheat-sheet-8755b092e5cc#.jiz27n1hc
> I would imagine this change would be relatively straightforward, and would be a massive win for the cli.
> I was thinking of creating a fork to do a PR but realised I am not totally sure how to proceed on this.



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