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Posted to dev@cordova.apache.org by Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca> on 2020/06/03 18:55:27 UTC
Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Hey folks,
The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017:
https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of
indication that it is not maintained.
With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no longer
compiles on iOS:
https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258
I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer with a
clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017, and that
we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
Any objections?
~Darryl
Re: Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Posted by julio cesar sanchez <jc...@gmail.com>.
I think people knew they were leaving the project and voted to deprecate
plugins to leave less things to maintain to the few remaining people.
Since there are new committers now that didn’t vote, maybe we can
reconsider/re vote.
El miércoles, 3 de junio de 2020, Darryl Pogue <dv...@gmail.com>
escribió:
> Not that we want to outright endorse 3rd party plugins without due
> diligence, but there are other options than the FileTransfer plugin, such
> as https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-plugin-advanced-http
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 1:46 PM Tim Brust <ti...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > While I agree that we should somehow archive old code, I'm still -1 on a
> > deprecation of this plugin. (We've had some discussion about it here,
> too:
> > https://github.com/apache/cordova/issues/185)
> > XHR is not reliable and causes OOM errors when handling large data.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:29 PM Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > +1 on archiving/adding [DEPRECATED] text in the description.
> > >
> > > On 2020-06-03 4:25 p.m., julio cesar sanchez wrote:
> > > > This happens with all the deprecated plugins we have, people keeps
> > > > reporting issues on them.
> > > > I proposed long ago to archive them, but some people was against it,
> > but
> > > I
> > > > think archiving is the way to go when something is deprecated.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > El miércoles, 3 de junio de 2020, Jesse <pu...@gmail.com>
> > > escribió:
> > > >
> > > >> +1 The deprecation notice needs to be prominent, I missed it myself
> > on a
> > > >> quick scroll.
> > > >> Some of that readme is in a specific format to support appearance in
> > > >> docs.cordova.io ( similar to
> > > >> https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/
> > > >> cordova-plugin-file/index.html
> > > >> )
> > > >> This is no longer a requirement, so we can go prominent.
> > > >> We should also ask INFRA to put the text [DEPRECATED] in the
> > > description,
> > > >> and possibly even archive the repo.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM Norman Breau <
> norman@normanbreau.com>
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> I'm sure you're not the only one who misses it, considering the
> repo
> > is
> > > >>> still pretty active in terms of new issues being reported.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On 2020-06-03 3:59 p.m., Darryl Pogue wrote:
> > > >>>> Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down
> the
> > > >>>> README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it
> > the
> > > >>>> first 2 times I skimmed the file.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Hey folks,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since
> 2017:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>> https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-
> > > >> filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
> > > >>>>> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort
> of
> > > >>>>> indication that it is not maintained.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no
> > longer
> > > >>>>> compiles on iOS:
> > > >>>>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/
> issues/258
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
> > > >>>>> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> I would like to propose that we update the README for File
> Transfer
> > > >>> with a
> > > >>>>> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017,
> > and
> > > >>> that
> > > >>>>> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Any objections?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> ~Darryl
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------
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> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Tim Brust
> > timbrust3103@gmail.com
> >
> > M: +49 160 9757 3632 <+4916097573632>
> >
>
Re: Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Posted by Darryl Pogue <dv...@gmail.com>.
Not that we want to outright endorse 3rd party plugins without due
diligence, but there are other options than the FileTransfer plugin, such
as https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-plugin-advanced-http
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 1:46 PM Tim Brust <ti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> While I agree that we should somehow archive old code, I'm still -1 on a
> deprecation of this plugin. (We've had some discussion about it here, too:
> https://github.com/apache/cordova/issues/185)
> XHR is not reliable and causes OOM errors when handling large data.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:29 PM Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com>
> wrote:
>
> > +1 on archiving/adding [DEPRECATED] text in the description.
> >
> > On 2020-06-03 4:25 p.m., julio cesar sanchez wrote:
> > > This happens with all the deprecated plugins we have, people keeps
> > > reporting issues on them.
> > > I proposed long ago to archive them, but some people was against it,
> but
> > I
> > > think archiving is the way to go when something is deprecated.
> > >
> > >
> > > El miércoles, 3 de junio de 2020, Jesse <pu...@gmail.com>
> > escribió:
> > >
> > >> +1 The deprecation notice needs to be prominent, I missed it myself
> on a
> > >> quick scroll.
> > >> Some of that readme is in a specific format to support appearance in
> > >> docs.cordova.io ( similar to
> > >> https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/
> > >> cordova-plugin-file/index.html
> > >> )
> > >> This is no longer a requirement, so we can go prominent.
> > >> We should also ask INFRA to put the text [DEPRECATED] in the
> > description,
> > >> and possibly even archive the repo.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I'm sure you're not the only one who misses it, considering the repo
> is
> > >>> still pretty active in terms of new issues being reported.
> > >>>
> > >>> On 2020-06-03 3:59 p.m., Darryl Pogue wrote:
> > >>>> Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down the
> > >>>> README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it
> the
> > >>>> first 2 times I skimmed the file.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca>
> > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Hey folks,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017:
> > >>>>>
> > >>> https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-
> > >> filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
> > >>>>> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of
> > >>>>> indication that it is not maintained.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no
> longer
> > >>>>> compiles on iOS:
> > >>>>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
> > >>>>> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer
> > >>> with a
> > >>>>> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017,
> and
> > >>> that
> > >>>>> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Any objections?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> ~Darryl
> > >>>>>
> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@cordova.apache.org
> > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@cordova.apache.org
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@cordova.apache.org
> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@cordova.apache.org
> >
> >
>
> --
> Tim Brust
> timbrust3103@gmail.com
>
> M: +49 160 9757 3632 <+4916097573632>
>
Re: Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Posted by Tim Brust <ti...@gmail.com>.
While I agree that we should somehow archive old code, I'm still -1 on a
deprecation of this plugin. (We've had some discussion about it here, too:
https://github.com/apache/cordova/issues/185)
XHR is not reliable and causes OOM errors when handling large data.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:29 PM Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com> wrote:
> +1 on archiving/adding [DEPRECATED] text in the description.
>
> On 2020-06-03 4:25 p.m., julio cesar sanchez wrote:
> > This happens with all the deprecated plugins we have, people keeps
> > reporting issues on them.
> > I proposed long ago to archive them, but some people was against it, but
> I
> > think archiving is the way to go when something is deprecated.
> >
> >
> > El miércoles, 3 de junio de 2020, Jesse <pu...@gmail.com>
> escribió:
> >
> >> +1 The deprecation notice needs to be prominent, I missed it myself on a
> >> quick scroll.
> >> Some of that readme is in a specific format to support appearance in
> >> docs.cordova.io ( similar to
> >> https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/
> >> cordova-plugin-file/index.html
> >> )
> >> This is no longer a requirement, so we can go prominent.
> >> We should also ask INFRA to put the text [DEPRECATED] in the
> description,
> >> and possibly even archive the repo.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm sure you're not the only one who misses it, considering the repo is
> >>> still pretty active in terms of new issues being reported.
> >>>
> >>> On 2020-06-03 3:59 p.m., Darryl Pogue wrote:
> >>>> Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down the
> >>>> README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it the
> >>>> first 2 times I skimmed the file.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hey folks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017:
> >>>>>
> >>> https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-
> >> filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
> >>>>> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of
> >>>>> indication that it is not maintained.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no longer
> >>>>> compiles on iOS:
> >>>>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
> >>>>> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer
> >>> with a
> >>>>> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017, and
> >>> that
> >>>>> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any objections?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ~Darryl
> >>>>>
> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@cordova.apache.org
> >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@cordova.apache.org
> >>>
> >>>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@cordova.apache.org
>
>
--
Tim Brust
timbrust3103@gmail.com
M: +49 160 9757 3632 <+4916097573632>
Re: Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Posted by Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com>.
+1 on archiving/adding [DEPRECATED] text in the description.
On 2020-06-03 4:25 p.m., julio cesar sanchez wrote:
> This happens with all the deprecated plugins we have, people keeps
> reporting issues on them.
> I proposed long ago to archive them, but some people was against it, but I
> think archiving is the way to go when something is deprecated.
>
>
> El miércoles, 3 de junio de 2020, Jesse <pu...@gmail.com> escribió:
>
>> +1 The deprecation notice needs to be prominent, I missed it myself on a
>> quick scroll.
>> Some of that readme is in a specific format to support appearance in
>> docs.cordova.io ( similar to
>> https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/
>> cordova-plugin-file/index.html
>> )
>> This is no longer a requirement, so we can go prominent.
>> We should also ask INFRA to put the text [DEPRECATED] in the description,
>> and possibly even archive the repo.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm sure you're not the only one who misses it, considering the repo is
>>> still pretty active in terms of new issues being reported.
>>>
>>> On 2020-06-03 3:59 p.m., Darryl Pogue wrote:
>>>> Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down the
>>>> README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it the
>>>> first 2 times I skimmed the file.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017:
>>>>>
>>> https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-
>> filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
>>>>> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of
>>>>> indication that it is not maintained.
>>>>>
>>>>> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no longer
>>>>> compiles on iOS:
>>>>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258
>>>>>
>>>>> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
>>>>> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer
>>> with a
>>>>> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017, and
>>> that
>>>>> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any objections?
>>>>>
>>>>> ~Darryl
>>>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@cordova.apache.org
>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@cordova.apache.org
>>>
>>>
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Re: Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Posted by julio cesar sanchez <jc...@gmail.com>.
This happens with all the deprecated plugins we have, people keeps
reporting issues on them.
I proposed long ago to archive them, but some people was against it, but I
think archiving is the way to go when something is deprecated.
El miércoles, 3 de junio de 2020, Jesse <pu...@gmail.com> escribió:
> +1 The deprecation notice needs to be prominent, I missed it myself on a
> quick scroll.
> Some of that readme is in a specific format to support appearance in
> docs.cordova.io ( similar to
> https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/
> cordova-plugin-file/index.html
> )
> This is no longer a requirement, so we can go prominent.
> We should also ask INFRA to put the text [DEPRECATED] in the description,
> and possibly even archive the repo.
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm sure you're not the only one who misses it, considering the repo is
> > still pretty active in terms of new issues being reported.
> >
> > On 2020-06-03 3:59 p.m., Darryl Pogue wrote:
> > > Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down the
> > > README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it the
> > > first 2 times I skimmed the file.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hey folks,
> > >>
> > >> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017:
> > >>
> > https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-
> filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
> > >>
> > >> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of
> > >> indication that it is not maintained.
> > >>
> > >> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no longer
> > >> compiles on iOS:
> > >> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258
> > >>
> > >> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
> > >> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
> > >>
> > >> I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer
> > with a
> > >> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017, and
> > that
> > >> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
> > >>
> > >> Any objections?
> > >>
> > >> ~Darryl
> > >>
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@cordova.apache.org
> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-help@cordova.apache.org
> >
> >
>
Re: Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Posted by Jesse <pu...@gmail.com>.
+1 The deprecation notice needs to be prominent, I missed it myself on a
quick scroll.
Some of that readme is in a specific format to support appearance in
docs.cordova.io ( similar to
https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/reference/cordova-plugin-file/index.html
)
This is no longer a requirement, so we can go prominent.
We should also ask INFRA to put the text [DEPRECATED] in the description,
and possibly even archive the repo.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 12:02 PM Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com> wrote:
> I'm sure you're not the only one who misses it, considering the repo is
> still pretty active in terms of new issues being reported.
>
> On 2020-06-03 3:59 p.m., Darryl Pogue wrote:
> > Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down the
> > README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it the
> > first 2 times I skimmed the file.
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey folks,
> >>
> >> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017:
> >>
> https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
> >>
> >> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of
> >> indication that it is not maintained.
> >>
> >> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no longer
> >> compiles on iOS:
> >> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258
> >>
> >> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
> >> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
> >>
> >> I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer
> with a
> >> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017, and
> that
> >> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
> >>
> >> Any objections?
> >>
> >> ~Darryl
> >>
>
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>
>
Re: Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Posted by Norman Breau <no...@normanbreau.com>.
I'm sure you're not the only one who misses it, considering the repo is
still pretty active in terms of new issues being reported.
On 2020-06-03 3:59 p.m., Darryl Pogue wrote:
> Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down the
> README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it the
> first 2 times I skimmed the file.
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hey folks,
>>
>> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017:
>> https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
>>
>> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of
>> indication that it is not maintained.
>>
>> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no longer
>> compiles on iOS:
>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258
>>
>> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
>> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
>>
>> I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer with a
>> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017, and that
>> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
>>
>> Any objections?
>>
>> ~Darryl
>>
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Re: Strongly deprecating the FileTransfer plugin
Posted by Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca>.
Correction: There is in fact a deprecation notice, part-way down the
README, but it's not especially attention grabbing and I missed it the
first 2 times I skimmed the file.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:55 AM Darryl Pogue <da...@dpogue.ca> wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> The File Transfer plugin has been officially deprecated since 2017:
> https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-filetransfer-to-xhr2.html
>
> However, the repo and npm have no link to that page or any sort of
> indication that it is not maintained.
>
> With the release of cordova-ios 6, the FileTransfer plugin no longer
> compiles on iOS:
> https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file-transfer/issues/258
>
> I want to reply to that issue saying that it's deprecated and not
> maintained, but I feel like we haven't made that very clear.
>
> I would like to propose that we update the README for File Transfer with a
> clear deprecation notice which links to the blog post from 2017, and that
> we ask ASF Infra to mark the repo as archived.
>
> Any objections?
>
> ~Darryl
>