[jira] [Created] (CB-13768) cordova-fetch is unable to install from url or file system using package.json

["Andrew Crites (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Andrew Crites created CB-13768:
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             Summary: cordova-fetch is unable to install from url or file system using package.json
                 Key: CB-13768
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-13768
             Project: Apache Cordova
          Issue Type: Bug
            Reporter: Andrew Crites
            Priority: Critical


This is a big issue in cordova@8 since you can't opt out of cordova-fetch. Using a url such as `github.com` or the file system for a plugin doesn't work with package.json. It still works using config.xml:

{code}
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-repo" spec="https://github.com/user/cordova-plugin-repo#specific-branch" />
    <plugin name="local-plugin" spec="src/local-plugin" />
{code}

This works when running {{cordova platform add}}. However, if you do not use {{--nosave}} this will update package.json dependencies:

{code}
    "cordova-plugin-repo": "git+https://github.com/user/cordova-plugin-repo#branch",
    "local-plugin": "file:src/local-plugin",
{code}

If you try to install with package.json like this, you'll get errors for these packages:

{code}
Failed to restore plugin "cordova-plugin-repo" from config.xml. You might need to try adding it again. Error: Failed to fetch plugin https://github.com/user/cordova-plugin-repo#branch via registry.
Probably this is either a connection problem, or plugin spec is incorrect.                                                                                                                     Check your connection and plugin name/version/URL.
TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "url" argument must be of type string. Received type undefined
Discovered plugin "local-plugin" in config.xml. Adding it to the project
Failed to restore plugin "local-plugin" from config.xml. You might need to try adding it again. Error: Failed to fetch plugin file:src/local-plugin via registry.
Probably this is either a connection problem, or plugin spec is incorrect.
Check your connection and plugin name/version/URL.                                                                                                                                             Failed to get absolute path to installed module
{code}



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