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docs commit: CB-6634 Add references to plugin registry
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CB-6634 Add references to plugin registry
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Branch: refs/heads/master
Commit: 2dd612e3b533f9b97356b48c4d4bdd5be1ebba07
Parents: 1e99b51
Author: Marcel Kinard <cm...@gmail.com>
Authored: Mon May 5 13:25:55 2014 -0400
Committer: Marcel Kinard <cm...@gmail.com>
Committed: Mon May 5 13:25:55 2014 -0400
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docs/en/edge/guide/cli/index.md | 3 ++-
docs/en/edge/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md | 9 +++++----
docs/en/edge/guide/overview/index.md | 7 +++++--
docs/en/edge/guide/support/index.md | 6 ++++--
4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
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@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ native components. (See Embedding WebViews and [Plugin Development
Guide](guide_hybrid_plugins_index.md.html#Plugin%20Development%20Guide) for details.) More commonly, you would add a plugin to enable
one of Cordova's basic device-level features
detailed in the API Reference. A list of these plugins, including
-additional plugins provided by the community, can be found at
+additional third-party plugins provided by the community, can be found
+in the registry at
[plugins.cordova.io](http://plugins.cordova.io/). You can use
the CLI to search for plugins from this registry. For example,
searching for `bar` and `code` produces a single result that matches
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diff --git a/docs/en/edge/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md b/docs/en/edge/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md
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@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ which it runs. Plugins provide access to device and platform
functionality that is ordinarily unavailable to web-based apps. All
the main Cordova API features are implemented as plugins, and many
others are available that enable features such as bar code scanners,
-NFC communication, or to tailor calendar interfaces.
+NFC communication, or to tailor calendar interfaces. There is a
+[registry](http://plugins.cordova.io) of available plugins.
Plugins comprise a single JavaScript interface along with
corresponding native code libraries for each supported platform. This
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ this section.
In addition to these instructions, when preparing to write a plugin it
is best to look over
-[existing plugins](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/tree/master/framework/src/org/apache/cordova)
+[existing plugins](http://cordova.apache.org/#contribute)
for guidance.
## Building a Plugin
@@ -192,8 +193,8 @@ The Tizen platform does not support plugins.
## Publishing Plugins
Once you develop your plugin, you may want to publish and share it
-with the community. You can publish your plugin to the cordova
-registry (based on [`npmjs`](https://github.com/isaacs/npmjs.org)) or
+with the community. You can publish your plugin to the Cordova
+[registry](http://plugins.cordova.io) (based on [`npmjs`](https://github.com/isaacs/npmjs.org)) or
to any other `npmjs`-based registry. Other developers can install it
automatically using either `plugman` or the Cordova CLI. (For details
on each development path, see Using Plugman to Manage Plugins and The
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@@ -62,10 +62,13 @@ within a larger, hybrid application that mixes the WebView with native
application components. (See Embedding WebViews for details.)
A _plugin_ interface is available for Cordova and native components to
-communicate with each other. As of version 3.0, plugins provide
+communicate with each other. This enables you to invoke native code
+from JavaScript. As of version 3.0, plugins provide
bindings to standard device APIs. Third-party plugins provide
additional bindings to features not necessarily available on all
-platforms. You can also develop your own plugins, as described in
+platforms. You can find these third-party plugins in the
+[plugin registry](http://plugins.cordova.io) and use them in your
+application. You can also develop your own plugins, as described in the
Plugin Development Guide. Plugins may be necessary, for example, to
communicate between Cordova and custom native components.
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@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ license: Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
# Platform Support
The following shows the set of development tools and device APIs
-available for each mobile platform. (Column headers display the
-CLI's shorthand stubs.)
+available for each mobile platform. The device APIs listed here are provided by
+the core plugins, additional APIs are available via
+[third-party plugins](http://plugins.cordova.io). Column headers display the
+CLI's shorthand names.
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