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[Cordova Wiki] Trivial Update of "Platform Engine" by jbondc
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The "Platform Engine" page has been changed by jbondc:
https://wiki.apache.org/cordova/Platform%20Engine?action=diff&rev1=3&rev2=4
* WinJS 1.0
* WinJS 2.0 (Windows 8.1)
- Since plugins are tied to particular platform, it makes testing of plugins hard as the number of platforms increases. The state of plugins feels the "Wild Wild West".
+ Since plugins are tied to particular platform, it makes testing of plugins hard as the number of platforms increases. The state of plugins feels like the "Wild Wild West".
TODO: Talk about newer platforms based on Android or Chromium. Distinguish HTML5/web rendering & native functionality of the OS (hardware etc...).
What's an 'engine', alternative build or run-time features on the platform?
== Solutions ==
- Define as platform as:
+ Define platform as:
- '''A) An OS that satisfies the core Cordova apis.'''
+ '''A) An OS that satisfies the core Cordova api.'''
Keep a few core platforms but use a new 'engine' flag
@@ -54, +54 @@
# cordova prepare windows8 -engine crosswalk #uses Crosswalk?
}}}
- '''B) An OS or engine that satisfies the core Cordova apis.'''
+ '''B) An OS or engine that satisfies the core Cordova api.'''
Make platforms 'compatible'