[jira] [Created] (CB-11985) Cordova hits internet unnecessarily when getting cached platform or plugin

["Tim Barham (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Tim Barham created CB-11985:
-------------------------------

             Summary: Cordova hits internet unnecessarily when getting cached platform or plugin
                 Key: CB-11985
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11985
             Project: Apache Cordova
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: CordovaLib
    Affects Versions: 6.3.1
            Reporter: Tim Barham
            Assignee: Tim Barham


In you are disconnected from the internet and try to add a platform or plugin that has previously been cached, Cordova eventually successfully installs the platform/plugin, but only after a very long wait.

We could check for the existence of the cached platform/plugin before calling {{npm cache add}}. This would mean an instant return when not connected to the internet.

Note that this will only help if we are adding a specific version - when a version range is specified, we need to hit the internet anyway to find the matching version.

Background: First time build failures in Cordova tools in Visual Studio are primarily due to {{npm}} failures. Therefore we are working to avoid any requirement for {{npm}}} to hit the internet in simple build scenarios. This includes pre-installing cached versions of certain platforms and plugins. But we only get the full benefit if Cordova uses these cached versions if it finds them, without calling {{npm cache add}}.



--
This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA
(v6.3.4#6332)

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscribe@cordova.apache.org
For additional commands, e-mail: issues-help@cordova.apache.org