Proposal: Create Cordova projects from templates

[apache]

Proposal: Create Cordova projects from templates

[stevengill]

template support would be great in cordova-cli. I'd also suggest adding them from npm.

[axemclion]

+1 to npm. Should be similar to how we pick up platforms and plugins - from local folder, git, npm or tarball.

[mlynch]

We (Ionic) love the idea and are always on board :)

[mmocny]

npm idea is interesting, though begs the question of bootstrapping (where does the npm package go? Into global, into local, or into temp?).

For git, I've always thought the process should be git clone && cd && cordova prepare and not cordova create --copy-from git-url.

[cfjedimaster]

+1

[axemclion]

I think the idea of npm is to make alternate templates available, just like cordova-app-hello-world.

Today, we pick up the default template as it is a Cordova dependency - maybe we treat the cordova-app-hello-world like platforms and plugins, and place it in the cordova cache.

After the git clone, cordova prepare, you may also have to change your git remote (or use another source control system) - was just hoping to make all of that simpler.

I was hoping we could mirror where templates can be picked up similar to the locations where platforms/plugins can be picked up. Ideally, all "dependency loaders" in cordova should share the same logic.

[cfjedimaster]

Agreed - while using a npm asset via create is cool, having Cordova "sign
off" on some would be nice for new users. I've been asking for a "blank"
template forever. :) (To be clear, not empty, but blank like Ionic's blank

• just the core basics.)

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Parashuram N [email protected]
wrote:

I think the idea of npm is to make alternate templates available, just
like cordova-app-hello-world
https://www.npmjs.com/package/cordova-app-hello-world.

Today, we pick up the default template as it is a Cordova dependency
https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/blob/cc596a37d77a92665292a5370d660a898217e0cb/cordova-lib/src/cordova/create.js#L99

• maybe we treat the cordova-app-hello-world like platforms and plugins,
  and place it in the cordova cache.

After the git clone, cordova prepare, you may also have to change your git
remote (or use another source control system) - was just hoping to make all
of that simpler.

I was hoping we could mirror where templates can be picked up similar to
the locations where platforms/plugins can be picked up. Ideally, all
"dependency loaders" in cordova should share the same logic.

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[axemclion]

@cfjedimaster Not sure what "sign off" by Cordova means ? The templates would be created by folks in the community, and rated/tested by them.
The template signed off by Cordova would be the hello-world-app that we use now. Do we need to sign off and support more ?

[cfjedimaster]

Oh I was kinda thinking about how Ionic's CLI will mention their templates.
Not really important - just thinking out loud.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Parashuram N [email protected]
wrote:

@cfjedimaster https://github.com/cfjedimaster Not sure what "sign off"
by Cordova means ? The templates would be created by folks in the
community, and rated/tested by them.

The template signed off by Cordova would be the hello-world-app that we
use now. Do we need to sign off and support more ?

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[nikhilkh]

Closing this one as this has already been implemented.