reintegrating modified plugin code (Android)

[Justin Regele]

Does anyone know if it is possible to recompile plugin source code using the cordova cli? I found this post which wasn't very useful

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27788260/how-do-you-modify-a-phonegap-cordova-plugin-and-rebuild-for-ios-with-the-modif

A bit of background, I've integrated the cordova barcodescanner plugin into my app, but since it works in android as an activity that phonegap passes control to, I didn't have the control I needed per the project requirements. After using Android Studio to modify the zxing scanner activity code, I've got it working as a custom activity, but copying my changes back into the plugin directory tree doesn't work as the plugin isn't recompiling.

Any ideas?

[Kerri Shotts]

Personally, I'd abstract it out in to its own plugin. You don't have to share it if you don't want to (though it might be nice), since the CLIs can install locally. That way you can version track it nicely, and it will continue to play nice with the CLI.

Essentially you can duplicate the plugin's code tree, adjust the code as necessary (copy your changed files), and then alter the plugin.xml as needed. After that, uninstall the original barcode plugin and install yours (cordova plugin add path/to/plugin). Then if you need to make additional changes, do them in the plugin and then rm/add it again. 

[Justin Regele]

Thanks for your response.

I copied the plugin code to another directory and was able to add it locally, even make the app break by commenting out layouts, but when I commented out critical pieces of code, the app ran just fine. So I guess if I need to go this route I need to figure out how to recompile the Library within the plugin, as no compilation of the library happens during the build chain

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