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| layout: post |
| author: |
| name: Steve Gill |
| url: https://twitter.com/stevesgill |
| title: "Tools Release: March 02, 2015" |
| categories: news |
| tags: release tools |
| --- |
| New versions of cordova tools are now live! |
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| * [cordova-lib@4.3.0](https://www.npmjs.org/package/cordova-lib) |
| * [cordova@4.3.0](https://www.npmjs.org/package/cordova) |
| * [plugman@0.23.0](https://www.npmjs.org/package/plugman) |
| * [cordova-js@3.8.0](https://www.npmjs.org/package/cordova-js) |
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| To update your tools: |
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| * If you have `cordova` installed: |
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| npm install -g cordova |
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| * If you have `plugman` installed: |
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| npm install -g plugman |
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| Release highlights: |
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| * **Cordova-iOS** developers will need to update their `iOS-deploy` dependency to launch on **iOS** devices. Please run `npm install -g ios-deploy` to install the latest version `1.4.0`. |
| * You can now save your list of installed plugins and platforms using the `--save` command when adding platforms and plugins to your project. |
| Saved platforms and plugins are automagically restored during prepare. |
| Ex. `cordova platform add android --save`. |
| This should make it easier developing cordova projects among a team. |
| * Plugin authors can use the new command `plugman createpackagejson <plugin_path>` to add a `package.json` file to their plugins. |
| * We are preparing to transition our plugin hosting over to npm. We will be doing a detailed blog post soon. |
| **Stay tuned**. |
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| <!--more--> |
| # Changes include: |
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| ## Platform updates |
| When adding these platforms to your project, the following versions are now used by default. |
| These platform versions were released recently, and the tools' defaults were updated: |
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| * [Cordova iOS 3.8.0](http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/02/25/cordova-ios-3.8.0.html) |
| * [Cordova Windows 3.8.0](http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/02/27/cordova-windows-3.8.0.html) |
| * [Cordova Android 3.7.1](http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/02/06/cordova-android-3.7.1.html) |
| |
| ## cordova-lib |
| * Updated pinned versions of **iOS** to 3.8.0 and **Android** to 3.7.1 |
| * [CB-8284](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8284) Revert `npm` dependency due to issues with registry |
| * [CB-8524](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8524) Switched to the latest **Windows** release |
| * changed `createpackage.json` keyword to `ecosystem:cordova` |
| * [CB-8448](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8448) Add support for activities |
| * [CB-8482](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8482) Rename: `platformId` -> `platformName` |
| * [CB-8482](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8482) Update engine syntax within config.xml |
| * `--save` flag for plugins |
| * Restore plugins and platforms on prepare |
| * [CB-8472](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8472) Can't find `config.xml` error installing browser platform after plugin |
| * [CB-8469](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8469) **Android**: Call into platform's `build.js` after `plugin add` so that **Android Studio** will work without needing an explicit command-line build first |
| * [CB-8123](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8123) Plugin references can target specific **Windows** platforms |
| * [CB-8420](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8420) Make `cordova plugin add FOO` use version from config.xml |
| * [CB-8239](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8239) Fix `cordova platform add PATH` when *PATH* is relative and *CWD* != *project root* |
| * [CB-8227](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8227) CB8237 [CB-8238](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8238) Add `--save` flag and autosave to `cordova platform add`, `cordova platform remove` and `cordova platform update` |
| * [CB-8409](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8409) `compile`: bubble failures |
| * [CB-8239](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8239) Fix `cordova platform update` should ignore `<cdv:engine>` |
| * [CB-8390](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8390) **Android**: Make `<framework custom=false>` work with **Gradle** |
| * [CB-8416](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8416) Updated `plugman publish` to temporarily rename existing `package.json` files |
| * [CB-8416](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8416) Added `plugman createpackagejson .` command to create a `package.json` from `plugin.xml` |
| * [CB-8377](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8377) Fixed `<runs>` tag parsing |
| * [CB-5696](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5696) Find **iOS** project directory using the xcode project file |
| * [CB-8373](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8373) **Android**: Add **Gradle** references to project.properties rather than build.gradle |
| * [CB-8370](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8370) Make `plugman publish` without args default to *CWD* |
| * [CB-8366](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8366) **Android**: Remove empty `<framework>` directory upon uninstall |
| * [CB-6973](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-6973) Enable JSHint for spec-cordova |
| * [CB-8239](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8239) Add support for git urls to 'cordova platform add' |
| * [CB-8358](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8358) Add `--link` for `platform add` and `platform update` |
| * [CB-6973](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-6973) Remove base rules from individual files in `src` |
| * [CB-8354](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8354) Add --link support for **iOS** source and header files |
| * Make all ad-hoc `plugin.xml` parsing use `PluginInfo` instead |
| * Make all usages of `PluginInfo` use `PluginInfoProvider` instead |
| * Add `PluginInfoProvider` for better caching of `PluginInfo` |
| * [CB-8223](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8223) Expose `config.xml` in the Browser platform |
| * [CB-8168](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8168) `--list` support for cordova-lib |
| * **FireOS** Improve error message when `<source-file>` is missing `target-dir` |
| * Make `addUninstalledPluginToPrepareQueue` take `pluginId` rather than `dirName` |
| |
| ## cordova-cli |
| * [CB-8439](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8439) Fix `cordova platform update` documentation to include `<plat-spec>` |
| * [CB-8379](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8379) Have `--version` print out **cordova-lib** version if it's not the same as CLI's version |
| * [CB-8211](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8211), [CB-8358](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8358) Update `--link` help text |
| * [CB-8168](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8168) `--list` support for CLI |
| * [CB-8227](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8227) [CB-8237](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8237) [CB-8238](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8238) Add `--save` option to `cordova platform add`, `cordova platform remove` and `cordova platform update` |
| * [CB-5316](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5316) Spell Cordova as a brand unless it's a command or script |
| * [CB-7950](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7950) CLI make `CordovaCliCreate.prototype.run` vaguely correct |
| |
| ## cordova-js |
| * [CB-8378](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8378) **Android**: Deleted `hidekeyboard` & `showkeyboard` events |
| * **Android**: Use correct plugin name for `navigator.app` `exec()` calls |
| * [CB-8158](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8158) Fixed `symbolList` require |
| * [CB-8298](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8298) **Android**: Execute `exec` callbacks within their own stack frames |
| * [CB-8210](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8210) Remove unused `onDestroy` channel |
| * Fixed `callbackFromNative` method |
| |
| ## plugman |
| * [CB-8416](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8416) Added `plugman createpackagejson .` command to generate a `package.json` file from `plugin.xml` |
| * [CB-8370](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-8370) Update documentation for `plugman publish` without args |
| |
| ## Pinned Platform Versions for Cordova CLI 4.2.0 |
| |
| * Cordova Amazon-FireOS: 3.6.3 |
| * Cordova Android: 3.7.1 |
| * Cordova BlackBerry10: 3.7.0 |
| * Cordova Browser: 3.6.0 |
| * Cordova FirefoxOS: 3.6.3 |
| * Cordova iOS: 3.8.0 |
| * Cordova Ubuntu: 4.0.0 |
| * Cordova Windows: 3.8.0 |
| * Cordova WP8: 3.7.1 |
