My Cordova plugin for Android applications differs from others as it only utilizes an Application (App.java) and not a CordovaPlugin class.
Upon initial installation using cordova plugin add, everything functions correctly. However, when attempting to remove it with cordova plugin rm, the folder remains in node_modules and the plugin dependency name persists in package.json. Additionally, some code is deleted from the manifest that belongs to another plugin, likely due to an error in the plugin.xml file. This causes issues if trying to reinstall the plugin without updating the version.
Below is the content of my plugin.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<plugin xmlns="http://apache.org/cordova/ns/plugins/1.0" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" id="com.test.plugin.applicationTest" version="1.0.0" platform = "Android">
<name>codova-app-plugin</name>
<description>Test</description>
<author>test</author>
<license>Apache 2.0</license>
<keywords>cordova, application</keywords>
<platform name="android">
<config-file parent="/*" target="res/xml/config.xml">
<feature name="applicationTest">
<param name="android-package" value="com.test.plugin.applicationTest" />
</feature>
</config-file>
<source-file src="src/android/App.java" target-dir="src/com/test/plugin/applicationTest" />
<config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="/*">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
</config-file>
<edit-config file="AndroidManifest.xml" target="/manifest/application" mode="merge">
<application android:name="com.test.plugin.applicationTest.App"/>
</edit-config>
</platform>
</plugin>
How can I ensure that the node_modules are removed properly, and prevent the deletion of crucial tags in the AndroidManifest?
Edit: Removing the edit-config section and implementing hooks instead prevents the deletion of AndroidManifest tags but raises issues such as the hooks not executing or EACCES errors. Moreover, the node_modules dependencies persist.
<hook type="after_plugin_install" src="scripts/nameManifest.js" /> -- won't execute
<hook type="before_plugin_uninstall" src="scripts/uninstallPackage.sh" /> -- EACCESS error