Is it possible to use a private/standalone @ionic-native wrapper?

florent-izypay · 2017-10-01 20:08:01 UTC

Hi,

I was wondering if I could use npm to manage a private/standalone @ionic-native wrapper for a private cordova plugin (not published in npm repositories).
I generated the wrapper using npm build, but I couldn’t figure out how I could install --save it standalone.

Is there such a possibility ?

Sujan12 · 2017-10-01 23:24:27 UTC

What do you mean by “standalone”?

rapropos · 2017-10-01 23:48:38 UTC

You are looking for npm link.

florent-izypay · 2017-10-03 20:56:52 UTC

Thanks, I will look at this.

florent-izypay · 2017-10-03 21:24:56 UTC

To publish an @ionic-native wrapper, it must be part of the global, public ionic-native GitHub repo:

github.com

ionic-team/ionic-native/blob/master/DEVELOPER.md

# Ionic Native Developer Guide

This is a short guide on creating new plugin wrappers for Ionic Native.


## Creating Plugin Wrappers

First, let's start by creating a new plugin wrapper from template.
 
```
// Call this command, and replace PluginName with the name of the plugin you wish to add
// Make sure to capitalize the first letter, or use CamelCase if necessary.
 
gulp plugin:create -n PluginName

// add -m flag to get a minimal template to start with
gulp plugin:create -m -n PluginName
```

Running the command above will create a new directory `src/@ionic-native/plugins/plugin-name/` with a single file in there: `index.ts`. This file is where all the plugin definitions should be.

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However, the plugin I’m wrapping is not public, and will probably never be. So, I can’t see a reason to publish this wrapper to the world for my only use.