Cordova binary path cannot be overrided

[dvasconcelos]

Hello,

On my project, I installed cordova in my npm devDependencies and I would like to specify the cordova binary to use in the fastlane command "./node_modules/.bin/cordova".
Is it possible to add a new parameter to be able to specify the Cordova binary path.

Regards,
Dominique

[janpio]

This plugin is using whatever is called by executing cordova on the command line. If you want to supply the "binary" as an option, this would have to be changed.

If there maybe another way to achieve this?

[dvasconcelos]

For now, I changed my PATH environment variable to target the correct binary.

[CameronAM]

@janpio - you should call the cordova binary using npx (available since [email protected]). Eg: npx cordova compile...

[janpio]

Is the "order" of how npx discovers the correct package documented somewhere? local, global, ad-hoc download?

[CameronAM]

https://www.npmjs.com/package/npx

It checks if a command:

1. Exists on the path
2. Exists in node_modules/.bin

And calls the first one it finds.

If it does not find the command, it will automatically fetch and run the command from a temporary installation (if not supresssed with --no-install).

Just thinking now, it's probably a good idea to add --no-install to the PR changes to avoid surprising installations - would you like me to make that change?

[janpio]

That sounds like a good idea. And thanks for the explanation.

[CameronAM]

@janpio - sorry about the delay, #45 has been updated.