Install cordova plugin for ONE platform only

Question

We want to install the com.blackberry.app plugin (http://plugins.cordova.io/#/package/com.blackberry.app) for our (cordova 3.4.0 CLI) project. IF I try "cordova plugin add com.blackberry.app", it is installing plugin for both android and blackberry10 platforms. Due to this, the android app crashes. I tried installing only this plugin for blackberry10 platform thru plugman, but the functionality doesn't work [although plugman says it successfully installed]

Is there a way in CLI to install a plugin for ONE platform only?

Thanks

Answer 1

I've found that the only clean way to make it work is to modify 3 things:

1. Edit the plugins/PLATFORM.js file (ex. plugins/android.js) and remove the plugin object from the "installed_plugins" array
   
2. Do the same for the platforms/PLATFORM/www/cordova_plugins.js file where PLATFORM could be ios, blackberry10, firefoxos etc. In the android case will be inside assets/www instead of just www
   
3. Last step is to delete the plugin directory inside platforms/PLATFORM/www/plugins/. In your case again it will be assets/www and not just www

Answer 2

Use Plugman to Manage Plugins

Installing Plugman

    $ npm install -g plugman

Adding a Plugin

    $ plugman --platform <ios|amazon-fireos|android|blackberry10|wp7|wp8> --project <directory> --plugin <name|url|path> [--plugins_dir <directory>] [--www <directory>] [--variable <name>=<value> [--variable <name>=<value> ...]]

Remove a Plugin

    $ plugman --uninstall --platform <ios|amazon-fireos|android|blackberry10|wp7|wp8> --project <directory> --plugin <id> [--www <directory>] [--plugins_dir <directory>]

Link this:

    plugman -d --platform android --project myProject --plugin org.apache.cordova.battery-status

Follow this link Full understand : http://docs.phonegap.com/en/edge/plugin_ref_plugman.md.html