Cordova Netbeans Install plugin from plugin.properties since old format has been deprecated

Question

I'm using netbeans and i build my cordova app directly from netbeans to my phone.

I used to install plugins by using the file plugin.properties
ex : org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser=https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser.git
I wanted to update the plugin, so i deleted it and tryed to reinstall it. Unfortunately it won't reinstall...
I get : Fetching plugin "cordova-plugin-compat" via plugin registry
Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-geolocation':Error: Failed to fetch package information for cordova-plugin-compat

Is it due to the deprecation of plugin nomenclatures ? how can i do ?

I also tryed org.apache.cordova.inappbrowser=https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-geolocation.git

Answer 1

I use NetBeans when developing Cordova/Ionic apps and I can tell you that there are problems with plugin managment and build time in case of NetBeans. When there are some problems with plugins, use CLI. Try to remove plugin with command: cordova plugin rm <plugin> --save. There are many entries for plugins in config files across cordova projects (config.xml, fetch.json, android.json ...). You can easily check if you have old plugin entry written somewhere: remove platform and add it again.