ionic cordova plugin add https://github.com/VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard.git Fails

[AlGantori]

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[ ] feature request

Current behavior:
Steps for clipboard support in browser at https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/clipboard/ are now failing.
The command:
ionic cordova plugin add https://github.com/VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard.git
Is now failing with Cordova 7.0.0 because the repo (VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard) does not have a package.json
The repo VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard does not appear active.
here are related OPEN PRs
VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard#27
VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard#28

Will ionic team step up and do something about this?

Thank you.

Expected behavior:
copy in Windows browser chrome/firefox works without getting "Error: cordova_not_available" alert

Steps to reproduce:
cordova plugin add https://github.com/VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard.git --save
cordova plugin add @ionic-native/clipboard --save

package.json info:

{
  "name": "mumti",
  "author": "MUMTI Labs",
  "homepage": "http://mumti.org/",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "build": "ionic-app-scripts build",
    "clean": "ionic-app-scripts clean",
    "ionic:build": "ionic-app-scripts build  && beep ",
    "ionic:serve": "ionic-app-scripts serve && beep ",
    "lint": "ionic-app-scripts lint",
    "watch": "ionic-app-scripts watch && beep ",
    "serve:before": "watch",
    "emulate:before": "build",
    "deploy:before": "build",
    "build:before": "build",
    "run:before": "build",
    "run:after": "beep",
    "serve:after": "beep",
    "beep": "bash.exe beep.sh",
    "beep0": "bash.exe -c \"echo -en '\\a' \" ",
    "releaseAPK": "cordova build android --release -- --keystore='/S/_W/ARP/UPS.Android/SRC/LICENSES KEYSTORES/mumti.keystore' --storePassword=MumtiDu3aa1 --alias=MumtiDu3aa1  --password=MumtiDu3aa1",
    "releasePWA": "ionic cordova build browser --prod --release"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "4.1.0",
    "@angular/compiler": "4.1.0",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "4.1.0",
    "@angular/core": "4.1.0",
    "@angular/forms": "4.1.0",
    "@angular/http": "4.1.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "4.1.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "4.1.0",
    "@ionic-native/clipboard": "^3.9.2",
    "@ionic-native/core": "3.6.1",
    "@ionic-native/splash-screen": "3.6.1",
    "@ionic-native/status-bar": "3.6.1",
    "@ionic/storage": "2.0.1",
    "cordova-sqlite-storage": "~2.0.3",
    "ionic-angular": "3.2.0",
    "ionicons": "3.0.0",
    "rxjs": "5.1.1",
    "sw-toolbox": "3.6.0",
    "zone.js": "0.8.10"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@ionic/app-scripts": "1.3.7",
    "@ionic/cli-plugin-cordova": "^1.3.0",
    "@ionic/cli-plugin-ionic-angular": "^1.3.0",
    "typescript": "^2.3.2"
  },
  "cordovaPlugins": [
    "cordova-plugin-whitelist",
    "cordova-plugin-console",
    "cordova-plugin-statusbar",
    "cordova-plugin-device",
    "cordova-plugin-splashscreen",
    "ionic-plugin-keyboard",
    "cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing"
  ],
  "cordovaPlatforms": [
    {
      "platform": "android",
      "version": "",
      "locator": "android"
    },
    {
      "platform": "browser",
      "version": "",
      "locator": "browser"
    }
  ],
  "description": "UPS.TS.RC6: An Ionic project",
  "config": {
    "ionic_source_map": "source-map"
  },
  "cordova": {
    "plugins": {
      "cordova-sqlite-storage": {}
    }
  }
}

 ionic info

global packages:

    @ionic/cli-utils : 1.3.0
    Cordova CLI      : 7.0.0
    Ionic CLI        : 3.3.0

local packages:

    @ionic/app-scripts              : 1.3.7
    @ionic/cli-plugin-cordova       : 1.3.0
    @ionic/cli-plugin-ionic-angular : 1.3.0
    Cordova Platforms               : android 6.1.2 browser 4.1.0
    Ionic Framework                 : ionic-angular 3.2.0

System:

    Node       : v7.2.0
    OS         : Windows 7
    Xcode      : not installed
    ios-deploy : not installed
    ios-sim    : not installed

[danielsogl]

@AlGantori as you can read in the given error log the package.json file is missing in the source repo:

Is now failing with Cordova 7.0.0 because the repo (VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard) does not have a package.json

You should open a Issue there

[danielsogl]

@AlGantori You can install the plugin if you downgrade your cordova cli back to 6.5

[ihadeed]

Install danielsogl-cordova-plugin-clipboard or cordova-clipboard and it should work fine.

[AlGantori]

@ihadeed cordova-clipboard fails here is the console log

$ cordova plugin add cordova-clipboard --save
Installing "cordova-clipboard" for android
ANDROID_HOME=C:/Users/AXM/AppData/Local/Android/android-sdk
JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_45
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Starting a new Gradle Daemon for this build (subsequent builds will be faster).
Observed package id 'add-ons;addon-google_apis-google-19' in inconsistent location 'C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\add-ons\addon-google_apis-google-19-1' (Expected 'C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\add-ons\addon-google_apis-google-19')
Observed package id 'add-ons;addon-google_apis-google-19' in inconsistent location 'C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\add-ons\addon-google_apis-google-19-1' (Expected 'C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\add-ons\addon-google_apis-google-19')
Incremental java compilation is an incubating feature.
:clean
:CordovaLib:clean 
BUILD SUCCESSFUL 
Total time: 14.056 secs
Installing "cordova-clipboard" for browser
Saved plugin info for "cordova-clipboard" to config.xml
Adding cordova-clipboard to package.json
shell.js: internal error
Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'S:\_W\ARP\UPS.TS\SRC\UPS.TS.2.0\platforms\browser\www'
at Object.fs.mkdirSync (fs.js:854:18)
at C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\shelljs\src\mkdir.js:65:10
at Array.forEach (native)
at Object._mkdir (C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\shelljs\src\mkdir.js:48:8)
at Object.mkdir (C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\node_modules\shelljs\src\common.js:186:23)
at browser_parser.update_www (C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\cordova\metadata\browser_parser.js:77:11)
at PlatformApiPoly.prepare (C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\platforms\PlatformApiPoly.js:202:18)
at C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\cordova\prepare.js:106:32
at _fulfilled (C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:787:54)
at self.promiseDispatch.done (C:\Users\AXM\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:816:30)

danielsogl-cordova-plugin-clipboard installs without errors

$ cordova plugin add danielsogl-cordova-plugin-clipboard --save
Installing "com.danielsogl.cordova.clipboard" for android
Installing "com.danielsogl.cordova.clipboard" for browser
Saved plugin info for "com.danielsogl.cordova.clipboard" to config.xml
Adding com.danielsogl.cordova.clipboard to package.json

But now I get a different error on Clipboard.copy "Error: Missing Command Error"

@danielsogl I have now downgraded to [email protected] and
$ ionic cordova plugin add https://github.com/VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard.git
seems to install OK

> cordova plugin add https://github.com/VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard.git --save
✔ Running command - done!
Fetching plugin "https://github.com/VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard.git" via git clone
Repository "https://github.com/VersoSolutions/CordovaClipboard.git" checked out to git ref "master".
cp: dest file already exists: S:\_W\ARP\UPS.TS\SRC\UPS.TS.2.0\plugins\com.verso.cordova.clipboard\LICENSE 

cp: dest file already exists: S:\_W\ARP\UPS.TS\SRC\UPS.TS.2.0\plugins\com.verso.cordova.clipboard\LICENSE
cp: dest file already exists: S:\_W\ARP\UPS.TS\SRC\UPS.TS.2.0\plugins\com.verso.cordova.clipboard\plugin.xml 
cp: dest file already exists: S:\_W\ARP\UPS.TS\SRC\UPS.TS.2.0\plugins\com.verso.cordova.clipboard\LICENSE
cp: dest file already exists: S:\_W\ARP\UPS.TS\SRC\UPS.TS.2.0\plugins\com.verso.cordova.clipboard\plugin.xml
cp: dest file already exists: S:\_W\ARP\UPS.TS\SRC\UPS.TS.2.0\plugins\com.verso.cordova.clipboard\README.md 

skipping existing file: Clipboard.java
skipping existing file: CDVClipboard.h
skipping existing file: CDVClipboard.m
skipping existing file: Clipboard.cs
skipping existing file: clipboard.js
Installing "com.verso.cordova.clipboard" for android
Installing "com.verso.cordova.clipboard" for browser
Saved plugin info for "com.verso.cordova.clipboard" to config.xml

but again I get the same error ** "Error: Missing Command Error"**

Here is the code I try to provide when running in the browser

// , public Clipboard: Clipboard 
// was injected in the constructor

 //---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    // http://ionicframework.com/docs/api/components/alert/AlertController/
    // http://ionicframework.com/docs/components/#alert
    // https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/clipboard/
    // 20170519
    ShareViaBrowser(message, subject, file, link) {
        let prompt = this.AlertController.create({
            title: "Share this link",
            inputs: [{
                name: 'name',
                placeholder: 'link...',
                value: link
            }],
            buttons: [
                {
                    text: 'Cancel'
                },
                {
                    text: 'Copy',
                    handler: data => {
                        console.log("SocialShare------------>>ShareViaBrowser, User accepted", data);
                        this.Clipboard.copy(data).then(
                            (resolve: string) => {
                                alert(resolve);
                            },
                            (reject: string) => {
                                alert('Error: ' + reject);
                            }
                        );
                    }
                }
            ]
        });

        prompt.present();
    }

How can I get a text copy to work in the browser?
Thank you.

[ihadeed]

Did you try the other package I mentioned?

The error you're getting from installing cordova-clipboard is most likely caused by a missing Android Build tools package. It's not even a problem caused by the plugin.. the plugin has no library requirements so it shouldn't throw any errors.

I recommend you update all the Android libraries from the SDK manager, then remove the platforms/android directory and run cordova platform add android@latest

[AlGantori]

My reply above mentions both packages and their logs cordova-clipboard and danielsogl-cordova-plugin-clipboard, is that what you meant by the other package?

I will try few more things and then perform your other suggestions: the Android SDK + re-install of Cordova android platform and report.
Thanks