Make cordova-plugin-googlemaps compatible with cordova-ios 8.0.0

[GitToTheHub]

Hi,

I try to make the plugin cordova-plugin-googlemaps compatible with cordova-ios 8.0.0 in a new fork cordova-plugin-googlemaps-2 and have some compile issues because of changes in cordova-ios 8.0.0.

The plugin uses pluginobjects and pluginsmap of CDVViewController to register things like the map, polylines, streetview, etc. as own plugins. Here an example how the plugin loads the map with a note to this "Hack":

  // Hack:
  // In order to load the plugin instance of the same class but different names,
  // register the map plugin instance into the pluginObjects directly.
  if ([pluginMap respondsToSelector:@selector(setViewController:)]) {
      [pluginMap setViewController:cdvViewController];
  }
  
  if ([pluginMap respondsToSelector:@selector(setCommandDelegate:)]) {
      [pluginMap setCommandDelegate:cdvViewController.commandDelegate];
  }
  
  [cdvViewController.pluginObjects setObject:pluginMap forKey:mapId];
  [cdvViewController.pluginsMap setValue:mapId forKey:mapId];
  [pluginMap pluginInitialize];

Source: https://github.com/GitToTheHub/cordova-plugin-googlemaps-2/blob/1607fa9bdcf886ce0d8dfb6a5c7c3a3e6f7c7a0a/src/ios/GoogleMaps/CordovaGoogleMaps.m#L252-L265

Since cordova-ios 8.0.0 it's not possible anylonger to manipulate pluginobjects and pluginsmap. Any clues how this can be solved?

Regards,

Manuel

[BigBalli]

That plugin is indeed quite old and truly benefit from not just an update but a whole rebuild...

Having said that, did you look at CDVViewController.h ?

- (void)registerPlugin:(CDVPlugin*)plugin
        withClassName:(NSString*)className;

- (void)registerPlugin:(CDVPlugin*)plugin
        withPluginName:(NSString*)pluginName;

[GitToTheHub]

HI @BigBalli,

yes it's true, the plugin is old an a rewrite would be good, but I try to go the easiest way. I will see, if I can fix it with the methods you recommend. I didn't know, that they exists :)
Thank you!

Regards,

Manuel