Error - Google Maps Cordova Plugin installation

Question

I am getting this error in the terminal --

cordova plugin add https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps#multiple_maps --variable API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID=androidkey --variable API_KEY_FOR_IOS=ioskey --save ✖ Running command - failed! [ERROR] Cordova encountered an error. You may get more insight by running the Cordova command above directly. [ERROR] An error occurred while running cordova plugin add https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps#multi... (exit code 1): Error: Failed to fetch plugin https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps#multiple_maps via registry. Probably this is either a connection problem, or plugin spec is incorrect. Check your connection and plugin name/version/URL. Failed to get absolute path to installed module

It's not my connection. I have tried this in another app and it seems to work fine. Thanks

Answer 1

I resolved this in my ionic project with some bold steps as follows:

1. In your editor (I use VS Code), search for all instances of the text cordova-plugin-googlemaps: I found them in config.xml,package.json & package-lock.json
2. Delete all these instances from those files.
3. Also, delete the file package-lock.json for good measure
4. Remove all platforms (android or ios) from your project
5. Delete the following folders from your project: platforms,plugins,www
6. Add the cordova-plugin-googlemaps (At this point, it should successfully save it in config.xml)
7. Add your platforms
8. Then run your application