OK, we went a bit overboard in Appium 1.5 by exploding Appium into 40+ repos and NPM packages. Let's think a little more critically about it and consolidate into the minimal number of repos/packages that make sense for our code and community patterns.
Current

Planned:

Is there anything left to do on this @jlipps or @imurchie?
Most of this is not necessary. There are still some bits of dearchitecture that need to be done.
appium-android-bootstrap and appium-uiautomator~appium-android-driver~
Most helpful comment
Most of this is not necessary. There are still some bits of dearchitecture that need to be done.
appium-android-bootstrapandappium-uiautomator~appium-android-driver~