Cordova-plugin-googlemaps: Question about multiple_maps branch

[ebellempire]

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Hi @wf9a5m75 and other contributors, I'm sorry to post here but figured it might be preferable to posting on the Ionic Forum (if not, please let me know).

I was wondering where I can find more information about the multiple maps branch. What is the difference between that branch and master? Why do they remain separate? Is the multiple maps branch always up to date with master? Are there performance differences or other tradeoffs I should know about, other than making it easier to have multiple maps in a single app?

Thanks! -- Erin

[jld3103]

The multiple_maps branch is the dev branch. This means there are the latest bug fixes and features.

[ebellempire]

Oh, ok, I'm glad I asked! I thought I had seen elsewhere (probably on the Ionic Forum) some reference to that being the solution for adding multiple maps. Maybe it was at some point?

[wf9a5m75]

I use branches for these purpose:

• master branch:
  providing stable version, as the same as NPM version.
• multiple_maps branch:
  providing beta version, which contains bug fixes or new features.
  It might be stable or unstable. Depends on the latest commit.
• other branches:
  I use for temporally saving, exploring, etc...

For example, someone reports me a problem, then I fix it, I commit to the multiple_maps branch.
If I decide the multiple_maps branch is stable, I release to npm, and master branch.

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So how you can check it?
You can check the network graph at here (or using git client softwares)
https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps/network

The multiple_maps branch is the same as the master branch at this time, because I released v2.3.5 yesterday.