关于PhoneGap中.bithoundrc文件及构建时忽略JS文件的问询

Hey there! Let me clear this up for you step by step:

First, a quick breakdown of what .bithoundrc actually is: it's the configuration file for Bithound, a tool focused on code quality checks and dependency vulnerability scanning. If it's in your PhoneGap project, chances are the project was set up to use Bithound at some point for code analysis.

Can it ignore your JS file? #

Yes—but with a key caveat: it only ignores the file for Bithound's scanning process, not for PhoneGap's actual build/packaging workflow.

If your goal is to stop Bithound from analyzing that specific JS file (e.g., skip it for code quality checks), you absolutely can configure .bithoundrc to do this. Here's how you'd set it up:

{
  "ignore": [
    "relative/path/to/your-target-file.js",
    // You can also use wildcards for multiple files, like:
    "src/legacy-scripts/**/*.js"
  ]
}

But if you want PhoneGap to exclude the JS file entirely when building your app (so it doesn't end up in the final APK/IPA), .bithoundrc won't help here. For that, you need to use PhoneGap's native configuration in your config.xml file. Example:

<!-- Exclude globally across all platforms -->
<exclude src="relative/path/to/your-target-file.js" />

<!-- Or exclude only for specific platforms -->
<platform name="ios">
  <exclude src="relative/path/to/your-target-file.js" />
</platform>

Hope that clarifies the difference and gives you the right solution for your needs!

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Mustafa Agamey