local-website doesn't build with Cordova CLI 9.0+

[mgagna]

Bug Report

Error installing the cordova-labs-local-webserver plugin using Cordova CLI 9+

Problem

In Cordova 9, there is a change: Deprecate requireCordovaModule for non-Cordova modules.
apache/cordova-lib#707
Both scripts for local-webserver use requireCordovaModule to use elementtree, which fails/

What is expected to happen?

Add the package without errors.

What does actually happen?

Throws an error

Information

Create a new Cordova app and add the plugin.
You can use cordova plugin add cordova-labs-local-webserver

Command or Code

cordova plugin add cordova-labs-local-webserver

Environment, Platform, Device

I've reproduced it using Cordova-lib@12.0.1 with an app using the Cordova platform iOS 7.1.1

Version information

Cordova-lib@12.0.1 with an app using the Cordova platform iOS 7.1.1

Checklist

• I searched for existing GitHub issues
• I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
• I included all the necessary information above

[breautek]

I feel like cordova-labs-local-webserver should just be completely decommissioned.

I believe the experimental plugin was to provide an alternate means of serving the web content by hosting a local webserver within the app. This has several issues, noting port collisions if multiple apps happens to choose the same port. It also has some security concerns.

It's also only supported for iOS. Nowadays, we via WKURLSchemeHandler's we have much better options. So I don't foresee the local webserver plugin actually becoming handling in the future.