[web2py] Use web2py to create offline desktop application
I am curious, if there could be a way to use web2py to create an installable desktop application. The app would be based on a web app so would have much of the same code. I would want/hope to find a way to bundle a local database (mongodb or couchdb if it works with web2py) and have the local db sync to the server when changes are made. For a UI, i would probably keep it web based and see if I could package it with a webkit instance, or have it open in the browser as the main ui, this way I can still use html/js for the front end as the web app is. Example. Say that online there is a large product catalog. each company has their own catalog. when using the offline app, you would authenticate with the server first, then once authenticated, it would download/sync your companies catalog to your local server/computer. Then you could work with it even while there is no internet. When you come back on line (or as youre using it) it would sync/stay in sync with the server. Syncing, i know is another task unto itself. But in this case, one could use this offline app as a POS system for an in store purchase. when you add a product it syncs with the server. Is there any way this can be done with web2py? --
Re: [web2py] Use web2py to create offline desktop application
Yes! You have some options: 1 Use sqlite locally, use rocket server (built-in), use py2exe to pack your app as a windows application .exe, or py2app to pack as apple application. Take a look on to this: http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/14#How-to-distribute-your-applications-as-binaries 2 Use rad2py with its gui2py http://code.google.com/p/rad2py/ On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 9:46 PM, luckysmack luckysm...@gmail.com wrote: I am curious, if there could be a way to use web2py to create an installable desktop application. The app would be based on a web app so would have much of the same code. I would want/hope to find a way to bundle a local database (mongodb or couchdb if it works with web2py) and have the local db sync to the server when changes are made. For a UI, i would probably keep it web based and see if I could package it with a webkit instance, or have it open in the browser as the main ui, this way I can still use html/js for the front end as the web app is. Example. Say that online there is a large product catalog. each company has their own catalog. when using the offline app, you would authenticate with the server first, then once authenticated, it would download/sync your companies catalog to your local server/computer. Then you could work with it even while there is no internet. When you come back on line (or as youre using it) it would sync/stay in sync with the server. Syncing, i know is another task unto itself. But in this case, one could use this offline app as a POS system for an in store purchase. when you add a product it syncs with the server. Is there any way this can be done with web2py? -- --
Re: [web2py] Use web2py to create offline desktop application
Oh awesome. I'll have to look more into sqlite. I've never used it. Is there any docs on using it it if the remote db is mongo/couch (syncing). Or even if there's a way to package couch/mongo with the app so they don't have to in stall it separately (assuming not using sqlite locally) On Sep 1, 2012 6:17 PM, Bruno Rocha rochacbr...@gmail.com wrote: Yes! You have some options: 1 Use sqlite locally, use rocket server (built-in), use py2exe to pack your app as a windows application .exe, or py2app to pack as apple application. Take a look on to this: http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/14#How-to-distribute-your-applications-as-binaries 2 Use rad2py with its gui2py http://code.google.com/p/rad2py/ On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 9:46 PM, luckysmack luckysm...@gmail.com wrote: I am curious, if there could be a way to use web2py to create an installable desktop application. The app would be based on a web app so would have much of the same code. I would want/hope to find a way to bundle a local database (mongodb or couchdb if it works with web2py) and have the local db sync to the server when changes are made. For a UI, i would probably keep it web based and see if I could package it with a webkit instance, or have it open in the browser as the main ui, this way I can still use html/js for the front end as the web app is. Example. Say that online there is a large product catalog. each company has their own catalog. when using the offline app, you would authenticate with the server first, then once authenticated, it would download/sync your companies catalog to your local server/computer. Then you could work with it even while there is no internet. When you come back on line (or as youre using it) it would sync/stay in sync with the server. Syncing, i know is another task unto itself. But in this case, one could use this offline app as a POS system for an in store purchase. when you add a product it syncs with the server. Is there any way this can be done with web2py? -- -- --
Re: [web2py] Use web2py to create offline desktop application
One problem I have during development with the default setup of rocket is that it occasionally freezes when there is an error. These freezes appear to vanish when I use anyserver.py with rockets and 2 or 4 workers. On Saturday, September 1, 2012 8:17:10 PM UTC-5, rochacbruno wrote: Yes! You have some options: 1 Use sqlite locally, use rocket server (built-in), use py2exe to pack your app as a windows application .exe, or py2app to pack as apple application. Take a look on to this: http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/14#How-to-distribute-your-applications-as-binaries 2 Use rad2py with its gui2py http://code.google.com/p/rad2py/ On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 9:46 PM, luckysmack lucky...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: I am curious, if there could be a way to use web2py to create an installable desktop application. The app would be based on a web app so would have much of the same code. I would want/hope to find a way to bundle a local database (mongodb or couchdb if it works with web2py) and have the local db sync to the server when changes are made. For a UI, i would probably keep it web based and see if I could package it with a webkit instance, or have it open in the browser as the main ui, this way I can still use html/js for the front end as the web app is. Example. Say that online there is a large product catalog. each company has their own catalog. when using the offline app, you would authenticate with the server first, then once authenticated, it would download/sync your companies catalog to your local server/computer. Then you could work with it even while there is no internet. When you come back on line (or as youre using it) it would sync/stay in sync with the server. Syncing, i know is another task unto itself. But in this case, one could use this offline app as a POS system for an in store purchase. when you add a product it syncs with the server. Is there any way this can be done with web2py? -- --
