I think it is worth it. Lot of big software houses are adopting pwa's. E.g ms outlook is now a pwa app.
On Sun, 13 Mar 2022, 20:56 Andrew Wetmore, <cottag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it worth enhancing Royale to support that out of the box? > > On Sun, Mar 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What is the gain of adding the .json file and all that? >> >> >> 1. You can make a web app look like a native mobile app. >> 2. It can work while your mobile device is off line (as long as you cache >> all the necessary data). >> >> On Mar 13, 2022, at 9:18 PM, Andrew Wetmore <cottag...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> What is the gain of adding the .json file and all that? Doesn't a Royale >> app compiled for use with JS files run just fine without further >> modification on a web page? >> >> On Sun, Mar 13, 2022 at 3:26 PM Roman Isitua <romanisi...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> From the below link >>> >>> >>> https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-pwa-from-scratch-with-html-css-and-javascript/amp/ >>> >>> >>> The following steps are to be done to convert an app to pwa >>> 1. Create a manifest.json file. >>> >>> 2. Modify the index.html file to reference the manifest.json. >>> >>> 3. Implement a ServiceWorker.js file. This will be in the same root >>> folder as the generated main entry point js file. >>> >>> 4. Register the ServiceWorker.js file by modifying for the generated >>> entry point js file. >>> >>> >>> If I am coding my web app using plain html, css and javascript it will >>> not be a problem doing the above 4 tasks. But as I am using royale task >>> three and four look challenging. I think the royale sdk and compiler might >>> need to be tweaked to support those tasks. >>> >>> On Sun, 13 Mar 2022, 19:04 Harbs, <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> No. Why would you need to modify the js file? >>>> >>>> On Mar 13, 2022, at 7:47 PM, Roman Isitua <romanisi...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> So I am free to modify the generated entry point js file as well ? >>>> >>>> This does not really look like an ideal solution because each time I >>>> recompile the project the generated js file will be overwritten. An ideal >>>> solution will be to add support for it in royale sdk. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, 13 Mar 2022, 18:36 Harbs, <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It shouldn’t be any different than a regular web app. >>>>> >>>>> You can add whatever you want to the template index.html file. >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 12, 2022, at 11:53 AM, Roman Isitua <romanisi...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I just stumbled on a tutorial on how to create a pwa app using plain >>>>> html, javascript and css (i.e. no framework). >>>>> >>>>> I am now forced to ask the question. How can i do this in royale ? >>>>> >>>>> Here is the link >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-pwa-from-scratch-with-html-css-and-javascript/amp/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> How can I register all the generated javascript files ? >>>>> >>>>> Is modifying the main entry point js file in my royale project allowed >>>>> ? From the tutorial this file will need to be modified to register the >>>>> service worker. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Has someone created a pwa in royale before ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Pwa's are rapidly being adopted it will be nice if I can package my >>>>> responsive web application to be a pwa with little effort. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> Andrew Wetmore >> >> Editor, Moose House Publications <https://moosehousepress.com/> >> Editor-Writer, The Apache Software Foundation <https://apache.org/> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > Andrew Wetmore > > Editor, Moose House Publications <https://moosehousepress.com/> > Editor-Writer, The Apache Software Foundation <https://apache.org/> > > > > >
