https://github.com/appjs/appjs

(Deprecated!) SDK on top of nodejs to build desktop apps using HTML5/CSS/JS
https://github.com/appjs/appjs

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(Deprecated!) SDK on top of nodejs to build desktop apps using HTML5/CSS/JS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/appjs/appjs
• Owner: appjs
• License: mit
• Created: 2012-03-28T10:01:56.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-05-01T09:27:13.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-26T22:59:05.082Z (19 days ago)
• Language: C++
• Homepage: http://appjs.com
• Size: 4.82 MB
• Stars: 3,437
• Watchers: 219
• Forks: 355
• Open Issues: 164
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Attention

AppJS project has not been actively developed for several months. However ownership of the project has now changed

and the future is being discussed.

An offshoot project [deskshell](https://github.com/sihorton/appjs-deskshell/) has been very actively developed. 

It is a javascript based SDK for building applications that uses an off the shelf nodejs and chromium to

build html5 / css / js applications.

The future will probably involve appjs being able to be run stand alone or as a frontend to deskshell. Please contribute

to the discussions on our mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/appjs-dev

# AppJS

AppJS is an SDK to develop desktop applications using Node.js melded with Chromium. With AppJS you can develop desktop tools and applications using the same libraries and knowledge used to build websites. You get all the following in one package:

* JS, HTML5, CSS, SVG, WebGL provided by Chromium

* mature http/https servers and client APIs - Node

* filesystem, dns, cryptography, subprocesses, OS APIs - Node

* sandboxed code execution environments virtual machines - Node

* tools for exposing native C++ bindings to JavaScript- Node

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* __Site: [appjs.com](http://appjs.com)__

* __[Google+](https://plus.google.com/u/0/112803615725562877790/posts)__

* __Mailing List: [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/appjs-dev)__

* __IRC: #appjs at irc.freenode.net__

## 30 Second Quickstart

The below packages include everything needed to get started with AppJS, including Node.js, all dependencies, binaries, and a launcher ready to go out of the box. 1.) Extract to a folder. 2.) Double click on launch. 3.) Hello World.

__AppJS 0.0.20 Distributables:__

* Linux [32 bit](http://dl.bintray.com/sihorton/appjs/appjs-0.0.20-linux-ia32.tar.gz) / [64 bit](http://dl.bintray.com/sihorton/appjs/appjs-0.0.20-linux-x64.tar.gz) -> app.sh

* [Mac](http://dl.bintray.com/sihorton/appjs/appjs-0.0.20-darwin-ia32.zip) -> app.sh

* [Windows](http://dl.bintray.com/sihorton/appjs/appjs-0.0.20-win32-ia32.zip) -> app.exe

__npm install__

*OS X install is currently broken*

AppJS can be now be installed via npm.

    npm install appjs

__AppJS requires 32bit Node on OS X__. It works on 64bit OS X but __Node must be 32bit__. We're working on solving this, but it's a limitation of Chrome itself so it's a work in progress.

Help us gain traction by [starring this chromium issue](http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=18323).

(Windows requires [MSVC++ 2010 runtimes](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555))

## One Minute Usage Overview

```javascript

var app = module.exports = require('appjs');

app.serveFilesFrom(__dirname + '/content');

var window = app.createWindow({

  width  : 640,

  height : 460,

  icons  : __dirname + '/content/icons'

});

window.on('create', function(){

  console.log("Window Created");

  window.frame.show();

  window.frame.center();

});

window.on('ready', function(){

  console.log("Window Ready");

  window.require = require;

  window.process = process;

  window.module = module;

  window.addEventListener('keydown', function(e){

    if (e.keyIdentifier === 'F12') {

      window.frame.openDevTools();

    }

  });

});

window.on('close', function(){

  console.log("Window Closed");

});

```

## Shared Contexts

![chrome-in-node-repl](https://github.com/appjs/appjs/raw/master/examples/chrome-in-node-repl.jpg "Chrome in Node REPL")

![DOM Event Listener in Node](https://github.com/appjs/appjs/raw/master/examples/shared-context.jpg "DOM Event Listener in Node")

## License

The MIT License

Copyright (c) 2012 The AppJS Authors

See the LICENSE file for details.