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# awesome-titanium

> Interesting facts and links for the Titanium framework



# Topics

- [Before starting](#before-starting)

- [Developing your app](#developing-your-app)

- [Debugging tips](#debugging-tips)

- [App contribution](#app-contribution)



# Before starting



> A must-read for all newcomers. Mobile development with Titanium differs a lot from native Android and iOS development. Be sure to follow these basic steps.



## Slideshows



- [Best practices #1](http://de.slideshare.net/alessioricco/best-practices-in-apps-development-with-titanium-appcelerator) 


Fundamental DOs and DON'Ts, useful for every developer

- [Ten rules for better Titanium apps](http://de.slideshare.net/jamessugrue/10-golden-rules-for-outstanding-titanium-app) 


Further details about some learnings

- [Thread maintainance](http://www.slideshare.net/ronaldtreur/titanium-making-the-most-of-your-single-thread) 


Making the most of your single thread

- [Ultimate toolchain](http://fokkezb.nl/2014/10/18/the-ultimate-titanium-cli-toolchain/) 


Get used to some tools and tips for developing Titanium apps.

- [Keep your app responsive](http://www.tidev.io/2014/02/17/keeping-your-app-responsive-part-1/) 


Three part document for how to keep app response times small



## Development Environment and tools

- [TiShadow](http://tishadow.yydigital.com/) 


The complete toolset for rapid titanium app development on multiple platforms (deploy, test and much more)

- [Alloy-Bootstrap](https://github.com/xavierlacot/Alloy-Bootstrap) 


Grunt setup with selective compilation to speedup the compilation und some other tool sets

- [ti-i18n](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ti-i18n) 


Add and manage your internationalization strings

- [ti-stealth](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ti-stealth) 


Remove console output before deploying

- [ticons](http://ticons.fokkezb.nl/) generate all the needed app icons and the splash screen



## Definitions



- [Proper logging](https://github.com/appcelerator/alloy/blob/master/Alloy/logger.js) 


A possible logger implementation with severities and color support

- [Logging source code location](http://www.tidev.io/2014/10/08/where-does-that-log-come-from/) 


Creating a logger with information about the current controller / widget

- [Proper string substitution](http://www.tidev.io/2015/01/26/formatting-strings-the-correct-way-using-an-old-friend-printf/) 


A prototyped printf function, that allows parameterized substitution: ``` greeting.printf({ name : 'John Doe', gender : 'male' }); ```

- [Globals in alloy.js](http://www.tidev.io/2014/10/15/managing-alloy-js-global-objects/) 


How to define variables inside your alloy.js



# Developing your app



> Common resources and tipps about the development process. No need for re-inventing the wheel!



## Find modules, widgets & controls



- [gitTio](http://gitt.io/) 


Leading resource for Titanium modules and Alloy widgets

- [UX Mobile Patterns](http://www.uxmobilepatterns.com/templates/) 


Example views and widgets for common UI problems

- [Titanium Controls](http://titaniumcontrols.com/) 


Visual control elements for Titanium

- [AlloyLove](http://alloylove.com/#) 


Small listing of Alloy-related modules



## Awesome resources



### Modules / Widgets



- [Wriststrap](https://github.com/TNuzzi/wriststrap) 


A Bootstrap-like implementation of UI building (grid system, helper classes, image & button styling, icon, ...)

- [TiLogCatcher](https://github.com/dbankier/TiLogCatcher) 


Listen to and handle Titanium errors

- [PullToRefresh](https://github.com/FokkeZB/nl.fokkezb.pullToRefresh) 


Refresh a table / list view by pulling on the top



# Debugging tips



> Your app doesn't work as expected? Take a look in here for tipps and guidelines.



- [Memory management](http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/3.0/#!/guide/Managing_Memory_and_Finding_Leaks-section-29004941_ManagingMemoryandFindingLeaks-Examplesourcesofmemoryleaks) 


How to debug your code and find possible memory leaks (Android & iOS)

- [Remote error reporting](https://github.com/FokkeZB/UTiL/tree/master/reporter) 


On App errors, open email dialog with all important debug information



# App contribution



> The app is ready for the world? Some adjustments have to be made for both the Apple app store & Google Play store.



## Icon and Splash Screen



- [Icon and Splash Screen definition](http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/guide/Icons_and_Splash_Screens) 


Appcelerator information about the different screen sizes and their image resolutions

- [Icon and Splash Screen generator](http://ticons.fokkezb.nl/) 


Generates the app images for all platforms

- [Icon and Splash Screen details](http://blog.mattstephens.co.uk/post/42021515092/splash-screen-launcher-icon-sizes-appcelerator-titanium) 


More details about these images and automated deployment



## Misc



- [Proper versioning](http://www.tidev.io/2014/10/29/versioning-builds-and-releases/) 


If you contribute the app, you'll need a fixed versioning system.



# Find inspirations



> Out there are lots of cool apps, designs and patterns. Feel free to take a look at these examples.



## Example projects



- [Dragon Shout App](https://github.com/rblalock/dragon_shout_app_open_source) 


Open source app for the game Skyrim

- [KitchenSink](https://github.com/Mindelusions/KitchenSink) 


Titanium self-made example app for Android & iOS with lots of UI elements / basic features. Useful to check if a feature is working on a device.

- [Android ActionBar](https://github.com/adampax/AlloyActionJackson) 


How to implement a proper ActionBar for Android users

- [Movie app](https://github.com/appcelerator/movies) 


Appcelerators open-source demo app for a video streaming app

- [Corporate Directory](https://github.com/appcelerator-se/corporate-directory) 


Appcelerators open-source demo app for browsing through business contacts



## Example screens

- [UI Pattern list](http://www.pttrns.com/) 


Dozens of iOS and Android screenshots from cool and inspirational apps



## Developers

- [Ben Bahrenburg](https://github.com/benbahrenburg?tab=repositories)

- [Fokke Zandbergen](http://fokkezb.nl/)