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Hybrid Desktop

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Hybrid desktop app build tools for Meteor

March 14 - I renamed this project to Desktop. I'm in the process of adding atom-shell and nw.js build tools so you can choose whichever wrapper you want.

This is an example of running Meteor wrapped in a Mac OS X app (using gulp for build tools).

Since the cordova-osx platform is basically dead, this integration uses MacGap2 which is what Slack uses for their app. I tried to match the Meteor Cordova integration as much as possible as far as file locations and naming conventions.

Note: MacGap 2 is considered beta, the development isn't very active, and the documentation is sparse. I don't think it is ready to be added as a core Meteor platform but it is cool to play around with! I'm going to start contributing to it when I have time.

demo demo

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Requirements

  • Xcode 6

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Usage instructions

Since this repo has a submodule (MacGap2), use the --recursive flag when cloning.

git clone https://github.com/meteorhybrid/mac.git --recursive

Run all the following commands from the build directory.

cd mac/build

To start the Meteor server

npm start

To build the Meteor app into the Mac OS X app, open a new terminal and navigate to the build directory.

npm install
gulp

After Xcode opens, run the application.

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Development

To add Mac OS X native specific code

if (Meteor.isMac) {
	return "WOOT";
}

Config (located in the root of your Meteor app)

mac-config.json

Example Config

{
	"main": "public/index.html",
	"name": "Leaderboard",
	"description": "",
	"version": "1.0.0",
	"plugins" : {
		"Dock":"Dock",
		"Dialog":"Dialog",
		"Fonts": "Fonts",
		"Clipboard":"Clipboard",
		"StatusItem":"StatusItem",
		"Task": "Task",
		"Sound": "Sound",
		"Defaults": "Defaults",
		"File": "File"
	},
	"window" : {
		"title": "Leaderboard",
		"width": 595,
		"height": 690,
		"position": "center",
		"min_width": 400,
		"min_height": 200,
		"max_width": 1200,
		"max_height": 800
	}
}

Icons

Currently they have to be located in app/resources/icons/mac/

(this can be changed in the gulp file and build/Contents.json)

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TODO

MacGap

  • Replace Xcode app name
  • Let the user specify icons in mac-config.json
  • Turn gulpfile into a simple node.js lib
  • Fix DDP_DEFAULT_CONNECTION_URL replacement and add autoupdate back in General
  • atom-shell build tools
  • nw.js build tools

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