Cordova-app-loader

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Do I really need an appmanifest and cordova-app-loader if my app only should work online (with a small “sorry-you’re-not-online-fallback”-view)?

Wont it be enough to just point all my JS and css to a remote server like below, and then force a reload of the files when they need to be updated with something like window.location.reload(true)?
All the views could be compiled with ex gulp-angular-templatecache

Or am I missing something here?

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    
    <!-- compiled css output -->
    <link href="http://remoteserver.com/css/ionic.app.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <!-- ionic/angularjs js -->
    <script src="http://remoteserver.com/lib/ionic/js/ionic.bundle.js"></script>

    <script src="cordova.js"></script>

    <!-- your app's js -->
    <script src="http://remoteserver.com/app.min.js"></script>
    <script src="http://remoteserver.com//templatecache.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body ng-app="app">
    <ion-nav-view></ion-nav-view>
  </body>
</html>
42

@tobbe the issue with what you described (as much as i wish it was so simple) is that you miss out on caching those files locally. Every time the app opens it will have to download everything again.

43

@urbiwan
Based on your input I’ve forked your repo and updated your code to a working state:

I can hot push JavaScript files, but HTML files still don’t work. Maybe you can have a look over it to point me into the right direction.

If you wish a pull request, just ping me.

Thanks a lot!!!

44

Hi guys,

I’ve thouroughly read all tips of @urbiwan and updated my repo to a working state.
So far HTML/JS/CSS files are working.
Maybe some one has the time to implement the ngCacheImage feature.

45

@urbiwan Is Cordova App Loader works fine and flawless ?

@rajatrocks should anyone use Application Cache ? As it seems not supported via wkWebView ?

I am in the way to build such app which updates on the fly --> still looking for good to have approch

Thank in advance

46

Ionic has their own service now: http://blog.ionic.io/announcing-ionic-deploy-alpha-update-your-app-without-waiting/

47

I switched to my own update plugin ( native ) , which is inspired by ionic deploy, but without the complete functionality