Revision as of 13:12, 10 November 2017

Lianja App Builder includes Electron integration for generating executable self-contained client Apps for Windows (Windows 7 and above), MacOS and Linux. Electron Apps require a Lianja Cloud Server.

Electron is used to package up many leading applications such as Visual Studio Code.

With Electron you can package up a Lianja Web/Mobile App into an executable for Windows, MacOS or Linux. This is similar to the way in which PhoneGap operates insofar as the Apps are visually designed in Lianja and can include TypeScript and/or JavaScript custom code, but the target is a desktop application which can be submitted to the Windows and MacOS App stores.

After creating your Lianja Web/Mobile App, you build the Electron executable in the Electron workspace.

Notes and System Requirements

Linux

• To build Electron Apps for Windows, Linux requires 32 bit Wine.
• Electron Apps for Mac cannot be signed on Linux, if a signed App is required, it must be signed on a Mac.

Mac

• Requires npm, electron and electron-packager, see Install App Builder on Mac: Optional Requirements for details.
• To build Electron Apps for Windows, macOS requires XQuartz and Wine (32 bit only).