bambuser-exampleplayer-ionic

Ionic-based example of how the Bambuser web player can be used in a hybrid app.

Prerequisites:

This example can either produce a webapp or a native app.

At minimum, ensure Node.js and Ionic CLI are installed locally. Get the latter by running npm install -g ionic.

If you want to build a native app you also need need XCode and / or Android Studio, depending on whether you are targeting iOS or Android or both. On top of that you need the Cordova CLI, which can be installed by running npm install -g cordova.

If you want to encapsulate the Node.js parts in a Docker container instead of installing Node.js globally on your machine, run docker-compose run --service-ports example and handle the Node.js based steps in that shell.

Web based usage

1. Run npm install to install project-specific dependencies declared in package.json

2. Test the app in a web browser by running npm run ionic:serve and opening http://localhost:8100 in a web browser.

Native usage

Follow steps 1-2 in the previous section, then:

3. Add Cordova platform-specific project files

   a) Run ionic cordova platform add android to generate a Cordova based Android Studio project in ./platforms/android

   AND / OR

   b) Run ionic cordova platform add ios to generate a Cordova based XCode project in ./platforms/ios/

4. Run ionic cordova prepare after each change to the HTML5 parts of your hybrid app, i.e. the files in ./src/.

This outputs optimized JavaScript and CSS bundles into ./platforms/*/www/

5. Build the native app

   a) Open the project in ./platforms/android with Android Studio to build an Android app.

   AND / OR

   b) Open the project in ./platforms/ios with XCode to build for an iOS device (live streaming not supported in the simulator)