Commit History - (https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.PWA/commits/gsoc?author=InsaneNaman)
Git Repo Link- (https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.PWA/tree/gsoc)
Note: This branch(Above Git Repo Link) is specific to GSoC'17 and was started from scratch. So, every work done in the gsoc branch can be considered for evaluation.
All about Hack:
Before I Got Selected:
- (#12) - Closed
About : In this, i updated readme (docs) for getting started, added the procedure to test and also deployed a demo on firebase.
Reason : Previously, App was built on the top of Polymer but we were about to drop polymer and adapt Angular for GSoC Project, - (#13) - Closed
About : In this, i upgraded codebase to Polymer 2.0 from Polymer 1.0.
Reason : Same as reason as of #12
Project Proposal - (https://goo.gl/HpCa1M)
After I Got Selected:
- (#16) - Closed
About : In this, i initialised the project using angular-cli and added basic components.
Reason : The tree structure of containing folder wasn't right, so this PR was closed and another patched PR was made (#17) - (#17) - Merged
About : This PR, was a patched version of (#16) - (#19) - Merged
About : In this, i added more basic config files and components. - (#21) - Closed
About : This PR, holds almost all the work done.
Reason : The PR got messed up a lot because of a lot of commits. So, i added new clean PR(#29) was made after this. - (#29) - Merged
About : This PR, was a cleaner version of PR- (#21) with 1-2 more commits. This PR can be referenced to see the main codebase.
Issues
- (#22)- To track the milestone in the intial stages only.
About PWA
As mentioned at Google Developers Site (here) PWA bears these following features:
Progressive Web Apps are user experiences that have the reach of the web, and are:
- Reliable - Load instantly and never show the downasaur, even in uncertain network conditions.
- Fast - Respond quickly to user interactions with silky smooth animations and no janky scrolling.
- Engaging - Feel like a natural app on the device, with an immersive user experience.
This new level of quality allows Progressive Web Apps to earn a place on the user's home screen.
About this project
Live Demo- (Click Here)
Technology/Framework/Library Used:
For Developers(Contribution Guide)
Steps for getting started:
1- Install/Update your CLI
- Install
npm install -g @angular/cli
OR
- Update (Read on (StackOverflow))
npm uninstall -g angular-cli
npm cache clean
npm install -g @angular/cli@latest
2- Clone this Repo
https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.PWA.git
3- Install Node Dependencies
npm install
4- Run
ng serve
Production Build
ng build --prod -aot
npm run precache // for generating sw.js file in dist folder
ng serve --prod