Web App Development Workflow

This page outlines the steps to develop web apps for webOS Open Source Edition (OSE).

Downloadable Web Apps

To develop a downloadable web app, the Command-Line Interface (CLI) tool is used.

In general, the steps described in CLI Workflow are applied.

For a step-by-step tutorial, see Developing Downloadable Web Apps.

Built-in Web Apps

Developing a built-in web app requires the following steps:

1. Implement

   • Writing the web app code in HTML (including index.html), CSS, and JavaScript
   • Preparing README.md that describes the project

2. Configure

   • Configuring the app metadata file (appinfo.json)
   • Configuring the CMake build script (CMakeLists.txt)

3. Build

   • Writing a recipe to build the app on the Yocto build environment
   • Configuring the local source directory
   • Building the app

4. Run and verify

   • Installing and running the app on the target
   • Verifying the app functionality

5. Deploy

   • Adding the app to the webOS OSE build recipe
   • Building the webOS OSE image
   • Flashing the image to the target

For a step-by-step tutorial with detailed instructions, see Developing Built-in Web Apps.