Basics

Lampix Apps API

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Introduction

Application Development

Lampix Simulator

Terminology
simulator is used to refer to the main window (the one with the address bar for loading applications)
simulation is used to refer to a simulated application's window
Accepted protocols
​file:​
used to load local files
can be used via the address bar manually
can be used by dragging and dropping either a folder with index.html in it or an HTML file in the main simulator interface
writeJsonToFile writes in the same directory as the loaded HTML file
Notes
Since localStorage data is isolated on a per origin basis AND the origin of all URLs using the file: protocol is file://, data separation cannot be achieved with this protocol. If this is a concern for you, use the http protocol instead.
Example
file:///home/username/project/super-app/index.html
file:///d:/super-app/index.html
​http(s):​
used to load served web applications (it doesn't matter whether the server is local or remote)
can be used via the address bar manually
writeJsonToFile writes in the user data directory, in a folder called webapps-data
Example
http://localhost:3000
https://super.remote.app
​simulator: (experimental)​
serves applications in the webapps folder found in the user data directory
writeJsonToFile writes in the user data directory, in a folder called webapps-data
Notes
Though simulator: URLs resemble file: URLs, these do benefit from separation of localStorage data (as the origin is determined to be simulator://app-name).
Examples
simulator://super-app
simulator://super-duper-app
Selecting watchers and the recognized class
1.In the simulator, open the expansion panel in the middle that says Simulator <your-url>
2.Select the watcher name
3.Select the recognized class
4.In the simulation, click inside the area of a matching registered watcher