I have some questions! What happens when you background / does it keep running? Since you're running localhost, how do you deal with >1 app (random port collision possible?)
On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not sure if it's only bound to local requests from localhost. Since it's > for experimental reasons, I'm not too concerned for security. I'm still > opting for the WKWebView loadFileURL way as the option we use for our > users, once that is out. > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:31 AM, purplecabbage <purplecabb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > What about other requests from the network? Is the server accessible to > > network peers? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Oct 8, 2014, at 10:26 AM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'll release the local webserver soon as a plugin, it was just a proof > of > > > concept. It should work with existing Cordova versions as well, but > will > > > not have a way to secure access to the local web server from other > > > (background) running apps. > > > > > >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 4:10 AM, Andrew Grieve <agri...@chromium.org> > > wrote: > > >> > > >>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> I figure I will write this all up before the official release of iOS > 8 > > >> next > > >>> week (probability high) and everyone asking about support. > > >>> > > >>> It has stalled because the WKWebView cannot load files using the > > file:// > > >>> protocol since iOS 8 beta 4. > > >>> > > >>> This bug has been filed with Apple weeks ago: > > >>> http://www.openradar.me/radar?id=5839348817723392 > > >>> > > >>> I even checked WebKit check-ins if there was any progress, so far, > no: > > >> > > > http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebKit2/UIProcess/API/Cocoa?order=date&desc=1 > > >>> (but it's entirely possible the loading code is in another part of > the > > >>> tree). > > >>> > > >>> The alternative is to run a local web server, which works great. > > However, > > >>> this will open up a can of worms possibly with Apple, I'm not sure. > > >> > > >> Shaz, did you implement a prototype with a local web server? Would be > > >> useful to see how the code for this works. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>> The other interesting tidbit is, with WKWebView, for locally loaded > > files > > >>> using the file:// protocol, cross-domain restrictions now apply, > unlike > > >>> UIWebView's behaviour. To have the same behaviour as UIWebView, we > > would > > >>> need to proxy these requests (modify xhr.open to go to our proxy, > which > > >>> requires the local web server). > > >>> > > >>> The bridge works great, and plugins work great. > > >> > > >
