I checked the website and I think it's a good tool to add, Cordova Devs will be happy to learn and start playing with IoT On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 8:33 PM Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't have opposition to it being in Tools if there is consensus. > For randomization, right now it's all static and that's easy, but now > we have to introduce *JavaScript* into the mix :^O > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Parashuram N <panar...@microsoft.com> > wrote: > > Thanks Mikael for the information. Others on the list, with this > information, do we think that we should include this in our listing. While > I do understand that we have a max limit and would not want the home page > to be a place where we list a million tools, an option could be to separate > tools from frameworks, and list tools as they come in. My guess is that > there are not many tools. If there are, could we look at randomizing the > tools and displaying only enough so as to not mess up the asthetics of the > page ? > > > > > > > > > > On 3/30/16, 1:51 AM, "Mikael Kindborg" <mikael.kindb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >>Hi, > >> > >>Evothings is a tool that speeds up the development of Cordova apps, and > >>provides plugins and libraries for IoT-functionality, notably Bluetooth > Low > >>Energy (BLE). > >> > >>Evothings Workbench is a tool you run on your computer. Code files can be > >>edited in any editor and when a file is updated the current app is > reloaded > >>on connected mobile devices. There are also debugging tools for > evaluating > >>code and logging data from connected phones. > >> > >>Evothings Viewer is a Cordova app that connects to the Workbench. It it > >>used to run and live-reload apps. The Viewer comes preconfigured with a > >>bunch of Cordova plugins (e.g. BLE). You can also build your custom > Viewer > >>and add your own plugins. The Viewer and related plugins are all open > >>source. > >> > >>There is also support for connecting to the Workbench from any web > browser > >>or web view, that is, any Cordova app. You don't have to use the Viewer. > >>The documentation for how to do this is currently being updated. > Basically > >>you just connect using this URL: > >> > >> > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fdeploy.evothings.com%2fconnect%2fCONNECT_KEY&data=01%7c01%7cpanarasi%40microsoft.com%7c88a1c4c02aa048583f3e08d358788ff5%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=iglzYysd7Eykhicg1TrwPdzTG3oRXmkeU2iEkjUoNOM%3d > >> > >>CONNECT_KEY is an 8 character code you get in the Workbench. > >> > >>Here is the documentation page specifically related to Cordova: > >> > >> > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fevothings.com%2fdoc%2fstarter-guides%2fcordova-starter-guide.html&data=01%7c01%7cpanarasi%40microsoft.com%7c88a1c4c02aa048583f3e08d358788ff5%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=u02xtdYUQU41nyiVOaJAF85GHlJEYPTBUpfMp9wCnIA%3d > >> > >>The file structure for an Evothings app is fully compatible with Cordova. > >>You can also take any Cordova app basically, and drag it into Evothings > >>Workbench and use live reload and debugging tools. > >> > >>To deploy an app built using Evothings Studio, you just build it with > >>Cordova, using the Cordova CLI. To help people building their native > apps, > >>we have documented how to install and use Cordova on the Evothings > >>documentation web site. > >> > >>Hope this summary helps! > >> > >>It is a good idea to clarify how Cordova is used in Evothings Studio in > the > >>pull request, will do this if the pull request is accepted. > >> > >>Any feedback you have on Evothings Studio is most welcome! > >> > >>Best regards, Mikael > >> > >>PS. Just to be clear, I work at Evothings and designed and implemented > the > >>live reload system used in Evothings Studio along with many parts of the > >>Workbench and the Viewer app. > >> > >> > >>On 30 March 2016 at 00:09, Parashuram N <panar...@microsoft.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Hey, > >>> > >>> While the discussion on including additional tools is still happening > on > >>> the mailing list, I had a quick question about the Evothings Studio. I > was > >>> looking at the website and it was not clear if the tool is based on > >>> Cordova/Phonegap. > >>> Is Evothiongs based on Cordova and are the device APIs based on Apache > >>> Cordova ? > >>> > >>> The purpose of the tooling showcase is to show off the various Cordova > >>> development tools, and it would be helpful if you could also tell us > how > >>> Cordova is used. Maybe we should add that as a part of the description > in > >>> the pull request ? > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Mikael Kindborg [mailto:mikael.kindb...@gmail.com] > >>> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 2:15 AM > >>> To: dev@cordova.apache.org > >>> Subject: Inclusion of Evothings Studio on > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fcordova.apache.org%2f&data=01%7c01%7cpanarasi%40microsoft.com%7c88a1c4c02aa048583f3e08d358788ff5%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=OLx8gOBhELyfi1ukS%2bjjtEBGiRS9rp1gu2pVU9f1dUs%3d > >>> > >>> Hi everyone on the Cordova Project, > >>> > >>> We got reject for our pull request to include Evothings Studio in the > >>> listing of Cordova Tools on > >>> > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fcordova.apache.org%2f&data=01%7c01%7cpanarasi%40microsoft.com%7cf83708e8019a4c60331a08d354d2e319%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=aXHnr%2bw7ivaSmJyaN8yLTa9LsDZASBhw1WU8M416qz8%3d > >>> > >>> See this comment in the pull request: > >>> > >>> https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/410#issuecomment-198858128 > >>> > >>> Note that Evothings Studio is not a Cordova Showcase App, but a tool > for > >>> developing apps for Apache Cordova. > >>> > >>> Are you also rejecting new tools? Evothings Studio is a very useful > tool > >>> for Cordova developers, in particular for development of IoT apps. It > is > >>> 100% Cordova compatible, no lock-in or dependencies, an Evothings > project > >>> is fully compatible with Cordova. > >>> > >>> I think the Cordova developer community would appreciate this tool. > >>> > >>> Best regards, Mikael Kindborg > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > >>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > >>> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > >
