The web applications I will be writing will be used by between 50 to 200 users on an average. (ERP financial software)
My needs may be unique and not applicable to others on this list. Sorry! On Tue, 2017-01-24 at 16:13 -0800, Eric Wing wrote: > > On 1/24/17, John Spikowski <supp...@scriptbasic.org> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 2017-01-24 at 13:45 -0800, Eric Wing wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 1/24/17, John Spikowski <supp...@scriptbasic.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Eric, > > > > > > > > Your right and what I'm after isn't a solution for the generic > > > > C > > > > IUP > > > > user. I wrap IUP as an extension module in a FFI based > > > > interface. I > > > > have had success with IUP running threaded. Scripting reduces > > > > complexity and reuses resources by design. > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > Okay, so I think we’re on the same page now. > > I think we are on the same page about me emulating IUP functions > > for > > the web so I can use my desktop FFI C based IUP code without > > modification. > So maybe we're still not exactly on the same page... > So the idea behind IUPEmscripten is that it is a real native web > browser backend for IUP. It is not emulation. > > But I hope we are on the same page in that I'm just trying to express > that you can write a simple traditional IUP GUI app in Script BASIC, > and it will work both natively on Windows and Linux (as it does > today) > and also in the web browser. And you won't need really need to do > anything special for the web browser version; same exact code as your > Windows/Linux version. > > > > > > > > > > The Script BASIC HTTPD server is very efficient / fast and runs my > > desktop (non-UI) code without modification. I wouldn't even > > consider > > compiling it to JavaScript. > So the idea I'm trying to express is that your IUP GUI app doesn't > need an HTTPD server at all. I'm basically just trying to save you > from doing extra work that can be avoided. If you want to do that > extra work, that's fine, but I want to be clear that you understand > that you don't have to with IupEmscripten. > > > Like the Hello World Dialog + Button app I showed. It is an IUP GUI > app that runs on Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Mac, iOS, Android, and > the web browser. In no case did I need to make any code changes or > add > an HTTPD server or need any network communication of any kind. > > Once I wrote my IUP program, to build a native Linux binary I > basically did: > gcc <flags> *.c <more flags> > > For Emscripten, it was just: > emcc <flags> *.c <more flags> > > No code changes. No design changes. No conceptual changes. Just a > compiler substitution. > > > You don't need an HTTPD server just to make an IUP GUI program work > in > the web browser. So if you don't need the server, you don't need to > convert it to JavaScript. > > Also, most servers are headless/GUI-less. (There are cost, > distribution, resource, and security reasons for that as you scale > up.) If you still need a HTTPD server for your client to talk to > because your application requires it (e.g. Twitter-like > client/service), that should be a standalone command-line tool/daemon > that can run on a server somewhere. You still can write that in > Script > BASIC as you've always done and doesn't need to be put in the web > browser. So again, you don't need to convert that to JavaScript > either > since it runs on a server and not the web browser. This is a separate > program from your IUP based GUI client. > > > > > > > > I'll post a Windows and Linux desktop example using the same code > > base > > for a browser example. I would appreciate your feedback once that > > is > > done. > Okay, sure. Though as I mentioned, I don't know anything about Script > BASIC. I'm not sure how helpful my feedback will be. > > -Eric > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Iup-users mailing list > Iup-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/iup-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Iup-users mailing list Iup-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/iup-users
