Cross platform
Hybrid Mobile Framework
Appspresso is a hybrid cross-platform mobile framework which wraps source code developed with web technology by each mobile platform runtime and builds them into native mobile apps. Currently, developers can build Apple iOS apps, Google Android apps. Moreover, Appspresso plans to support Microsoft Windows Phone, RIM BlackBerry, and Samsung Bada.
Appspresso will surely benefit developers with increased productivity by enabling development of multi-platform apps with a single code base.
Appspresso is free for individual, corporate, and commercial use.
Web Standards
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Appspresso does not enforce its own non-standard runtime environment but provides a web engine embedded in the mobile platform as a runtime environment. Therefore, development is easily done using only the standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Not only that, existing web-based contents can easily be migrated to apps.
By utilizing latest web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3, it is possible to develop brilliant and powerful apps that are comparable to native apps. Moreover, JavaScript framework such as jQuery Mobile and Sencha Touch allows implementation of platform-specific user interface and user experience.
Appspresso is a mobile web platform that strictly follows the web standard.
WAC Compatibility
WAC Waikiki API Support
Appspresso is the only mobile framework that supports the device API of WAC (Wholesale Application Community) called Waikiki API. Waikiki API is a JavaScript API that allows utilization of local resources such as camera, contacts, accelerometer, device status, file system, and etc.
The current version Appspresso 1.0 RC supports the Waikiki API 2.0 beta. Next release of Appspresso will support Waikiki API 2.0 final release and WAC app packaging functionality.
Appspresso is the only mobile framework that supports the standard API.
On the fly building
Appspresso Studio
Appspresso provides an integrated development environment for Eclipse. It’s possible to develop apps using Appsresso Studio environment regardless of the target mobile platform. With one click of a mouse, iOS and Android apps can be built and WAC apps can be packaged.
In particular, Appspresso studio provides “on the fly building” function which immediately reflects revised source code without recompiling. Such feature will bring drastic improvement on development productivity by eliminating the need for rebuilding source code and transferring app to a test mobile or an emulator.
With Appspresso, development can be done with a single build.
(Note: First initial build is necessary but from then on, Appspresso will continuously build “on the fly”)
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Appspresso plug-in
Appspresso PDK(Plug-in Development Kit)
Appspresso PDK allows developers to use native language to create user-defined functions and expose them through JavaScript API.
Waikiki API that is built into Appspresso was also developed using Appspresso PDK.
Appspresso runtime provides a plug-in architecture for supporting custom plug-ins and Appspresso Studio includes a PDK (Plug-in Development Kit) necessary for those plug-in developments.
Soon, “Open Source Appspresso Plug-In Project” will be launched so anyone interested will have access to useful plug-ins and their source code.
Appspresso PDK(Plug-in Development Kit)
