WebDeployHelper tool - the LC10 web app toolbox

Wed May 15 16:39:15 EDT 2024

Bill,

Well, for the basics, there is this LiveCode Lesson: https://lessons.livecode.com/m/4071/l/1496056-how-do-i-put-my-first-app-on-the-web-lc-10-and-later
It shows the basic/standard way of deploying a LiveCode stack to web. 

The WebDeployHelper tool mainly hooks into the final steps of that process:
- If you click the Test button, a front script intervenes and sets up the html file that replaces the generic one, and then lets the IDE launch the test build 
- When you build a standalone, instead of selecting ”Build standalone…” from the LC menu, you use the Build & upload tab of the tool

But just to get you started, this would be the minimum steps to take:
1a) Create a stack, put some controls on card 1 (whatever you want to test), and save it.
1b) Alternatively, open any existing stack that you want to test as a web app (not a too complex one at this stage).
2) Make sure only Web is ticked in the standalone builder settings. And as with all platform build cases, you need to select the relevant inclusions in the standalone builder settings.
3) Open WebDeployHelper stack and/or click the Refresh icon next to the Active stack menu button. Select your stack in the menu, if it is not already so.
4) Now you can just hit the Test button to see that your stack launches in a browser. If it did, then all is well - go back to WebDeployHelper and start exploring the features that can be modified or added. Rinse and repeat.

There is an in-stack help section for additional explanations, and most fields and buttons also have helpful tooltips.

I might consider also making a video or something, just to show a walkthrough of how it can be used. But I’ll see if (unpaid) time allows. My day job building bespoke software with LiveCode already takes up most of my screen time, so to speak… :)

/Andreas

> 14 maj 2024 kl. 01:32 skrev William Prothero via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Andreas:
> I just found out that making an elementary starter web page with Livecode and your site test system is going to be less than obvious unless I get more info.
> 
> So, is there a very simple, starter project posted somewhere, with clear instructions for someone who hasn’t messed with LiveCode web deployment at all? I think that once i get more into it, I’ll be able to create what I want, but I need a start to avoid thrashing.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
> 
> William A. Prothero, Ph.D.
> University of California, Santa Barbara 
> Dept. of Earth Sciences (Emeritus)
> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
> http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
> 
>> On May 13, 2024, at 3:57 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Indeed. I’ve been thinking about creating a series of video demos of my Forms Generator app to send to the owners of the company I work for, and then I thought, why stop there? Why not send them to LC and see if they want to start up a Made By page. 
>> 
>> Bob S
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 13, 2024, at 2:45 PM, Craig Newman via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> These high level projects NEED to be touted in the LiveCode website. Success stories are great salesmen. Is Scotland listening??
>>> 
>>> Craig
>>> 
>>>> On May 13, 2024, at 4:09 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Andreas:
>>>> That is simply wonderful! I'll try it out.
>>>> Bill
>>>> William A. Prothero, PhD
>>>> Prof Emeritus, Dept of Earth Science
>>>> University of California, Santa Barbara
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 13, 2024, at 12:50 PM, Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> WIS_WebDeployHelper v1.0.2 is now out. A significant enhancement is that it is now possible to simply hit the Test button to launch a test build in your web browser - including all your added advanced features - without any need to first upload to a web server.
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://github.com/wheninspace/WIS_WebDeployHelper/releases/latest
>>>>> 
>>>>> /Andreas
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 5 apr. 2024 kl. 17:44 skrev Alex Tweedly via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> That's cool !   I really like those 'slide-out' left buttons.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you very much for this.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Alex.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 05/04/2024 16:38, Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode wrote:
>>>>>>> And as a follow-up on this, here is also a demo web app created with the help of WebDeployHelper 1.0.1:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://wheninspace.com/WebDeployHelperTest/
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> To back my words! :D
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> /Andreas
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 5 apr. 2024 kl. 03:06 skrev Tom Glod via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> thank you for making this available to the community.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 5:02 PM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <
>>>>>>>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> +1
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Ralph DiMola
>>>>>>>>> IT Director
>>>>>>>>> Evergreen Information Services
>>>>>>>>> rdimola at evergreeninfo.net
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On
>>>>>>>>> Behalf Of William Prothero via use-livecode
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2024 4:48 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: How to use LiveCode
>>>>>>>>> Cc: William Prothero
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: WebDeployHelper tool - the LC10 web app toolbox
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Andreas,
>>>>>>>>> This sounds really great! It encourages me to start working with web
>>>>>>>>> apps.Thanks for your contribution.
>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>> Bill