Quote from luishp on June 15, 2021, 1:18 pm

What's neoEdge?

neoEdge is a compiled VisualNEO Win application with an embedded Microsoft Edge Web Browser (using Microsoft WebView2 Runtime). It allows for the development of Windows Desktop GUI applications using VisualNEO Web. It works as a host application that loads the Web App and is prepared to facilitate both ways communication:

1. Allows access to all VisualNEO Win commands from the WebApp thanks to the embedded hpwPlayAction plugin.
2. It's possible to write and read VisualNEO Win variables from the WebApp.

What's Microsoft WebView2 Runtime?

It's the Microsoft solution to replace the old Internet Explorer WebView. An utility to embed web content (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) in Windows native applications. It's included with the last Windows 10 version and can be downloaded and installed in previous Windows versions. It's necessary in order to neoEdge to work properly. neoEdge detects if it's not installed and points the user to the download page if it's not.

How is neoEdge integrated into VisualNEO Web?

It's integrated as a menu bar icon, just as any other web browser. To run your application using neoEdge as a host, just click the neoEdge icon and your app will have access to all VisualNEO Win commands.

How do I deploy my neoEdge application?

Just be sure you check the appropiate checkbox before compiling your app in Project > Properties > Platform Options > Web. It's exactly the same procedure as with NWjs. Both deployment options share the same package.json file, wich stores information about the application. Then download the neoEdge Redistributable Package and unzip it in your compiled application folder. Double click the executable neoEdge.exe and your app will run just as any other Windows Application. No installation is necessary, just as any other VisualNEO Win application. neoEdge will load and execute your app. It will also detect the correct window size and app name to customize itself accordingly.

How do I call VisualNEO Win commands from VisualNEO Web?

There are three possible options to use VisualNEO Win commands:

1. Use the included neoEdge plugin using it's commands just as you do with any other plugin. Just remember to enclose all VisualNEO Win variables this way: {{myVar}} instead of [myVar]. This is to avoid confussion between Web and Win variables.
2. Include your VisualNEO Win code directly into a VisualNEO Web variable and execute it using _Exec command:

   BeginJS
   $App.myCode=`
   
   MessageBox "Hello" "How do you feel?" "Good|Fair|Poor" "[Mood]"
   If "[Mood]" "=" "1"
     AlertBox "Hello" "That’s wonderful!"
   EndIf
   If "[Mood]" "=" "2"
     AlertBox "Hello" "I hope your mood improves."
   EndIf
   If "[Mood]" "=" "3"
     AlertBox "Hello" "That’s too bad."
   EndIf
   If "[Mood]" "=" "0"
     AlertBox "Hello" "Wow, you must really be in a bad mood!"
   EndIf
   
   `;
   EndJS
   _Exec "[myCode]"

3. Include your commands in a .txt file and execute it by providing the whole path to the _Exec command:

   _Exec "C:\\path\\mycommands.txt"

    

Are all VisualNEO Win commands included in neoEdge?

Yes, all core commands are included.

How do I add my own VisualNEO Win Plugins to neoEdge?

You will need to compile your very own neoEdge version from VisualNEO Win. The .pub source code file will be available for free. Just add any plugin command into the source code and the whole plugin will be included once neoEdge is compiled into an executable. IMPORTANT: To compile neoEdge you will need npEdge plugin from Decsoft.

Do you have more questions?
Please ask them in this forum thread.
Thank  you!