Web and WebWorks Development

[LBP]

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usr501 wrote:

Loaded app via  ant/phonegap to dev alpha. using 'ant playbook load-device' using the webworks SDK for tablets 2.2.0.5 some features are non responsive as expected.

also threw the bb10 html app code on server  and my bold 9900 can display it  although page transitions are slow.

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For the BB10 you need to use the BB10 WebWorks SDK, not the PlayBook SDK.

[usr501]

George,

how so? do you have example?

[usr501]

I used the playbook  ant/cordova  version of the app  and it installed to the dev alpha for visual tests.

 its working although page transitions are slow.

[LBP]

I also use Phonegap/Cordova to package, build (,sign) + deploy to BB10 with some changes made to to build.xml, a customized/created bb10.xml and some changes made to the project.properties file to run easily from the command prompt.

For the SDK I recommend to use BB10 WebWorks SDK when deploying to Dev Alpha since you might run into trouble with APIs for now or in the future since the BB10 APIs might work somehow different and there also seems to be more APIs available as for the PlayBook.

[usr501]

have smartphone, playbook and BB10 versions of the app. just frustrated getting it on the BB10 device.

[usr501]

when I plug the BB10 into desktop with debugtoken present it says
Device: Blackberry Playbook [Pin: xxxxxxxx]
please enter your device password

[georgemck]

To install an app onto your device, you have to be in developer mode. You can only have developer mode if you have a password on your device. In the settings, under security, you will see the developer mode switch.

[georgemck]

These are my general instructions In order to sign apps for BlackBerry:

Step 1, Order your keys from https://www.blackberry.com/SignedKeys/

Step 2, Register and Create your keys 

a) PlayBook/DevAlpha keys using the 2 csj files sent to your email using

blackberry-signer -register -csjpin [csjpin-password] -storepass [store-password] client-RDK-1903387.csj client-PBDT-1903387.csj

This will create 3 files:

author.p12

barsigner.csk

barsigner.db

For more information, consult:

https://developer.blackberry.com/html5/documentation/signing_setup_tablet_apps_1920009_11.html

b) BBOS 7 and Below keys using the 3 csi files sent to your email using

java -jar SignatureTool.jar client-RBB-1903390.csi

This will create 2 files:

sigtool.csk

sigtool.db

For more information, consult:

https://developer.blackberry.com/html5/documentation/signing_setup_smartphone_apps_1920010_11.html

c) NFC --- to be determined!!!

Step 3, Backup your keys somewhere safe

On Windows 7, mine were installed at 

   C:\Users\georgemck\AppData\Local\Research In Motion

On Mac OSX, it should be at

   ~/Library/Research In Motion

Step 4, Once you have your application's .bar file from Ripple, you need to sign it. 

Ripple takes your application.zip as input and outputs it as application.bar

Sign with

C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK 1.0.1.6\dependencies\tools\bin>blackberry-signer -storepass [yourpassword] application.bar

Deploy to device with

C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK 1.0.1.6\dependencies\tools\bin>blackberry-deploy -installApp -password [yourpassword] -device 169.254.0.1 -package application.bar

[LBP]

georgemck is really right, the post should be pinned to forum start page

For the password your computer is asking, it is the same you set under  "Security->Development Mode" when you set it to "ON" where it says "Use Development Mode" on the device. It prompts you to add a password and the same password is needed on the computer when connection the device.

[The_Anomaly]

Hey georgemck, nice post.

Although I've done all that for my development, learnt it the hard way, it explains in one page what a new developer needs to do across the different platforms.