Who is this

• Jordan Santell
• Mozilla Engineer
• Dev Tools
• Github Addict

Open Web Apps

Installable web apps with hardware access

OWA Goals

• Hardware Access
• Installable
• Offline Capable
• Ecosystem portable

Architecture

• Gaia
• Gecko
• Gonk
• Device

Gaia

Manifest

{
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "name": "Test App",
    "launch_path": "index.html",
    "description": "My Test App",
    "icons": {
        "16": "images/logo16.png",
        "32": "images/logo32.png",
        "128": "images/logo128.png"
	},
					
				

Manifest

    "installs_allowed_from": ["*"],
    "default_locale": "en",
    "permissions": {
        "geolocation": {
            "description" : "Get User Loc"
        }
    }
}
					

Web APIs

• Vibration
• Orientation
• Geolocation
• Open Web Apps
• Alarm
• Web Activities

• Push Notifications
• Web FM
• WebPayment
• IndexedDB
• Ambient Light
• Proximity

App Types

• Hosted Apps
• Packaged Apps

Permissions

• Normal Apps
• Privileged Apps
• Certified Apps

App Manager

Simulator

The Future

Thanks!

• Jordan Santell
• @jsantell
• slides
• source