Kotlin native run JavaScript - encryption

I was wondering if there was any way to run JS encrypted websites in a Kotlin native environment.
Let's just say that I want to get something off the internet, and it's protected, it's website's source code changes from day to day and I can't update the website decryption daily.
Is there a way to run a website in native kotlin? I know you can do it in Android kotlin(JVM) as android sdk includes WebView which can run in the background.
Would there be a way to do it consistently over any platform?

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Configure Onesignal with Nativescript (with javascript)

I´m creating an app with nativescript and i need push notifications, so i read about onesignal and it looks promissing, so i have created an account with them, follow the instructions for ios, then they sent you here where you are suppose to configure the nativescript SDK for your mobile app. Well, i´m not using typescript, so my first question is:
Where is the javascript version to configure the nativescript SDK,
does anyone knows?
My second question is related with the data that my app receives, which is throught a database, i have a webapp and everytime a user INSERTS in the database, a listview in the nativescript app is "fed"...but when this happens, i need the script from onesginal to send the push does anyone ever used it?
Thanks for your time
Regards
TypeScript makes it easy to maintain large scale JavaScript applications, NativeScript or Angular itself is written in TypeScript for same reason. So personally I would recommend getting started with TypeScript for better.
If you want to convert TypeScript into JavaScript, simply remove all typings from your code, replace import statements with require. At least this should work in NativeScript environment as it supports most of ES6 syntaxes. If you prefer ES5, simply use any online compiler to get JS version of same code, TypeScript Playground for instance.
Also NativeScript docs got examples for extending app delegate in JavaScript if you need further guidance on this.
I don't think the plugin provides any interface to handle notification data at the moment. If you are familiar with the native apis, you may directly access them from JavaScript to access the data sent from server. If possible, I would recommend migrating to Firebase which supports end to end integration with proper examples.

How to build a desktop app from a web app whilst being able to capture the communication with the server?

I'm trying to transform a web application to a desktop one without rewriting the code. Two solutions I found that seem promising are Qt with WebEngine (WebView) and Electron. The thing is I would like to be able to capture the communication with server, for example database queries and stuff like that and treat it locally. Is that possible using either of that tools? If so do you have any tips on how to go about the issue?
Thanks in advance.
If you don't have enough time to build a desktop app, I recommend to build hybrid app. (Native App + Web). Use Cache, I am not sure about Web Database.
you can read these..
Web Cache
Web DB (it works on browser like Chrome, Safari, Android Browser...)
Just for future reference I decided on Electron and used onBeforeRequest function to capture the http requests.

Meteor mobile build vs having a phonegap browser

Why is the difference between using a simple phonegap browser app pointed at your site vs using meteor's mobile build options?
a simple phonegap browser app pointed at your site
Not sure exactly why you would be ready to use this option, compared to a simple shortcut / link to your site, or even an "installable" Web App.
Anyway, since you point at your site, it means you require an Internet connection whenever you open your app, and you are limited by what a website can access to on your device.
meteor's mobile build options
It becomes similar to a native app (it is actually called a "hybrid" app), so you can use it totally offline, and you can access more device functionalities (file system, notifications, etc.).
Nothing really specific to Meteor here, it is rather why using a hybrid app v.s. a shortcut.
In the end, you should base your decision on your requirements:
Do you need to access your app while offline?
Is your app primary functionality accessing "real time" content that makes no sense using your app while offline? (like news, forums, etc.)
Do you need to access specific device functionalities, that are not accessible by a normal website?
You should have plenty resources on that topic on the Internet.
Your question might rather be: what is the difference between a standard hybrid app (typically built through Cordova / Phonegap) and one built through Meteor?
In that case, you are asking what Meteor brings specifically? (as it uses Cordova under the hood to build the app)
First of all, you have all advantages of Meteor framework for normal website (minimongo, isomorphic methods, etc.)
You also have by default the Hot Code Push functionality. You can also set it up on your Cordova / Phonegap app, but you will have to configure it yourself, whereas Meteor does everything for you.
Finally, you might benefit from Meteor packages that bring Cordova plugin + client code + server code, something unique to Meteor as it is a full-stack framework.

Detect phonegap app from wordpress

I am building my app in phonegap. In that app I am calling my wordpress website like window.location="http://www.example.com/";.
Because of window.location my app UI and mobile browser UI are looks same. So I want to detect phonegap app to defer from browser UI. Is there any way to do this.
#JayTh
Okay. Thanks. VERY GOOD TO KNOW. I spend hours getting beginners to understand issues. You got them.
Okay, once you load a webpage from a website you are NOT allowed to access any of the Cordova Plugin APIs. However, you can access HTML5 API, like camera and geolocation. Again, you cannot access any of the Cordova Plugin APIs, and any of the 800+ 3rd-party APIs.
The best way to access the web, is via inAppBrowser. However, the third paragraph states:
The InAppBrowser window behaves like a standard web browser, and can't access Cordova APIs. For this reason, the InAppBrowser is recommended if you need to load third-party (untrusted) content, instead of loading that into the main Cordova webview.
Apple is serious about their security, so if they detect you are going around this, they may reject your App. Just to be clear on this, there is a new security protocol, which Phonegap Build now requires, and so does Apple. With Phonegap Build, it will create the required Apple ATS entries into the Info.plist.
So, the best I can do at this point is give you three (3) links.
Top Mistakes by Developers new to Cordova/Phonegap
Core Plugins Setup
HOW TO apply the Cordova/Phonegap the whitelist system
On 1., you have hit #5 When designing the app, thinks phonegap works like a website or webbrowser.. For the remainder, I recommend just reading the bold sentences.
On 2., if you want to use the Cordova Plugins, it is best to use the version numbers, if not you will get the latest, and your code may break. This is because now, Phonegap Build now uses NPM for the plugins. And many times bugs fixes get into the plugin, that require the latest compiler - and Phonegap Build is always at least one version behind.
On 3., You'll need to use the whitelist to apply the fixes that maybe required for any new plugins you are using.
If you have more questions, I can answer them in comments. If it get too complicate, we can move to Google Group of Cordova/Phonegap - Best of Luck.

Download an app from the app store, without the UI

I'm working on a tweak that needs to download and install an app from the App Store (given a bundle id or some kind of other identifier), but doing so without using the App Store app (e.g., to allow the user to remotely instal an app on the device, without going through the App Store UI).
(I'll pause here to point that obviously this has nothing to do with piracy, as I want the app to be downloaded through the user's account in the store, and in any case I'm only targeting free apps at the moment).
I went through iOS 7 private framework headers and couldn't find a way to fit in and to tell the device to install an app with a given identifier. I've also looked for similar tweaks to have a look at their source, but the only one I could find was 'Auto App Updater', and its code isn't public.
I would greatly appreciate your help in coming up with a code that does that, or an open-source tweak that utilises a similar function.
Thanks a lot!
Dan

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