This chapter describes the procedures and tools available for developing HTML5 applications in the NetBeans IDE, including information on creating, running, integrating and debugging your application.

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This chapter contains the following sections:

19.1 About Developing HTML5 Applications

An HTML5 application project is an application that is displayed in a browser on your desktop or a mobile device. An HTML5 application is typically comprised of HTML, CSS and JavaScript files. The JavaScript that is used to manipulate and process objects in the application is generally handled on the client side by the JavaScript engine in the web browser. An HTML5 application is often used as a client that consumes various web services.The IDE provides the following tools to support the development of HTML5 applications and HTML5 in PHP and Java web applications:

Wizards for creating HTML5 applications and files
JavaScript code-completion, debugging and testing
Code inspection using Chrome or bundled WebKit browsers
CSS and CSS preprocessor file editors and styling tools
Wizard to generate JavaScript clients for RESTful web services.
Network Monitor for REST web service calls and WebSocket communication

The IDE also provides tools for packaging HTML5 applications as native mobile applications via Apache Cordova.

19.2 Working with HTML5 Applications

The following work flow shows how to work with HTML5 applications.

How to develop an HTML5 application:

Create a new HTML5 Application project in the New Project wizard. See Section 19.3, 'Creating an HTML5 Application Project.'
Create and edit HTML, JavaScript and CSS files using wizards and the editor.
Specify the target web browser and platform. See Section 19.4, 'Running an HTML5 Application.'
Run the application and debug the JavaScript.

19.3 Creating an HTML5 Application Project

The IDE provides wizards for creating HTML5 projects and the HTML, CSS and JavaScript files that HTML5 projects typically contain. When you use the New Project wizard to create an HTML5 project you have the option to create the project based on a site template. In the wizard you can specify a site template that is located on your local system or download one of the listed site templates from an online repository.

To create an HTML5 application project:

Choose File > New Project from the main menu.
Select the HTML5 Application project template from the HTML5 category.
Alternatively, select the HTML5 Application with Existing Sources to import an existing project as an HTML5 application.
Click Next.
Specify a site template for the application or select No Site Template to create an empty application that only contains an index.html file. Click Next.
Specify the JavaScript files to add to the project (optional).
Click Finish.

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19.3.1 How to Create HTML5 Applications for Mobile Platforms

The IDE includes an HTML5 site template that enables you to easily create a mobile application that is built on the Cordova platform. Cordova enables you to create applications that take advantage of some of the native functionality that is provided on Android and iOS mobile devices. You can create an HTML5 application using the Cordova template or add support for Cordova to your HTML5 application.

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You must install Cordova on your local system before you can create a Cordova project. The IDE will prompt you to install Cordova if your Cordova installation is not detected when you create a Cordova application or when you add support for Cordova to an application. You can find the installation instructions and additional details about the platform at the following site.

Note:

The IDE uses Git and NodeJS to work with Cordova. You must properly configure the proxy settings for Git and NodeJS if you are using a proxy.

To develop an application for a mobile platform you must first install the required platform software and the platform must be recognized by the IDE. If you are developing for the Android platform you need to specify the location of the Android SDK on your local system.

Note:

The iOS device and emulator are only available on OS X. The IDE automatically detects the iOS installation details on OS X.

How to register the Android mobile platform with the IDE:

Open the Options window in the IDE.
Click the Mobile Platforms tab in the Miscellaneous category of the Options window.
Type the location of the Android SDK installation or click Browse to locate the installation on your local system.

How to create a new Cordova application:

Choose File > New Project from the main menu.
Select the Cordova Application project template from the HTML5 category. Click Next.
Specify the project name and location.
Click Next in the Site Template panel.
The Cordova Hello World template is already selected.
Specify the JavaScript files to add to the project (optional).
You can modify the JavaScript Files that are included in the project at any time in the JavaScript Files category of the Project Properties window.
Specify the Cordova project configuration details (optional).
You can edit the configuration details at any time in the Cordova category of the Project Properties window.
Click Finish.

How to add Cordova support to an HTML5 application:

Right-click the project node in the Projects window and choose Properties.
Select the Cordova category in the Project Properties window.
Click Create Cordova Resources in the Cordova panel.
After you click Create Cordova Resources, the IDE adds creates a Cordova configuration file in the project and enables two tabs in the Cordova panel where you can specify additional details.
Specify an application ID, name and version for the Cordova application. Click OK.

How to add Cordova plugins to a Cordova application:

Right-click the Cordova application in the Projects window and choose Properties in the popup menu.
Select the Cordova category in the Project Properties window and click the Plugins tab.
Select the Cordova plugin from the list of available plugins and click the right arrow ( > ) to move the plugin to the list of selected plugins. Click OK.

19.3.2 How to Add Support for HTML5 Features to an Application

You can incorporate JavaScript and CSS to Java web applications and PHP applications by adding the files to the project. You can also use the Project Properties window to include JavaScript libraries and configure CSS preprocessors that you want to use in the project

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