@prescrire/app_discovery

Discovers installed applications in OS

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import prescrireAppDiscovery from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@prescrire/app_discovery';
</script>

README

Prerequisites

Electron

import AppDiscovery from '@prescrire/app_discovery/electron';

// the line below links the module with the app 
AppDiscovery.setElectronApp(app);

Usage

Desktop

import AppDiscovery from '@prescrire/app_discovery/desktop';

Cordova

import AppDiscovery from '@prescrire/app_discovery/cordova';

Caveats

Android

Permissions

Android 12 (API 30) now checks manifested application IDs. Add application IDs to AndroidManifest.xml file to <queries> section. In cordova 10.x.x config.xml it looks like this:

<config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="/manifest">
    <queries>
        <package android:name="org.prescrire.guide" />
        <package android:name="org.prescrire.application" />
    </queries>
</config-file>