nativescript-advanced-webview

An advanced webview using Chrome CustomTabs on Android and SFSafariViewController on iOS.

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import nativescriptAdvancedWebview from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/nativescript-advanced-webview';
</script>

README

NativeScript Advanced Webview

An advanced webview using Chrome Custom Tabs on Android and SFSafariViewController on iOS.

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Installation

To install execute:

NativeScript 7+:

ns plugin add nativescript-advanced-webview

NativeScript < 7:

tns plugin add nativescript-advanced-webview@5.0.0

Here is a video showing off Chrome CustomTabs in NativeScript.

Android

CustomTabs

iOS

SFSafariViewController

Why use this? Because Perf Matters

Android Comparison

Demo

Android iOS
Android Sample iOS Sample

Example

TypeScript

Initiate the service before the app starts e.g app.ts, main.ts

import { init } from 'nativescript-advanced-webview';
init();

import {
  AdvancedWebviewEvents,
  AdvancedWebViewOptions,
  init,
  NSAdvancedWebViewEventEmitter,
  openAdvancedUrl
} from 'nativescript-advanced-webview';

function whateverYouLike() {
  NSAdvancedWebViewEventEmitter.once(AdvancedWebviewEvents.LoadStarted, () => {
    console.log('LOAD STARTED');
  });

  NSAdvancedWebViewEventEmitter.once(AdvancedWebviewEvents.LoadFinished, () => {
    console.log('LOAD FINISHED');
  });

  NSAdvancedWebViewEventEmitter.once(AdvancedWebviewEvents.LoadError, () => {
    console.log('LOAD ERROR');
  });

  NSAdvancedWebViewEventEmitter.once(AdvancedWebviewEvents.Closed, () => {
    console.log('CLOSED');
  });

  const opts: AdvancedWebViewOptions = {
    url: 'https://nativescript.org',
    showTitle: true,
    toolbarColor: '#336699',
    toolbarControlsColor: '#fff'
  };

  openAdvancedUrl(opts);
}

API

  • openAdvancedUrl(options: AdvancedWebViewOptions)
  • close() _ iOS Only _ :: Closed the safari view controller.

AdvancedWebViewOptions Properties

  • url: string
  • toolbarColor: string
  • toolbarControlsColor: string - ** iOS only **
  • showTitle: boolean - ** Android only **

Events

  • LoadStart
  • LoadFinished
  • LoadError
  • Closed
Demo App
  • fork the repo
  • cd into the src directory
  • execute npm run demo.android or npm run demo.ios