nodes js module for desktop apps

[Rohit Harchandani]

Hi,

I am new to node.js. I was wondering if there are any modules which are used in production to create desktop applications with widgets/event handlers etc. I see there are modules for qt and gtk, but they do not seem complete enough to use with all types of widgets. Which of these modules are recommended for use?

Thanks,

Rohit

[Ingwie Phoenix]

Have you taken a look at node-webkit?

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[Rohit Harchandani]

Hi, Yes I have looked at it but i am looking for a solution which does not depend on DOM and html. 

Thanks,

Rohit

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[zladuric]

So just node.js binary, but packet with your app?

[Peter Rust]

Rohit,

> Which of these modules are recommended for use?

I haven't used Qt or GTK with Node, so I can't give any recommendations there...

There may be some alternatives: it looks like there are bindings for wxWidgets, OpenVG and some OpenGL-related libraries (GLFW, GLEW and SDL). Though OpenGL is typically used for 3D, my impression is that it can also be used for 2D. I doubt there are mature widget libraries for OpenVG/OpenGL implemented in node, but you might be able to write bindings for one in C++. If you're targeting a single platform, it may be simpler to look for node bindings to the native platform API which should provide native controls.

Node isn't strong in the area of native desktop apps - not that there are inherent problems, but these aren't a strong focus for the community at present. Perhaps this is partly due to Node's async leanings, which are very attractive for a server that may need to scale to thousands of simultaneous connections (at least in the wildest dreams of the developers), but just adds unnecessary complexity for desktop apps.

[Angel Java Lopez]

One path to explore:

Use edge

https://github.com/tjanczuk/edge

Run .NET and Node.js code in-process on Windows, MacOS, and Linux

and script .NET WinForms or other types, to build desktop application. Ummm..... I don't know how to attend a .NET event from JavaScript (ie click on button)

Angel "Java" Lopez

@ajlopez

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 2:46 AM, zladuric <zlad...@gmail.com> wrote:

So just node.js binary, but packet with your app?

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