PWA / mobile app

[Matth7878]

VueTorrent is great but it seems it is lacking info about PWA ability.
When using mobile browser you can't create a PWA shortcuts. It doesn't matter when using a chrome browser as it would still treat it as a web app -> When using shortcut it won't show you browser interface but this not the case with Android Firefox.

So Firefox (and probably other non chrome browser) does not recognize VueTorrent as a web app. It would only allow you to have a shortcut which will open VueTorrent in browser without hiding browser UI.
It would be really nice if it was possible to implement what is missing to make it recognized as a PWA.

[WDaan]

You only have to 'install' a PWA just once, so doing it via chrome/safari for one single time, doesn't seem that big a deal.

You're right, it should work wherever but I'd have to look into it. I'm not sure why it would not be recognised.

[giacomocerquone]

I'd say it lacks the ability to be installed as a real app through PWA due to the missing manifest.json file.
There are just a few requirements to make a web app a PWA:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web_apps/Installable_PWAs

[WDaan]

There is a manifest though 🤔 here

[giacomocerquone]

mmhh manifest.22 ? what is that? I don't know if it gets recognized by browsers honestly.

As said in another issue, I'm no vue dev and therefore I don't know what the vue-cli you use (I suppose) does to bundle the app

[giacomocerquone]

ouch, here's the issue I suppose https://github.com/WDaan/VueTorrent/blob/master/vue.config.js#L11

:)

I can confirm what I stated in my previous comment, the naming must be manifest.json and no variant of it: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv3/manifest/

[WDaan]

IIRC that version number was specifically added to fix an issue with webworkers not loading a new version and staying on the old one. I don't know if this ia still needed

[giacomocerquone]

IIRC that version number was specifically added to fix an issue with webworkers not loading a new version and staying on the old one. I don't know if this ia still needed

Exactly as I supposed.

Though the fix to invalidate the cached apps relies in renaming the js and CSS assets, not the manifest file itself!

[WDaan]

Let's see if that new release works

[Matth7878]

There are just a few requirements to make a web app a PWA:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web_apps/Installable_PWAs

I was not aware a secure domain (https) was required.
I guess Firefox enforce it when Google Chrome doesn't. Sorry about reporting an incorrect issue. 😟

For sake of completeness I tried renaming manifest.22.json but still it didn't make any difference. (Which was what I expected since I am not using https)
So if this issue should still be open to address wrong manifest name then maybe it would be best to edit title or open another one ?

[WDaan]

Manifest name has just been fixed, but yes.... PWA's require a valid domain with https :/

I guess this can be closed?

[Matth7878]

I guess this can be closed?

Yes it can.
I just tried with new release but my problems lies with lack of secure domain.
I guess I would have to use Chrome if I want to run VueTorrent as a webapp without using https.

Thanks WDaan

[giacomocerquone]

Exactly, the https problem isn't this web app's issue. That's a whole other thing, but the manifest needed to be fixed.

Thanks @WDaan