B4J Question [ABMaterial] Can a one-page webbapp be created using only the application module?

[Cableguy]

I've been trying to get rid of all the "I don't need this at this moment" features included in the template folder (v3.50), so I got rid of all the modal sheets in the application module and also the navigation related stuff...
Then I started thinking... other than the server start related stuff, the Application module is a "regular" ABMPage...(?)
Since I see the same methods used in a page template being used in it...
SO, could a one-pge webapp be built using only the application module? (I mean, no "page' modules), resulting in a "www.mydomain.com/mywebapp" instead of the actual "www.mydomain.com/mywebapp/page" ?
If yes, any downfalls to keep an eye on?

 

[alwaysbusy]

other than the server start related stuff, the Application module is a "regular" ABMPage...

No it is not. It may appear so in B4J, but internally it is a different kind of animal. But you can give it a try and see how stuff works out. However, I can't guarantee all components will work.

If the appearance of the url is your only concern, you should look into proxies.

 

[mindful]

No it is not. It may appear so in B4J, but internally it is a different kind of animal

Really ? I made a test only with ABMApplication and didn't notice any errors but then I did have a lot of controls on it ... what can be the difference internally ? Besides the sources links in html ?

In a never ending project of mine I use the ABMApplication as the login page for my App and it includes some controls like container, animations, input, image, labels, etc. All the basic stuff...

I am not at the pc right now and when I will be I'll probably reevaluate this post

 

[alwaysbusy]

It does some optimalizations to serve normal pages (mainly indeed with the sources links), which I'm not 100% sure are applied to itself. ABMApplication was written as some kind of 'preloader' for the whole app (a bit like what Main is ofr a normal B4J app). It can do some UI, but normally it was intended to just be a pass-through. But hey, if it works, even better . As for now, I just can't guartantee all complex components will work as I never did test them in such a setup.

 

[Cableguy]

Well, we'll give that a spin and let you know...
(most of my apps in b4j only need the "main" module, except for custom nodes)