Progressive Web Application (PWA) in Oracle APEX - Part 38

Tech Mining

21 Dec 202201:43

Summary

TLDRTech Mining's video introduces the Progressive Web Application (PWA) feature, enabling Apex applications to become fast, responsive, and installable on home screens. PWA caches Apex resources for quicker file access and allows customization of app description, screen orientation, icons, and theme colors. Users can install apps for a native-like experience without a browser URL bar, providing a full-screen interface. The video demonstrates the difference between installed and browser-based applications.

Takeaways

🌟 Tech mining introduces a feature for Apex applications to utilize Progressive Web Application (PWA) capabilities.
🚀 PWA integration makes Apex apps fast, responsive, and installable, enhancing the user experience.
📲 Applications can be installed on home screens of phones, tablets, or desktop menu bars, resembling native applications.
💾 PWA caches Apex resources and static files on user devices, allowing faster file retrieval by the Apex engine.
🛠️ The interface allows customization of the app's description, screen orientation, icon, and theme color for the PWA.
📌 Enabling PWA adds an 'Install App' navigation bar entry, facilitating user installation of the Apex app on their devices.
🔗 After installation, an icon is added to the device's home screen, providing a native-app-like feel.
🖥️ Tapping the installed icon launches the app in full screen, without the browser's URL bar, for an immersive experience.
🔍 The video compares an installed desktop application with a browser-based application using the page designer interface.
🎥 The video concludes with a thank you note, appreciating the viewers for watching.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of using the progressive web application (PWA) feature in Apex applications?
-The main purpose of using the PWA feature in Apex applications is to make them fast, responsive, and installable, providing a native application-like experience on devices.
How do PWA applications differ from traditional web applications in terms of user experience?
-PWA applications provide a full-screen experience without a browser's URL bar, making them feel more like native applications installed on the device.
What are the benefits of caching Apex resources and application static files in PWA?
-Caching Apex resources and application static files in PWA allows the Apex engine to fetch files much faster, improving the application's performance and responsiveness.
What interface settings can be customized in a PWA for an Apex application?
-In a PWA, you can customize the application description, screen orientation, application icon, and set the theme color.
How does the 'Install App' feature in PWA work for Apex applications?
-The 'Install App' feature allows users to install the Apex application on their devices, adding an icon to the device's home screen for easy access.
What is the visual difference between an installed desktop application and a browser application in the context of the video?
-The installed desktop application appears without a URL bar and takes up the full screen, whereas the browser application is viewed within the browser's interface, including the URL bar.
Can users access the full-screen experience of a PWA installed Apex application from the device's home screen?
-Yes, when the Apex application is installed using the 'Install App' option, users can access a full-screen experience by tapping the application icon on the home screen.
What is the significance of the navigation bar entry labeled 'Install App' in the selected application?
-The 'Install App' entry in the navigation bar is significant as it provides users with the option to install the Apex application on their devices, enhancing the app's accessibility and user experience.
How does the script describe the process of installing an Apex application using the PWA feature?
-The script describes the process as enabling the PWA option, which adds an 'Install App' entry to the navigation bar, allowing users to install the application and access it from the device's home screen.
What is the final message conveyed to the viewers in the video script?
-The final message is a thanks for watching the video and an expression of hope that the viewers enjoyed the content.
What does the script imply about the future of Apex applications with the PWA feature?
-The script implies that the integration of the PWA feature will bring Apex applications closer to native applications in terms of performance and user experience.

Outlines

00:00

🚀 Introducing Progressive Web Apps for Apex

This paragraph introduces the concept of Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) for Apex, a platform that allows developers to enhance their applications to be fast, responsive, and installable. It explains how PWAs can make applications resemble native apps, accessible from the home screen of a phone, tablet, or desktop menu bar. The script mentions that PWAs cache Apex resources and static files on users' devices, enabling faster file retrieval by the Apex engine. Additionally, it describes the customization options available for PWAs, such as setting the application's description, screen orientation, icon, and theme color. The paragraph concludes by highlighting the 'Install App' feature, which adds a navigation bar entry, allowing users to install the Apex app on their devices for a native-like experience.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Tech mining

Tech mining refers to the process of exploring and extracting valuable insights from technological data. In the context of the video, it likely refers to the application of technology to enhance user experience, specifically through the use of progressive web applications (PWAs) in Apex applications.

💡Progressive Web Application (PWA)

A Progressive Web Application is a type of application software delivered through the web and is capable of offering a native app-like experience. The video emphasizes how PWAs can make Apex applications fast, responsive, and installable, thereby enhancing the user experience by making them feel more like native applications.

💡Apex applications

Apex applications refer to software applications built on the Salesforce Apex platform, which is a framework for developing enterprise-level applications. The script discusses enhancing these applications with PWA features to improve their performance and user interface.

💡Fast and responsive

In the context of the video, 'fast and responsive' describes the performance characteristics of applications enhanced with PWA features. It means that the applications can load quickly and respond promptly to user interactions, which is a key benefit highlighted in the script.

💡Installable

The term 'installable' in the script refers to the capability of a web application to be installed on a user's device, similar to a native app. This feature is a significant aspect of PWAs, allowing users to add the application to their home screen for easy access.

💡Home screen

The 'home screen' is the main screen of a device that displays app icons. In the video, it is mentioned as the place where the installed PWA's icon appears, allowing users to launch the Apex application directly from the home screen, just like a native app.

💡Caching

Caching in the context of PWAs refers to the storage of application static files on the user's device. This allows the Apex engine to retrieve files more quickly, improving the application's performance. The script mentions that all Apex resources and application static files are cached into users' devices.

💡Application icon

An 'application icon' is a visual representation of the application on a device's home screen. The script explains how enabling the PWA feature allows for the setting of the application icon, which is crucial for the application to feel native and be easily identifiable on the home screen.

💡Screen orientation

Screen orientation refers to the direction or angle at which the display of a device is oriented. The video script mentions that with PWAs, developers can set the screen orientation for the application, which is an aspect of customizing the user interface.

💡Theme color

The 'theme color' is a color used to theme the user interface of an application. In the script, it is mentioned as one of the settings that can be adjusted for the PWA, allowing the application to have a consistent color scheme that matches the brand or design preferences.

💡Navigation bar

A 'navigation bar' is an interface element that provides navigation within an application. The script describes how enabling the PWA feature adds a new entry to the navigation bar labeled 'install app,' which is used to install the Apex application on the user's device.

💡Full screen experience

A 'full screen experience' is when an application takes up the entire display of a device without any distractions such as a browser's URL bar. The video script illustrates this concept by contrasting the full screen experience of an installed PWA with that of a browser application.

Highlights

Tech mining can be used to make Apex applications fast, responsive, and installable on home screens.

Progressive Web Application (PWA) features can enhance the user experience of Apex apps.

PWA allows Apex applications to have a native-like look and feel on phones, tablets, and desktops.

Apex resources and application static files are cached in users' devices for faster file retrieval.

The interface enables setting the application description, screen orientation, icon, and theme color for the PWA.

Enabling PWA adds an 'Install App' navigation bar entry to selected applications.

Users can install the Apex app on their devices using the 'Install App' option.

Installation adds an icon to the device home screen, making the app feel native.

Tapping the home screen icon provides a full-screen experience without a browser URL bar.

A comparison is shown between an installed desktop application and a browser-based application.

The video demonstrates the benefits of using PWA with Apex applications.

PWA enhances the performance and user experience of Apex applications.

The video provides a practical demonstration of installing and using an Apex PWA application.

The 'Install App' feature allows for easy access to Apex applications from the home screen.

PWA technology bridges the gap between web and native applications for Apex users.

The video concludes with a summary of the key points covered.

The video thanks viewers for watching and encourages them to explore the benefits of PWA for Apex applications.