Pebble has done something quite impressive – they’ve implemented a framework which allows you to write Pebble apps and watchfaces in pure Javascript. They’ve done this by embedding the light-weight JerryScript engine into Pebble OS, which means you can now write apps with absolutely no C code, just pure Javascript. You can also create these
Apple has recently released their new Swift Playgrounds app for iPad, which teaches people how to write code. But did you know it contains a full Swift compiler? If you create a new playground, you can enter any Swift code you want. This means that it has an embedded Swift compiler, and even has access
Now that you have a Plugin class, let’s use it! Previous: Create the Plugin class Create a Javascript plugin – my_plugin.js Our plugin here simply echoes any message it receives back to the host app. // This function is called by our host app function onmessage(data) { // Just pass all incoming messages back to
NOTE: This guide may not be compatible with Swift 4 JavaScript is a great way to give your app a plugin system. Apple doesn’t allow downloading of code into your app, but they do allow downloading Javascript, which means you can create downloadable plugins. In this guide, we will create a class called Plugin which
