Deploying Web APP (Client side) as Desktop Client

Question

i am looking for an option to fully deploy the client side AJAX app written in js using qooxdoo framework.All view logic stays at Qooxdoo JavaScript framework. But i want to deploy it as desktop client too.

It already hosted on server and working fine but just to avoid Download time (JavaScript alone is 2 MB ) i also want to distribute as desktop client.

what i am looking for are :

1. Should work in Mac , Linux, and Windows and possibly android
2. Browser controls are unnecessary (location bar etc)
3. Should be able to run eval coz qooxdoo use eval selectively which make adobe air unable to work .

I know how to do in Xulrunner but I would prefer to do host it inside google chrome. I also finding a way to bundle xulrunner in portable way (is that already portable?can just download and run directly?)

EDIT: I looked Prism and its promising but is there anyway to bundle Client Side Web Content in a web bundle for Prism ? From its descrpition on Mozilla Wiki , we can't do that.

Answer 1

node-webkit looks like a viable option for packaging the entire application. I haven't used it and have only recently found out about it.

Appcelerator is an option, however there are some restrictions when using it. Some have successfully used the qx-oo (just the OO layer) with Appcelerator. Search "qooxdoo appcelerator" for more information. There may be issues when using it with the qooxdoo UI layer (which is likely the whole point of your using qooxdoo.

Lastly, one "low tech" option might be to save the web page to your local computer via your web browser and then re-distribute those saved files as the "app." I'd expect lots of problems with this, though. For example, if you're dynamically loading different components in qooxdoo these scripts might not be saved. It's easy enough to try, though.