App: InTouch (native UBports Forum browser)

Sander

I've published a new app to the OpenStore: InTouch, a native app to browse the UBports Forum.

https://open-store.io/app/intouch.sanderklootwijk

Currently supported features:

Browse categories and subcategories
Browse recent topics
Search for topics
Read topics

The UBports Forum is based on NodeBB. This app uses the NodeBB read API.

The next step in development will be to fetch more information through the read API. Later on, it would be interesting to take a look at the write API as well.

Moem

@Sander Looks very nice and clean! I assume login is coming in a future version?

danfro

Very good! I am not a good forum user, maybe partly because I don't want to use morph for that. Now I have no excuse any more.

Working fine on my OP5T.

Sander

@Moem I definitely would like to add a login option. But to do that, I first need to familiarize myself with the write API. So for now, I can't make any promises about when that option will be added to the app.

In the meantime, you can quickly respond to posts by clicking the link icon on a post. The post will open in Morph, and from there you can reply if you're logged in.

Moem

@Sander That's a decent workaround! And no worries, I'm happy to wait.

Moem

Testing now... Works fine

Sander

@Moem Great

Sander

Version 1.2.0 is out! And there is no workaround needed anymore. Logging in with your account and replying to topics and posts is now possible

Moem

@Sander Testing testing 1. 2. 3...
YES It works! What a great app this has become. It's a winner!

danfro

@Sander replying from within the app. Thank you very much for adding this great feature.

projectmoon

@Sander very nice, replies work. Is there an API endpoint to do it? Or does it only work via browser?

Sander

@projectmoon The forum is based on the NodeBB Forum Software. I use XMLHttpRequests and the read API to fill in all native UT components in the app (categories, search results, topics and posts).

The write API requires session-based (cookie) or bearer token authentication. As far as I understand, the bearer token can only be generated by admin users. So this would not be practical to implement.

Right now the app works with a webview and some javascript injections. I would like to implement the write API later on, especially to fetch other user information such as notifications (help with this is welcome). But for now it works fine with the webview

domubpkm

@Sander Hi. How to log out of your app ? I don't see / find.

Sander

@domubpkm That option is not easy to find indeed. First open the account page through the app-settings. Then click on your profile picture in the top left. You'll find a logout option in the menu that opens.

Shapa

@Sander
Works on my one plus pro

domubpkm

@Sander I hadn't tried that! THANKS

arubislander

Thanks so much for this! One less webber webapp needed.