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BUILDING RESPONSIVE APPLICATIONS USING XPAGES

Feb. 16, 2016

Courtney Carter @Teamstudio

Howard Greenberg @TLCC

Paul Della-Nebbia @PaulDN

Martin Donnelly @TweeterDonnelly

Brian Gleeson @BGleesonIE

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BUILDING RESPONSIVE APPLICATIONS USING XPAGES

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• March – Optimus XPages : An Explosion of Techniques and Best Practices with John Jardin

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Brian GleesonIBM

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Building Responsive Applications Using XPages

Martin DonnellyIBM

@TweeterDonnelly

Building ResponsiveXPages Applications

Brian Gleeson, IBM Ireland

Martin Donnelly, IBM Ireland

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Agenda

• Introductions

• Bootstrap 3

• Bootstrap 4

• Demos

• Tips & Tricks

• Wrap Up

Speakers

Brian GleesonSoftware Engineer, IBM XPages @BGleesonIE

Martin DonnellySoftware Architect, IBM XPages@TweeterDonnelly

IntroductionFrank AdamsXPages DeveloperGreenwell-------------------------BloggerActive on StackOverflowExtLib consumer

Responsive Web Design

Bootstrap 3

Bootstrap 3 Release History

Jun 2014 Oct Jan 2015 Mar Jun Aug Nov Feb 2016

3.2 3.3.0 3.3.2 3.3.4 3.3.5 3.3.6

v10 v12 v13 v14v11 v15

Bootstrap Release 9.0.1 ExtLib Release

v7 v9v8

3.2 ExtLib 9.0.1 v16

3.3.6

3.3.1

Bootstrap 3 Release History

3.2

3.3.0[370]

3.3.1[60]

3.3.2[150]

3.3.4[140]

3.3.5[160]

3.3.6[100]

3.2 3.3.6Around 1000 issues & pull requests closed

Bootstrap 3 Upgrade• 100s of CSS/Javascript bugs fixed & enhancements• Carousel performance improved (v3.3.0)• Accessibility enhancements

CSS/JS fixes Documentation examples

• Glyphicons v1.9 update (v3.3.2) 50+ icons added

• Normalize.css v3.0.3 update Provides consistency across browsers

Extlib 9.0.1 v16 + Bootstrap 3.3.6

WARNING!

Bootstrap 3 Upgrade

• Only one version of Bootstrap 3 ExtLib v16 = Bootstrap 3.3.6

• Potential breaking changes Bootstrap3.2.0.theme, Bootstrap3.2.0_flat.theme Bootstrap3.theme, Bootstrap3_flat.theme Resources restructured

Bootstrap 3 Upgrade - Themes

• Old themes will map to latest Bootstrap3 theme

• Update application theme in XSP properties

• Update Bootstrap theme extensions<theme extends="Bootstrap3.2.0_flat" …

<theme extends="Bootstrap3_flat" …

DEMO – Bootstrap 3 Upgrade

Bootstrap 3 Upgrade – Resource references

Bootstrap 3 – More Info

• Documentation: http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started/

• Supported browsers: http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started/#support

• Wall of browser bugs: http://getbootstrap.com/browser-bugs/

• Purchasable themes: http://themes.getbootstrap.com/

• Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/twitter-bootstrap

• Slack Channel: http://bootstrap-slack.herokuapp.com/

• Bootstrap github repo: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap

• Bootstrap Blog: http://blog.getbootstrap.com/

Bootstrap 4

Bootstrap 4 αlpha• Pre-release of Bootstrap V4.0.0

2 αlpha releases so far

• Added to ExtlibX - http://tinyurl.com/extlibx Default Bootstrap 4 αlpha.2 build New renderers, theme and plugin CSS fixes for XPages controls

• Major version number = major overhaul Potential breaking changes

Frank is excited!

• Frank sees Bootstrap 4 blog posts• Lots of new features• Stay ahead of the curve• Eager to try it out…

DEMO – Bootstrap 4

Bootstrap 4 αlpha

3.2 3.3.0 3.3.2 3.3.4 3.3.5 3.3.6

v10 v12 v13 v14v11 v15

Bootstrap 3 Release 9.0.1 ExtLib Release

v7 v9v8

3.2

3.3.1

ExtLib9.0.1 v16

3.3.6

Jun 2014 Oct Jan 2015 Mar Jun Aug Nov Feb 2016

Bootstrap 4α Release ExtLibX Release

v154.α.2

4.α.1 4.α.2

v164.α.2

Bootstrap 4 Team Quotes“A few alpha releases while things are still in flux.”“2 beta releases after features and functionality are locked down to really test things out.”“2 release candidates (RCs) to really test things out closer to production environments.”“Then, the final release!”

“For the foreseeable future, we’ll be maintaining Bootstrap 3 with critical bug fixes and documentation improvements.”

Bootstrap 4 αlpha

What’s new?

A LOT!

2000+ commits25,000+ lines changed

Bootstrap 4 αlpha - Navbars• Simplified set of CSS classes• Fluid by default• Easily customize background/text colour

.bg-inverse .navbar-dark

.bg-faded .navbar-light

style=“background:red;”

.bg-primary .navbar-dark

• Forms & collapse functionality cleaned up

DEMO – Navbars

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – Device Sizes• Additional device size breakpoint

Bootstrap 3 Bootstrap 4• xs: 0 – 543px• sm: 544 – 767px• md: 768 – 991px• lg: 992 – 1199px• xl: 1200+ pixels

• xs: 0 – 767px• sm: 768 – 991px• md: 992 – 1199px• lg: 1200+ pixels

Bootstrap 4 αlpha - Cards• New component = Cards

Replaces panels, thumbnails & wells

• “A card is a flexible and extensible content container.”

• Customisable headers, footers, backgrounds & display options

• Use card groups, card decks and card columns to arrange content

DEMO – eXpo App

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – Fonts & Icons• Responsive Fonts

Default font-size: All other font-size CSS uses REM (Root EM), e.g.

font-size: 1.5rem; // = 24px by default

Change font sizes per device, e.g.@media (min-width: 544px) {html { font-size: 14px; }} //sm

@media (min-width: 768px) {html { font-size: 12px; }} //md

@media (min-width: 992px) {html { font-size: 11px; }} //lg

@media (min-width: 1200px) {html { font-size: 10px; }} //xl

html { font-size: 16px; }

DEMO – Responsive Fonts

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – Fonts & Icons• Glyphicon Fonts removed!• Problematic for ExtLib

Halflings are not open source Used extensively in XPages Bootstrap theme

• Bootstrap 3 to the rescue

Bootstrap 4 αlpha - Pagers• New pagination CSS classes

Bootstrap 3

• Added simple pager

<div><ul class="pagination">

<li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link" href="#">1</a></li><li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="#">2</a></li>

</ul></div>

<div><ul class="pagination">

<li class=“active"> <a href="#">1</a></li><li><a href="#">2</a></li>

</ul></div>

<div><ul class="pager">

<li><a href="#">Previous</a></li><li><a href="#">Next</a></li>

</ul></div>

Bootstrap 4

• .btn-outline, .btn-secondary added

• pull-left, pull-right replaced by pull-*-right & pull-*-leftpull-xs-right, pull-sm-left, pull-md-right etc.

• hidden utility classes replacedhidden-sm-down, hidden-md-up, hidden-lg-down

• margin & padding utility classes added{margin or padding}-{sides}-{size}

m-t-0, m-b-1, m-l-2, m-r-3, m-x-4, m-y-auto

p-t-auto, p-b-4, p-l-3, p-r-2, p-x-1, p-y-0

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – Other changes

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – Other changes

• Table additions table-inverse table-head-inverse table-sm table-reflow

• img-responsive replaced by img-fluid• Custom forms option available

Based on WTF Forms http://wtfforms.com/

• 30% smaller footprint

ExtLibX

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – ExtlibX• New Bootstrap4 plugin

com.ibm.xsp.extlibx.theme.bootstrap4_ 9.0.1.v00_16_20160119-2239.jar

• New Bootstrap4.theme

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – Implemented so far• New Bootstrap plugin

Plugin infrastructure + Bootstrap4.theme

Bootstrap 4 αlpha.2 resources

XPages specific CSS & JS resources

Navbar Renderer

2x Application Layout Renderers

Pager Renderer

Dashboard Renderer

Navigator Renderer

Data View Renderer

• What’s missing? https://github.com/OpenNTF/XPagesExtLibX/issues

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – ExtlibX

• How does Frank get it? Download release: http://tinyurl.com/extlibx Or from github: https://github.com/OpenNTF/XPagesExtLibX Install update site Or install new ExtLib v16

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – ExtlibX

• How can Frank contribute? Fork repository - https://github.com/OpenNTF/XPagesExtLibX Clone locally – git clone Write some code! Do some testing Submit pull request

DEMO – Frank’s Contribution

Overview of ExtLibX Integration• Pull requests are merged into main ExtLibX repository

Community Repo

o

ExtLibRepo

IBM XPages Product Stream

ExtLibXRepo

Forks

Submissions

Bluewash

Community Repo

Frank’s Repo

Frank’s Tips & Tricks

Frank’s Tips & Tricks

• Bootstrap Grid system Containers > Rows > Columns Container class: container-fluid or container 12 columns per row

col-xs-12, col-sm-6, col-md-4, col-lg-3, col-xl-2

Nested rows supported Offsets supported: col-md-offset-2, col-lg-offset-4 etc.

DEMO – Grid System

Frank’s Tips & Tricks• Media Queries

@media screen and (min-width : 992px) { body{ background-color: blue;}}@media screen and (min-width : 1200px){ body{ background-color: red;}}@media screen and (max-width : 991px) { body{ background-color: green;}}

• xs: 0 – 543px• sm: 544 – 767px• md: 768 – 991px• lg: 992 – 1199px• xl: 1200+ pixels

• xs: 0 – 767px• sm: 768 – 991px• md: 992 – 1199px• lg: 1200+ pixels

Bootstrap 3 Bootstrap 4

DEMO – Media Queries

Frank’s Tips & Tricks• Bootlint

Examines rendered HTML Flags common Bootstrap usage mistakes Only supports Bootstrap 3 (for now)

• How to use? Pass URL to http://www.bootlint.com/ Include bootlint in page/app using CDN

https://github.com/twbs/bootlint#in-the-browser

Use Node.js to run on command linehttps://github.com/twbs/bootlint#on-the-command-line

DEMO – Bootlint

Frank’s Tips & Tricks• Browser dev tools

Firefox – Firebug + User Agent Switcher Chrome – Built-in Tooling

Safari – Built-in Web Inspector & Responsive Design Mode Online emulators & emulator tools

Frank’s Tips & Tricks• Custom Bootstrap build

http://getbootstrap.com/customize/ Customise content Customise settings/properties Click “compile and download”

• Git repo custom build Fork Bootstrap Change content/settings/variables Setup build tools Build using node & grunt

Wrap Up

Summary• Bootstrap 3 Upgrade

3.2 3.3.6 Refactoring work + warning

• Bootstrap 4 αlpha Changes & new features

• ExtLibX incubator for Bootstrap 4 Implemented support so far How to contribute (a.k.a. Be like Frank)

• Frank’s Tips

What has Frank learned?

• Bootstrap 3.3.6 Upgrade + refactoring work

Auto theme loading

May need some manual changes

• Bootstrap 4 αlpha Lots of new features/changes

Use ExtLibX incubator for Bootstrap 4

Make a contribution

• Frank’s Tips Grid System & Media Queries

Bootlint & Browser Tools

Custom Builds

Other Resources• XPages Goes Responsive Videos

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdWYmPLmIrk

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24PsLXO5_o

• Check ExtLib readme docs, v10 – v15 http://extlib.openntf.org

• ExtLibX Github Repository: https://github.com/OpenNTF/XPagesExtLibX

• TLCC – XPages Courses & Training http://www.tlcc.com

• IBM Social Business User Community http://www.ibm.com/socialug

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Addendum Slides

Bootstrap 3 – New themes• Purchase themes

http://themes.getbootstrap.com/ Added components Examples included Source & build tools included Customisable variables Documentation Free updates Multiple use license

Bootstrap 4 αlpha - Infrastructure• Normalize 3.0.3 update

Reboot.css adds Bootstrap resets

• All Javascript re-written in ECMAScript6

• SASS replaces LESS

• 30% smaller footprint

• Internet Explorer 8 support dropped• iOS6 support dropped

Chrome Firefox IE MS Edge Opera SafariMac Supported Supported N/A N/A Supported Supported

Windows Supported Supported 9+ Supported Supported Supported Not supported

Chrome Firefox Opera Safari Android Browser & WebViewAndroid Supported Supported Not supported N/A Android v5.0+ supported

iOS Supported N/A Not supported Supported N/A

Mobile devices

Generally Bootstrap supports the latest versions of each major platform’s default browsers.

Desktop browsersSimilarly, the latest versions of most desktop browsers are supported.

Bootstrap 4 αlpha – Browser Support

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