Title :
Supporting the development of multi-platform mobile applications
Author :
Francese, Rita ; Risi, Michael ; Tortora, Giuseppe ; Scanniello, Giuseppe
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Manage. & Inf. Technol., Univ. of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
Abstract :
The number and type of mobile platforms is increasing. Each platform has a specific set of native functionalities (i.e., camera, compass) and provides a specific framework to implement mobile applications exploiting these functionalities. The new features offered by HTMLS together with the PhoneGap framework let the web be a potential candidate for multi-platform mobile development. However, programmers are still in charge of implementing the data flow, the control flow and the interaction. In this paper, we propose a development process to allow the implementation of portable web applications that use native device features. This process is based on the Model-View-View-Model architectural pattern and provides a framework that exploits the source code generated starting from the design of a State Transition Diagram. The state application logic is described exploiting Javascript. We also provide an example of generated multi-platform application, named Travel Guide.
Keywords :
Internet; Java; hypermedia markup languages; mobile computing; mobile handsets; HTML5; Javascrip; PhoneGap framework; Travel Guide generated multiplatform application; control flow; data flow; model-view-view-model architectural pattern; multiplatform mobile applications; native device features; portable Web applications; source code; state application logic; state transition diagram; Business; Mobile communication; Pressing; Reactive power; Smart phones; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
Web Systems Evolution (WSE), 2013 15th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Eindhoven
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1608-5
DOI :
10.1109/WSE.2013.6642422