Overview

The Predix WebApp Starter is a web application starter kit designed to accelerate Predix application development. It is a simple web application that provides code examples on various features such as branding, theming, layout, navigation, responsiveness, organization of views, data presentation, and micro-services integration. The purpose of the Starter is to simplify application development, allowing developers to focus on functionality rather than building everything from scratch. It is built on Polymer, a component framework that utilizes the browser's native capabilities and provides polyfills for consistent cross-browser behavior. The Starter also incorporates Predix UI Components, which are reusable UI building blocks designed to address common UI patterns. The backend of the Starter is implemented as a NodeJS/Express web server, and many of the features offered are from open-source component projects with available documentation and community support.

Features

• Code examples: Provides working code examples on various features such as branding, theming, layout, navigation, responsiveness, organization of views, data presentation, and micro-services integration.
• Polymer integration: Built on Polymer, a component framework that utilizes the browser's native capabilities and provides polyfills for consistent cross-browser behavior.
• Predix UI Components: Incorporates Predix UI Components, which are reusable UI building blocks designed to address common UI patterns.
• Backend implementation: Implemented as a NodeJS/Express web server, allowing for straightforward customization and even replacement by another server application if desired.
• Open-source community support: Many of the features offered by the Starter are from open-source component projects, providing developers with available documentation and community support in using these components for their projects.

Installation

To install the Predix WebApp Starter, follow these steps:

1. Create a directory for your project.
2. Clone or download the Starter and extract it into the created directory.
3. Install the following tools if you don't have them already: Node, Bower, and Gulp.

Summary

The Predix WebApp Starter is a web application starter kit that aims to simplify Predix application development. It provides code examples and features for branding, theming, layout, navigation, responsiveness, and more. Built on Polymer and utilizing Predix UI Components, the Starter ensures consistent behavior, look-and-feel, and high code reusability. The backend is implemented as a NodeJS/Express web server, and many of the features are from open-source projects with available documentation and community support. Overall, the Starter accelerates application development and allows developers to focus on functionality rather than boilerplate concerns.