topic Re: JavaScript and Disconnected Environments in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

JavaScript and Disconnected Environments

jaykapalczynski — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:13:45 GMT

Does JavaScript API offer the ability to host disconnect environments (read only and editing)?

It appears this is avalible via Android, iOS and Silverlight. Can we do so with JavaScript API?

Re: JavaScript and Disconnected Environments

jaykapalczynski — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:24:45 GMT

It appears my only options are iOS, OSX, silverlight and .Net

Is that correct?

Is there future thought to gaining this ability leveraging the JavaScript API?

If you go .net are you limited to a windows device? Can you still access through Android and IOS (ipad or iphone)

Would you have to build an App using specific API's for .net, IOS, and Android to use on each device?

If an app for each has to be made are there simple migration tools to migrate from .net to Android to IOS?

Re: JavaScript and Disconnected Environments

ReneRubalcava — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:41:51 GMT

The SDKs provide the most reliable forms of offline editing and use. That's not to say you can't get something useful working with the JS API.

Check out this library.

Esri/offline-editor-js · GitHub

It provides some very nice features, including handling offline tiles, editing, and even a library for tile packages (which I have not tried yet).

You could also try and put some simpler offline editing in place using something like PouchDB that can work pretty well.

ArcGISWebDev/pouchstore.js at master · odoe/ArcGISWebDev · GitHub

Re: JavaScript and Disconnected Environments

jaykapalczynski — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:46:02 GMT

Thank you...just trying to get a handle on this....From what you said..and what I am hearing

If I wanted an app that allowed for Disconnected editing I would need to use the following SDKs... IOS, Androind and .Net to cover those 3 types of devices? Is that correct?

Do I have this correct?