topic Re: Utilize WebApp Builder for Developer Widgets in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Utilize WebApp Builder for Developer Widgets

IsmetSK1 — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:45:40 GMT

Hi,

I am wondering if one of WebApp builder for developer widgets for example the LayerList widget can be utilize from simple map application.

I am building web gis application that accessing rest resource directly, the TOC from webapp builder looks good, how do i passing my map object to LayerList widget.

Is anyone have tried this approach ?

Thanks.

Re: Utilize WebApp Builder for Developer Widgets

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:45:24 GMT

Ismet,

This is not possible without a nearly full re-write of the code. WAB widget are dependent on WAB core libraries and modules that are used in the WAB app, like widgetmanager and many more. You would be best off using the JS API LayerList dijit or the old TOC widget by nliu.

Re: Utilize WebApp Builder for Developer Widgets

IsmetSK1 — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 03:12:38 GMT

Hi Robert,

thank you for the explanation, i will use JS API LayerList.

Re: Utilize WebApp Builder for Developer Widgets

TimMcGee1 — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:49:08 GMT

Hello Ismet,

I am one of the core developers of an open source project called CMV, the Configurable Map Viewer. CMV is built on top of the Esri JavaScript API so you can use your ArcGIS Server REST resources directly without using webmaps or portal. Services at ArcGIS Online and many other external services can be used as well.

CMV includes numerous widgets available including a very robust layerControl (TOC) widget. If you prefer to use the WAB LayerList widget, you could do that too. With the upcoming version of CMV, you can use widgets created for the WebApp Builder without changing any code - either those that are included with WAB or those that developers have put together. I have created a github repo with a number of examples using WAB widgets here: GitHub - tmcgee/cmv-wab-widgets: Examples of using widgets from the ESRI WebApp Builder in CMV Other developers have already started using these widgets in their own applications with immediate success.

The freely available source code for CMV is on GitHub: GitHub - cmv/cmv-app: A community-supported open source mapping framework built with the Esri JavaScript API and the Doj…

Here is a list of additional widgets contributed by the CMV community: GitHub - cmv/cmv-contrib-widgets: User contributed widgets for CMV

Along with support at Github, StackExchange and GeoNet (CMV - Configurable Map Viewer), we have a chat room for exchanging ideas and getting assistance: cmv/cmv-app - Gitter In the chat and other places, you'll find myself and other developers very willing to help you get started.

I hope this helps you.

Tim McGee

Re: Utilize WebApp Builder for Developer Widgets

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:05:32 GMT

Tim,

Nice work. This will open a whole new realm of possibilities for users.

Re: Utilize WebApp Builder for Developer Widgets

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:00:04 GMT

added a link to your comment above to the Web AppBuilder Developer Edition - Customization Resource List