Latest Contributions by GavinRehkemper

A new version of the Yeoman Web AppBuilder Widget Generator has been released: Release v4.5.0 · Esri/generator-esri-appbuilder-js · GitHub  With help from the community, you now have the option to generate the widget files only (no infrastructure). We've also updated to the latest Typescript version. ... View more

Someone asked me recently: "how do I push the address search widget up above the zoom buttons?" They were adding a Search widget to their application like this: var searchWidget = new Search({   view: view }); view.ui.add(searchWidget, "top-left");‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ and they were getting a map that looks like: I did a bit of searching, and found out that the JavaScript API has an option for this - in the second parameter of "view.ui.add()", instead of passing a string like "top-left", pass an object - and in that object you can control the "index" of where to place the component relative to other components: view.ui.add(searchWidget, {   position: "top-left",   index: 0 });‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ So you'll get something that looks a little cleaner: Full example is here - happy coding! ... View more

This is a demo widget I've been keeping up to date that lets you search for any term in wikipedia and then maps any of the article results that have locations attached to them. Demo application: ArcGIS Web Application  Download the widget here: http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=3aece72355ea4106a1770e52efc7bc92  Source code here: GitHub - gavinr/wab-wikipedia-search: A demo widget that shows basic Wikipedia search / location display.  ... View more

The Web AppBuilder Widget Generator has hit v3, which brings with it the ability to generate widgets in TypeScript, and the functionality to create a "build" of your apps that you've created. Also, you can enable LiveReload to have your browser automatically refresh when you make a file change, saving you tons of time during development. Full details: Release v3.0.0 · Esri/generator-esri-appbuilder-js · GitHub  Gavin Rehkemper on Twitter: "New version of Web AppBuilder Generator includes #TypeScript support and a way to easily bu…  Questions or comments? Feel free to comment here. Issues? Please create an issue in GitHub. Bonus: George Bochenek‌ and I presented about this and other advanced development topics last week at Dev Summit 2018. The video will be released within a few weeks, but for now you can find the slides and follow the repo to get updates when the video comes out: GitHub - gavinr/web-appbuilder-tools-techniques-dev-summit-2018  ... View more

I recently presented the "widgets" part of the "Extending Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS" GeoDev Webinar. If you missed it, the video is now online. You can also find the completed files of the widget that I build throughout the session on GitHub. There were a few questions that were asked in the session that we did not get time to answer at the end -- those have been posted too. Extending the Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS - YouTube  GitHub - gavinr/web-appbuilder-find-restaurants: Widget to allow user to find restaurants using the Yelp API.  https://community.esri.com/groups/geodev/blog/2018/02/21/questions-answered-extending-web-appbuilder-for-arcgis  ... View more

Thank you everyone for attending the webinar today. Below are some links and resources that we promised we'd provide. The recording of the webinar will be posted soon and Amy Niessen‌ will make a separate blog post here when that goes up. Code for the example widget ("Find Restaurants"): GitHub - gavinr/web-appbuilder-find-restaurants: Widget to allow user to find restaurants using the Yelp API.  Widget Generator Script: GitHub - Esri/generator-esri-appbuilder-js: Yeoman generator to help customize Esri's WebAppBuilder  Code for the example theme ("Sidebar Theme"): SidebarTheme  ... View more