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nate8684
nate8684

Reputation: 539

PhoneGap & CMS integration

I'm trying to traverse the whole PhoneGap thing to get a native app up and running. I am completely fine with creating html5 markup for the actual app, what I need help with is trying to pull in dynamic content from a website. In particular, there is some content on our website that also needs to be in the app. We use a program call Expression Engine that handles all of our content. The content that I would need to pull over would be:

The majority of the app will be local, but there are some dynamic needs as you can see. I've read a couple things that say "JSON" is the way to go, but it looks pretty complicated as I'm not quite familiar with AJAX. Is this the only way or are there any options or resources anyone can point me to that might help. I'm not even sure if that method would work for our website. I appreciate any help you can provide.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2185

Answers (1)

Devgeeks
Devgeeks

Reputation: 5647

They are correct. What you need to look into is AJAX/JSON and how to present your data to your app using these technologies.

Expression Engine would actually be quite a good choice for this as its template system is quite flexible. There are even add-on modules for delivering your content as JSON if you want t go that route.

A quick google led me to: http://samcroft.co.uk/2011/updated-loading-data-in-phonegap-using-jquery-1-5/

It's a bit more than you need since you will have your content in an existing CMS instead of creating a new database to store the data, but the concepts will hold true and I am sure you will be able to use it to find more tutorials that suit you better.

Upvotes: 1

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