NativeScript-Advanced-Webview

An advanced webview using Chrome Custom Tabs on Android and SFSafariViewController on iOS.

Here is a video showing off Chrome CustomTabs in NativeScript.

Perf Matters

Android Comparison

Android

CustomTabs

iOS

SFSafariViewController

Demo

Android	iOS

Installation

To install execute

tns plugin add nativescript-advanced-webview

Example

TypeScript

import { openAdvancedUrl, AdvancedWebViewOptions } from 'nativescript-advanced-webview';
    //// or
import * as AdvancedWebView from 'nativescript-advanced-webview'

public whateverYouLike() {

    let opts: AdvancedWebViewOptions = {
        url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ',
        toolbarColor: '#ff4081',
        toolbarControlsColor: '#333', // iOS only
        showTitle: false // Android only
    };

    openAdvancedUrl(opts);
}

Javascript

var AdvancedWebView  = require("nativescript-advanced-webview");

exports.openChromTabs = function(args){
    //var gotoUrl = args.view.bindingContext.url;

    var opts = {
            url: args.view.bindingContext.url,
            toolbarColor: '#ff4081',
            toolbarControlsColor: '#333', // iOS only
            showTitle: false // Android only
    };
   console.log(args.view.bindingContext.url);

   AdvancedWebView.openAdvancedUrl(opts);

API

• openAdvancedUrl(options: AdvancedWebViewOptions)

AdvancedWebViewOptions Properties

• url: string
• toolbarColor: string
• toolbarControlsColor: string - ** iOS only **
• showTitle: boolean - ** Android only **