Running SWT using native Widgets on iPhone/iPad with RAP

Jochen Krause, EclipseSource

Walldorf demoCampMay 25, 2011

Disclaimer: this is a proof of concept

RAP and mobile are a good fit

Employs native widgets programmed with SWT API

Conventional SWT API at work

This is how we represent an SWT tree widget

Navigation as you know it on your phone

Go up one level using the toolbar, down by touching an element

And, here is the code

SWT Buttons, Labels and Layouts: RAP calculator example on the iPad

How does it work?

The RAP server sends protocol messages to the client, e.g. about constructing a “Shell”

Objective C code processes the messages and constructs a UIView as our shell. Even includes a nice animation.

Processing is happening on the server, only UI updates are sent to the client

Given low latency networks, user experience matches native apps

To learn more, please contact us:

rapmobile@eclipsesource.com

Thank you!