A static webpage is converted to a mobile-ready web application. That includes, converting the design to be responsive on different sized displays and accessible for screen reader use. A service worker is also added to cache the data for the website so that any page that has been visited is accessible offline.
The project is part of the Udacity Front-End Nanodegree and here is the starter code. The code provided it was barely usable on a desktop browser, much less a mobile device. It also didn’t include any standard accessibility features, and it didn’t work offline at all. I had to update the code to resolve these issues while still maintaining the included functionality.
- Download or clone this repository.
- From inside the new directory, launch a local client server using Python from your terminal. To check the version of Python you have type in your terminal
python -V.- If you have Python 2.x, spin up the server with
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000(or some other port, if port 8000 is already in use.) - If you have Python 3.x, you can use
python3 -m http.server 8000. - If you don't have Python installed, navigate to Python's website to download and install the software.
- If you have Python 2.x, spin up the server with
- Visit the site in your browser at http://localhost:8000.
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