JOPS 1.0.14 is out: hybrid mobile apps (Cordova & Capacitor), Router fixes, and what's next (Next.js)

[arkwld]

Hi everyone 👋

Thanks to everyone who has been trying JOPS. Downloads have grown steadily since 1.0.0 and we really appreciate it. The latest release is 1.0.14, and if you're on an earlier version, now is a good time to upgrade.

📱 1.0.13: JOPS now runs in hybrid mobile apps

JOPS apps now run in Apache Cordova and Capacitor on iOS and Android. We tested with cordova-ios 8, cordova-android 15 and Capacitor 8, on the iOS 26 simulator and an Android 16 emulator.

• Android back button works out of the box. The hardware/gesture back button calls Router.back() and closes the app on the first screen. This is required on Android 16 (targetSdk 36), where back otherwise closes the app immediately. It only activates on deviceready, so regular browsers are unaffected. To opt out, add data-native-back="off" to the script tag.
• npx jops-core init detects Cordova and Capacitor projects. It writes the app into www/ / webDir and sets up viewport-fit=cover. For Cordova it also configures the Content-Security-Policy for the import map and Thread workers, adds cordova.js, and sets the iOS app://localhost scheme in config.xml. Existing values are never overwritten. Plain web projects get exactly the same output as before.
• Safe areas. The Hello World template pads for notches, the Dynamic Island and the home indicator.

📖 Full guide: the new README section "Hybrid Mobile Apps (Cordova, Ionic & Capacitor)".

🧭 Router improvements (all platforms)

• New Router.canGoBack().
• Behaviour fix: onBackPressed() no longer fires on forward navigation, which used to happen when tapping an href="#route" link. It now runs only on real back navigation. If you worked around the old behaviour, please check your handlers.
• Tapping a tab link while navigate() views are stacked now closes the stack cleanly.

🏷️ 1.0.14

Packaging only: new npm keywords so mobile developers can find JOPS. There are no code changes compared to 1.0.13.

⬆️ How to upgrade

npm:

npm i jops-core@latest
npx jops-core update

CDN: @latest already serves 1.0.14. If you pin a version, change it to @1.0.14 in both the import map and the script tag. They must match, or the browser loads two copies of the library.

🔭 What's next: JOPS × Next.js

Next, we're exploring how JOPS can integrate with Next.js. We'll look at it from two angles:

• Pattern: how JOPS's class-based views and lifecycle fit alongside React components and the App Router. Possible approaches include JOPS islands inside Next.js pages, and client-only mounting.
• Technical: SSR/hydration boundaries, module loading, routing coexistence, and bundling.

This is an exploration, not a committed feature yet. If you use Next.js and have a use case in mind, please tell us in Ideas. Real use cases will shape the design.

🐛 Found a bug? Open an issue. For questions, use Q&A.

Full changelog: CHANGELOG.md · Release: v1.0.14