Hi, Enigma!
I've made an app using node-webkit, ie node-webkit.exe plus lots of .html and .js files, totally around 250mb. I've succeeded packing it with EVB and it works perfectly fine. The only issue I have now is load time. It takes 20 secs to show app window and another 30 secs to show it's content, which comes from .html file packed along with my .exe.
I've also tried packing my data files in a separate package, ie app files in a resulting_app.exe and data files in mydata.dat file. That didn't help either. What I want to achieve is to start app as quickly as possible and show index.html, the rest of the html files can be loaded later on demand.
Is there any way to make boostrap time shorter? Thanks.
Node-webkit app with a lots of files takes long to start
Re: Node-webkit app with a lots of files takes long to start
Hi bulatsh,
Unfortunately, before the execution will come to the main code, the EVB has to initialize the virtual system (for eg, read from file and remember description of all virtual files). If there are a lot of virtual files then it will take some time to run. Almost nothing can be done there.
But using Enigma Protector and it's Virtual Box feature you may add a Splash Screen that, at least, will notify user that application is being executing and it is not freezed.
Unfortunately, before the execution will come to the main code, the EVB has to initialize the virtual system (for eg, read from file and remember description of all virtual files). If there are a lot of virtual files then it will take some time to run. Almost nothing can be done there.
But using Enigma Protector and it's Virtual Box feature you may add a Splash Screen that, at least, will notify user that application is being executing and it is not freezed.
Re: Node-webkit app with a lots of files takes long to start
Hi,
I have same exerience, I VirtualBoxed MinGW compiler directory, when compiling, the speed become slower
(from 0.5 sec to 6 sec), that might be some bottleneck with file searching.
In most case, I don't feel the speed slow down on most programs.
I have same exerience, I VirtualBoxed MinGW compiler directory, when compiling, the speed become slower
(from 0.5 sec to 6 sec), that might be some bottleneck with file searching.
In most case, I don't feel the speed slow down on most programs.
Re: Node-webkit app with a lots of files takes long to start
Hello, again!
Thank you so much for your answer.
Sorry for taking too long to reply. Well, I had to rework my app. Now it manages all html and js files itself, keeping them in a kind of a db file. Which allowed me to start my app immediately (show window and first page) and load other files on demand.
Thanks.
Thank you so much for your answer.
Sorry for taking too long to reply. Well, I had to rework my app. Now it manages all html and js files itself, keeping them in a kind of a db file. Which allowed me to start my app immediately (show window and first page) and load other files on demand.
Thanks.
Re: Node-webkit app with a lots of files takes long to start
bulatsh, How did you make the db file load on demand? Is it a EVB feature? Can it still be compressed? So far I've only been able to add dat files that are added onto the exe at startup. I saw no improvement, so I just left most files outside the exe (regular file system).