Application manifest file

Every app package should contain a manifest file named app.json, it will tell JAK your app name, version, window size, and how the browser behaves.

app.json should be in json format!

 {
  "app": {
  
  "name":        "my application name",
  "description": "some description",
  "version":     "0.1",
  "author":      "your name",
  "url":         "your application url",
  "license":     "GPL",
  "help":        ""
  
  },
  
  "window": {
    "icon":        "/your/icon/path",
    "hint_type":   "", 
    "width":       800,
    "height":      600,
    "fullscreen":  ""
    "resizable":   "",  
    "decorated":   "",  
    "transparent": ""  
    
  },
  
  "webkit": {
  
    "debug":  "yes"   
  }
}

Required Fields

Each manifest file must provide all the following fields in its package descriptor file:

Manifest Options

• hint_type: you got 3 options. ( type string )

  * dock can be used to create panels or widgets. 
  * desktop will spawn a fullscreen undecorated window that will stay below all windows.
  * leave blank for a normal application window.
  

  • icon: path to your icon file ( type string )

  • width, height: desired window width, height ( type int )

  • fullscreen: will override width, height ( type string )

    • leave blank and above sizes will be used or type "yes"

  • resizable: ( type string )

    • leave blank or type "no"

  • decorated: ( type string )

    • leave blank for decorations or type "no"

  • transparent: ( type string )

    • leave blank for normal or type "yes"

  • debug ( type string )

    • leave blank or type "yes", you can also use (-d option in the command line).