Ionic-framework: Wrong platforms for different devices on build browser

[mburger81]

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Current behavior:
We bundle our app with ionic build browser --prod and serve it with an jetty webserver. After that we open the app from different devices with the browser and think there could be a problem on recognize the right platform.

Browser from destkop: [cordova, core]
Browser from smartphone: [cordova,mobile,android]
Browser from tablet: [cordova, core]
Browser from smartphone emulator: [cordova,mobile,android]

Expected behavior:
I'm not sure which should be the right behavior
core: means from DESKTOP and not from BROWSER
So I think anything is right expect the platforms for tablet, they should be [cordova,mobile,android,tablet] which would be exactly the same platforms open the hybrid app from tablet.

Ionic info: (run ionic info from a terminal/cmd prompt and paste output below):

Cordova CLI: 6.5.0 
Ionic Framework Version: 2.1.0-201702281739
Ionic CLI Version: 2.2.1
Ionic App Lib Version: 2.2.0
Ionic App Scripts Version: 1.1.4
ios-deploy version: Not installed
ios-sim version: Not installed
OS: Linux 4.8
Node Version: v6.10.0
Xcode version: Not installed

[mhartington]

The cordova-browser platform is not really meant to be a deploy target at the moment.
It's still very much a "testing target" for quickly working with plugins, and does not have the full functionality that needed. This would explain why the platform detection is quite off in certain situations.

[mburger81]

@mhartington okay, but please can you explain us which is the right way to deploy our webapp to a webserver, with and without progressive webapp support? Now tat you include the amazing split pane and also the new grid like bootstrap we wan't also deploy the app to a webserver like jetty?
I can not find documentation about it.

[mhartington]

It's something we're working improving.

Right now the best way would be to run npm run build --prod and just deploy the www folder

[mburger81]

Thx I'll have a look to it on Monday when I'm back to work.

Split pane and new grid are amazing and the first big step to more trasversal desktop support, great work, I can't wait for new feature :)

[mburger81]

@mhartington I tested build my webapp for browser doing npm run build --prod but I run into an error.

[09:11:35]  uglifyjs started ... 
[09:11:35]  sass: src/pages/data-recording/data-recording.scss, line: 2 
            File to import not found or unreadable: ngx-datatable/release/index. Parent style sheet: 
            /home/michi/software/workspace/web-client-ionic/src/pages/data-recording/data-recording.scss 

       L1:  data-recording {
       L2:      @import "ngx-datatable/release/index";
       L3:      @import "ngx-datatable/release/themes/material";

[09:11:35]  sass failed 
[09:11:35]  ionic-app-script task: "build" 
[09:11:35]  Error: Error 

I to two imports in data-recording.scss files importing index.css and material.css from node_modules folder configuring the path in local sass.config.js file

  includePaths: [
    'node_modules/@swimlane'
  ],

This is working fine for ionic serve, ionic emulate android --prod, ionic run android --prod and ionic build browser --prod

[jgw96]

Hello! Thanks for opening an issue with us! As this seems like more of a support question i will urge that you ask this question on our forum or on our slack channel. Thanks for using Ionic!

[mburger81]

Okay thx, but's not a question, that's still a bug.

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