Framework7 jQuery Cordova Setup

August 7, 2025 · AI Conversations

User
Write way to include framework 7 with jquery and apache cordova
Also use pages
Assistant
Here’s the proper way to **include Framework7 with jQuery inside an Apache Cordova app**, and use **pages** for navigation (using the Core/jQuery version of Framework7):

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### ✅ Folder Structure (Recommended)

www/
├── css/
│   └── framework7.bundle.min.css
├── js/
│   ├── framework7.bundle.min.js
│   ├── jquery-3.6.0.min.js
│   └── app.js  ← your custom JS
├── pages/
│   ├── home.html
│   ├── about.html
│   └── staff.html
├── index.html
├── cordova.js (auto-generated)

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### ✅ Step-by-step Setup

#### 1. `index.html`

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1" />
    <title>Framework7 + jQuery + Cordova</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/framework7.bundle.min.css" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <!-- App Root -->
    <div id="app">
      <!-- View -->
      <div class="view view-main">
        <div class="page" data-name="home">
          <div class="navbar">
            <div class="navbar-inner">
              <div class="title">Home</div>
            </div>
          </div>
          <div class="page-content">
            <p><a href="/about/" class="link">Go to About</a></p>
            <p><a href="/staff/" class="link">Go to Staff</a></p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <!-- Scripts -->
    <script src="cordova.js"></script>
    <script src="js/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
    <script src="js/framework7.bundle.min.js"></script>
    <script src="js/app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

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#### 2. `js/app.js`

document.addEventListener('deviceready', function () {
  // Init Framework7 App
  window.f7App = new Framework7({
    el: '#app',
    name: 'MyCordovaApp',
    theme: 'auto',
    routes: [
      {
        path: '/about/',
        url: 'pages/about.html',
      },
      {
        path: '/staff/',
        url: 'pages/staff.html',
      },
    ],
  });

  console.log('Cordova and Framework7 are ready!');

  // Example jQuery usage
  $(document).on('click', '.go-back', function () {
    f7App.views.main.router.back();
  });
});

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#### 3. `pages/about.html`

<div class="page" data-name="about">
  <div class="navbar">
    <div class="navbar-inner">
      <div class="left">
        <a href="#" class="link back go-back"><i class="icon f7-icons">arrow_left</i></a>
      </div>
      <div class="title">About</div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="page-content">
    <p>This is the About Page</p>
  </div>
</div>

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#### 4. `pages/staff.html`

<div class="page" data-name="staff">
  <div class="navbar">
    <div class="navbar-inner">
      <div class="left">
        <a href="#" class="link back go-back"><i class="icon f7-icons">arrow_left</i></a>
      </div>
      <div class="title">Staff</div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="page-content">
    <p>Welcome to the Staff Section</p>
  </div>
</div>

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### ✅ Notes
– Use **Framework7 Core version** (not React/Vue/Svelte).
– All links for routing should use Framework7 syntax: “.
– jQuery can be used freely for DOM manipulation or AJAX alongside Framework7.

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Would you like me to generate a complete ZIP of this starter project too?

User
I want to add event page and load data when page click from php backend
Don't give me backend code
Assistant
Here’s how to add an **Event page** in Framework7 with jQuery + Apache Cordova that fetches data from a PHP backend **only when the page is opened**:

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### ✅ 1. Add route in `app.js`

routes: [
  {
    path: '/about/',
    url: 'pages/about.html',
  },
  {
    path: '/staff/',
    url: 'pages/staff.html',
  },
  {
    path: '/events/',
    url: 'pages/events.html',
    on: {
      pageInit: function (e, page) {
        f7App.dialog.preloader('Loading Events...');
        $.ajax({
          url: 'https://yourdomain.com/api/events.php',
          method: 'GET',
          success: function (res) {
            f7App.dialog.close();
            // Assume res is HTML list items or JSON
            let html = '';
            const events = JSON.parse(res);
            $.each(events, function (i, item) {
              html += `<li class="item-content">
                         <div class="item-inner">
                           <div class="item-title">${item.title}</div>
                           <div class="item-after">${item.date}</div>
                         </div>
                       </li>`;
            });
            $('#event-list').html(html);
          },
          error: function () {
            f7App.dialog.close();
            f7App.dialog.alert('Failed to load events');
          }
        });
      }
    }
  }
]

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### ✅ 2. Create `pages/events.html`

<div class="page" data-name="events">
  <div class="navbar">
    <div class="navbar-inner">
      <div class="left">
        <a href="#" class="link back"><i class="icon f7-icons">arrow_left</i></a>
      </div>
      <div class="title">Events</div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="page-content">
    <div class="block-title">Today's Events</div>
    <div class="list">
      <ul id="event-list">
        <!-- Event items will be injected here -->
      </ul>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

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### ✅ 3. Add link in your `index.html` (or home page)

<p><a href="/events/" class="link">View Events</a></p>

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### 📝 What this does:
– When the user clicks **“View Events”**, the Framework7 router loads the `events.html` page.
– The `on: pageInit` callback triggers an AJAX request to your PHP backend.
– Fetched event data is displayed in the “.

Let me know if you want pagination or filtering in this too.

User
Can we use jquery separate from app.js
Assistant
Yes, **you can use jQuery in a separate file from `app.js`** in your Framework7 + Cordova setup.

Here’s the clean structure and how to organize it:

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### ✅ Suggested File Structure

www/
├── js/
│   ├── jquery-3.6.0.min.js       ← jQuery library
│   ├── app.js                    ← Framework7 config, routing
│   └── events.js                 ← Page-specific logic (e.g. load events)

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### ✅ 1. `index.html` (Include jQuery and files in correct order)

<script src="cordova.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/framework7.bundle.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/app.js"></script>
<script src="js/events.js"></script>

> ✅ **Always include `events.js` after `app.js`** so Framework7 is already initialized.

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### ✅ 2. In `app.js` (basic setup, routes only)

window.f7App = new Framework7({
  el: '#app',
  name: 'MyApp',
  theme: 'auto',
  routes: [
    {
      path: '/events/',
      url: 'pages/events.html',
    }
  ]
});

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### ✅ 3. In `events.js` (page logic using jQuery)

$(document).on('page:init', '.page[data-name="events"]', function () {
  f7App.dialog.preloader('Loading Events...');
  $.ajax({
    url: 'https://yourdomain.com/api/events.php',
    method: 'GET',
    success: function (res) {
      f7App.dialog.close();
      let html = '';
      const events = JSON.parse(res);
      $.each(events, function (i, item) {
        html += `<li class="item-content">
                  <div class="item-inner">
                    <div class="item-title">${item.title}</div>
                    <div class="item-after">${item.date}</div>
                  </div>
                </li>`;
      });
      $('#event-list').html(html);
    },
    error: function () {
      f7App.dialog.close();
      f7App.dialog.alert('Failed to load events');
    }
  });
});

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### ✅ Summary:
– `app.js` = App config and routing only
– `events.js` = Page-specific logic (with jQuery)
– You can create more files like `staff.js`, `login.js` for modular code

Would you like me to show how to dynamically load these page-specific scripts only when the route is visited (optional)?

User
How to add device ready chexk
Assistant
To **add `deviceready` check** in a **Framework7 + jQuery + Cordova** app, wrap your app initialization code inside the `deviceready` event like this:

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### ✅ In `app.js`

document.addEventListener('deviceready', function () {
  console.log('Cordova is ready');

  // Initialize Framework7 app
  window.f7App = new Framework7({
    el: '#app',
    name: 'MyApp',
    theme: 'auto',
    routes: [
      {
        path: '/events/',
        url: 'pages/events.html',
      },
      // add more routes as needed
    ]
  });

}, false);

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### ✅ In `events.js` or any other custom file

document.addEventListener('deviceready', function () {
  // Add your jQuery-based page logic
  $(document).on('page:init', '.page[data-name="events"]', function () {
    console.log('Events page loaded after Cordova is ready');

    f7App.dialog.preloader('Loading Events...');
    $.ajax({
      url: 'https://yourdomain.com/api/events.php',
      method: 'GET',
      success: function (res) {
        f7App.dialog.close();
        const events = JSON.parse(res);
        let html = '';
        $.each(events, function (i, item) {
          html += `<li class="item-content">
                    <div class="item-inner">
                      <div class="item-title">${item.title}</div>
                      <div class="item-after">${item.date}</div>
                    </div>
                  </li>`;
        });
        $('#event-list').html(html);
      },
      error: function () {
        f7App.dialog.close();
        f7App.dialog.alert('Failed to load events');
      }
    });
  });
});

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### ✅ Summary

– Cordova must be initialized before accessing any native plugins or starting your app logic.
– **Use `document.addEventListener('deviceready', callback)`** for both `app.js` and any page-specific logic files (`events.js`, `login.js`, etc.).
– You can add multiple `deviceready` listeners—Cordova will call them all once it's ready.

Would you like me to show how to ensure this works even in browser (for testing)?

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