Demo app for the "Build Offline-Enabled Mobile Apps With Ionic and Couchbase Lite" talk at Couchbase Connect 2021. The app allows users to search and bookmark hotels using data loaded from a Couchbase Lite database.

Building mobile apps that require offline data storage capabilities? Using Ionic’s open source development kit, web development teams can now build fast, offline-enabled apps using JavaScript and Ionic's Couchbase Lite integration. This app runs on iOS, Android, and native Windows all from one codebase.

Features

• Data from a Couchbase Lite database: The database is embedded into the Android and iOS apps.

• UI components powered by Ionic Framework: search bar, bookmarks, icons, list items, and more.

• Bookmarked hotels: Saved in a Couchbase Lite database.

• Cross-platform: Create iOS, Android, and native Windows apps all from the same codebase.

Tech Details

• UI: Ionic Framework 6 and Angular 12
• Native runtime: Capacitor 3
• Database: Couchbase Lite v3.0 powered by Ionic's CBL integration

How to Run

Note: Installing and running this app, which uses Ionic's Couchbase Lite integration, requires a subscription to Ionic Enterprise. For details, pricing info, and a live demo, please reach out here.

• Sign up for a free trial of Ionic's Couchbase Lite integration.
• Install the Ionic CLI: npm install -g @ionic/cli
• Clone this repository
• Register your native trial key: ionic enterprise register
• Build the app: ionic build then npx cap sync
• Run the app on your device. Either npx cap open android or npx cap open ios