Resources for hacking on Open Web Apps

Web App Templates

• mortar app stub: for any app; a blank template that comes only with the basic things required to get started | Download
• mortar game stub: for building 2D games with canvas; a minimal web game template that handles input and a render loop | Download
• mortar list-detail layout: for list-based apps; comes with a layouts library and sets up a list-detail layout for you | Download
• mortar tab view: similar to mortar-list-detail but the initial layout has tabs at the button which let you switch between screens. | Download
• sutthisan: for apps that need a simple server-side component | Download

• Screencast about mortar templates
• mortar-layouts: the UI library powering mortar list-detail and tab view | README

Running FirefoxOS on your computer

• Firefox OS Simulator: Firefox add-on that allows you install pages as apps and run the simulator on your machine
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Windows
• Firefox OS Simulator 1.0 is here! by Robert Nyman
• Firefox OS Simulator on addons.mozilla.org
• A screencast showing the Firefox OS Simulator in action by Matthew Claypotch

More Resources and Links

• Developer Hub: https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers
• Screencast: How to Submit an App to the Firefox Marketplace by Chris Van
  • Subtitles
• Reference apps:
  • Face Value (built with sutthisan) | Download
  • serpent (built with mortar game stub) | Download
  • Chrono (built with mortar app stub) | Download
  • Roller (advanced example app with node.js backend) | Download
• Screencast: Mozilla Apps Ecosystem - Architecture Pt 1 by Bill Walker