sundayamizo/lite-apps

A Library of Lite Apps for Hermit

Lite App Manifests

This is a directory of manifest files for Hermit.

Syntax

Hermit Lite Apps are zip files, with the extension .hermit, with the following structure.

Directory Structure

Lite App.hermit
- manifest.json  (required)
- icon.png       (required)
+ _locales/      (optional)
  + en/
    - messages.json
  + es/
    - messages.json
  + de/
    - messages.json
  + pt_BR/
    - messages.json
  … etc.

manifest.json

{
  "manifest_version": 1,
  "lang": "en",
  "name": "__MSG_lite_app_title__",
  "start_url": "https://example.com",
  "theme_color": "#ff0000",
  "secondary_color": "#00ff00",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "icon.png"
    }
  ],
  "hermit_settings": {
    "block_malware":  true | false,
    "do_not_track":  true | false,
    "load_images":  true | false,
    "open_links": "in_app" | "browser",
    "save_data":  true | false,
    "scroll_to_top":  true | false,
    "text_zoom":  true | false,
    "user_agent": "desktop" | ""
  },
  "hermit_bookmarks": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/top-level-navigation",
      "name": "__MSG_top_level__"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/another-top-level-navigation",
      "name": "__MSG_another_top_level__"
    }
  ],
  "hermit_search": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/search?q=%s",
      "name": "__MSG_search_example__"
    }
  ],
  "hermit_share": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/share?u=%u&t=%t",
      "name": "__MSG_share_to_example__"
    }
  ]
}

_locales/en/messages.json

{
  "lite_app_title": {
    "message": "Lite App",
    "description": "Name of this Lite App, shown in the Launcher and everywhere else as a title. Keep it short."
  },
  "top_level": {
    "message": "Top Level Navigation",
    "description": "Just what it says. Descriptions are for translators to understand the context in which a string is being used."
  },
  "another_top_level": {
    "message": "Another Top Level Navigation",
    "description": "Just what it says. Descriptions are for translators to understand the context in which a string is being used."
  },
  "search_example": {
    "message": "Search Lite App",
    "description": "Phrase shown as the text hint in the search box at the top of the Lite App"
  },
  "share_to_example": {
    "message": "Share to Lite App",
    "description": "Phrase shown in the dialog where a user can share text from another app directly to this Lite App"
  }
}