Marcel Pociot - Writing native apps with... PHP? - Laracon AU 2023

Discover the magic of creating desktop apps with PHP. Join CTO of Beyond Code, Marcel Pociot, as he guides us through unique ways of utilising PHP, sharing insights on Laravel packages and exciting new developments. Get ready to dive into the world of desktop app creation! 00:00 Intro 00:48 Main idea 01:11 Building apps 01:40 Speaker intro 02:06 Previous talk 02:30 Demo overview 02:59 App architecture 03:47 Processes 04:14 Renderer process 04:55 PHP integration 05:37 Shipping PHP 06:06 Requirements 06:37 Laravel Herd 07:05 Extension support 07:24 Coding demo 08:13 Dev environment 08:43 Live reloading 09:21 Window resizing 10:15 Configuring window 10:37 Picking windows 11:02 Window states 11:27 Centered window 12:03 Building app 12:37 Printer demo lol 13:20 Login with Touch ID 13:50 Login form 14:31 Touch ID prompt 15:14 App component 15:27 Picker component 16:08 Overlay window 16:43 Detecting windows 17:10 Picker macro 17:32 Screen dimensions 17:52 Transparent window 18:13 Mouse events 18:30 Title bar hidden 19:08 Picker route 19:40 Highlighted window 20:01 Get highlighted window 20:42 Display overlay 21:04 Take screenshot 21:27 Closing window 21:56 Finding window 22:32 Screenshot to clipboard 23:03 Display screenshot 23:43 Updating screenshot 24:04 Reading clipboard 24:22 Livewire polling 24:50 Printing demo 25:32 Bluetooth printers 26:16 Printing image 27:05 Python script 27:40 App demo summary 28:19 Resources 28:41 Q&A