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This is a program which takes a React/Next.js/HTML project and provides a simple way to bundle it into a local application using PyWebview.

• Windows
• Linux

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/jchu634/EasyWebpageBundler
   

2. Install the required packages

   # For Windows
   pip install -r requirements.txt

   # For Linux
   pip install -r linux_requirements.txt

3. Add your React/Next.js/HTML project to the static folder

4. Customise the build scripts to include your project name

   • package.iss (Windows)

     #define AppName "EasyWebPageBundler"
     #define AppVersion "1.0.0"
     #define AppPublisher "Example"
     #define AppExeName "EasyWebPageBundler"
     

   • build.ps1 (Windows)

     $applicationName = "EasyWebPageBundler"
     

   • build.sh (Linux)

     applicationName="EasyWebPageBundler"
     

5. Add environment variables as appropiate to the .env file (Optional)

       ENV = "production"
       ERR404 = True
       APPNAME  = "EasyWebPageBundler"
   

   • ENV - The environment the application is running in. (production/development)
   • ERR404 - Whether you have a 404.html page when a page is not found. (True/False)
   • APPNAME - The name of the application.

6. Run the build script

   .\build.ps1
   

• The webpages are rendered using PyWebview.
• The pages are served using FastAPI.
• The application is bundled using PyInstaller.
• The windows iinstaller is created using Inno Setup.