Instructions for installing mobile apps

Replace the native js dialog with a page telling you how to
download the apps and how to set your HS URL.

src/vector/getconfig.js

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import Promise from 'bluebird';
+import request from 'browser-request';
+
+export async function getVectorConfig(relativeLocation) {
+    if (relativeLocation === undefined) relativeLocation = '';
+    if (relativeLocation !== '' && !relativeLocation.endsWith('/')) relativeLocation += '/';
+    try {
+        const configJson = await getConfig(`${relativeLocation}config.${document.domain}.json`);
+        // 404s succeed with an empty json config, so check that there are keys
+        if (Object.keys(configJson).length === 0) {
+            throw new Error(); // throw to enter the catch
+        }
+        return configJson;
+    } catch (e) {
+        return await getConfig(relativeLocation + "config.json");
+    }
+}
+
+function getConfig(configJsonFilename) {
+    let deferred = Promise.defer();
+
+    request(
+        { method: "GET", url: configJsonFilename },
+        (err, response, body) => {
+            if (err || response.status < 200 || response.status >= 300) {
+                // Lack of a config isn't an error, we should
+                // just use the defaults.
+                // Also treat a blank config as no config, assuming
+                // the status code is 0, because we don't get 404s
+                // from file: URIs so this is the only way we can
+                // not fail if the file doesn't exist when loading
+                // from a file:// URI.
+                if (response) {
+                    if (response.status == 404 || (response.status == 0 && body == '')) {
+                        deferred.resolve({});
+                    }
+                }
+                deferred.reject({err: err, response: response});
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // We parse the JSON ourselves rather than use the JSON
+            // parameter, since this throws a parse error on empty
+            // which breaks if there's no config.json and we're
+            // loading from the filesystem (see above).
+            deferred.resolve(JSON.parse(body));
+        }
+    );
+
+    return deferred.promise;
+}

src/vector/index.js

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ import rageshake from "matrix-react-sdk/lib/rageshake/rageshake";
 
 import CallHandler from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/CallHandler';
 
+import {getVectorConfig} from './getconfig';
+
 let lastLocationHashSet = null;
 
 function initRageshake() {
@@ -238,15 +240,7 @@ async function loadApp() {
     let configJson;
     let configError;
     try {
-        try {
-            configJson = await getConfig(`config.${document.domain}.json`);
-            // 404s succeed with an empty json config, so check that there are keys
-            if (Object.keys(configJson).length === 0) {
-                throw new Error(); // throw to enter the catch
-            }
-        } catch (e) {
-            configJson = await getConfig("config.json");
-        }
+        configJson = getVectorConfig();
     } catch (e) {
         configError = e;
     }
@@ -260,31 +254,13 @@ async function loadApp() {
     const preventRedirect = Boolean(fragparts.params.client_secret);
 
     if (!preventRedirect) {
-        if (/iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !window.MSStream) {
-            // FIXME: ugly status hardcoding
-            if (SettingsStore.getValue("theme") === 'status') {
-                window.location = "https://status.im/join-riot.html";
+        const isIos = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !window.MSStream;
+        const isAndroid = /Android/.test(navigator.userAgent);
+        if (isIos || isAndroid) {
+            if (!document.cookie.split(';').some((c) => c.startsWith('mobile_redirect_to_guide'))) {
+                window.location = "mobile_guide/";
                 return;
             }
-            else {
-                if (confirm(_t("Riot is not supported on mobile web. Install the app?"))) {
-                    window.location = "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vector.im/id1083446067";
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else if (/Android/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
-            // FIXME: ugly status hardcoding
-            if (SettingsStore.getValue("theme") === 'status') {
-                window.location = "https://status.im/join-riot.html";
-                return;
-            }
-            else {
-                if (confirm(_t("Riot is not supported on mobile web. Install the app?"))) {
-                    window.location = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.alpha";
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 

src/vector/mobile_guide/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import {getVectorConfig} from '../getconfig';
+
+function onBackToRiotClick() {
+    document.cookie = 'mobile_redirect_to_guide=false;path=/';
+    window.location.href = '../';
+}
+
+async function initPage() {
+    document.getElementById('back_to_riot_button').onclick = onBackToRiotClick;
+
+    const config = await getVectorConfig('..');
+    let hsUrl = 'https://matrix.org/';
+    if (config && config['default_hs_url']) {
+        hsUrl = config['default_hs_url'];
+    }
+    document.getElementById('hs_url').innerHTML = hsUrl;
+}
+
+initPage();

webpack.config.js

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ module.exports = {
         "bundle": ["babel-polyfill", "./src/vector/index.js"],
         "indexeddb-worker": "./src/vector/indexeddb-worker.js",
 
+        "mobileguide": "./src/vector/mobile_guide/index.js",
+
         // We ship olm.js as a separate lump of javascript. This makes it get
         // loaded via a separate <script/> tag in index.html (which loads it
         // into the browser global `Olm`, where js-sdk expects to find it).
@@ -132,6 +134,11 @@ module.exports = {
                 og_image_url: og_image_url,
             },
         }),
+        new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
+            template: './src/vector/mobile_guide/index.html',
+            filename: 'mobile_guide/index.html',
+            chunks: ['mobileguide'],
+        }),
     ],
     devtool: 'source-map',