iPhone/Android Apps for Hikashop...

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.5

Hi everyone,

I know there was a topic started before but I searched and couldn't find it and since this is more and more relevant I figured I would post a new discussion...

[more than 60% of Traffic is now from Mobile devices] and in the specific case of eCommerce more than 50% come from Mobile. Additionally, iOS devices drove 3X the e-commerce sales [not to be confused with Traffic] of Android.

So, I have been looking for a while for a solution and surprisingly none have emerged - there used to be one about 1.5-2 yrs ago that had been started but disappeared after only some months... but not much more...

And today, one of my clients [for whom I'm of course using Joomla and Hikashop ], contacted me about 'What do we need to do to have an app?' - the 6th-7th request this year so far - but definitely all of my previous requests were for sites/clients who were not even close to being ready for that!

In my search, I came across something that looks interesting/promising - github.com/jibon57/Joomla_API
as it already has support for quite a few things...

I realize this doesn't create an App but getting the data in/out of the site is very important...

I looked a bit into MobiCommerce but their website as often is the case with Indian companies is too vague about what they are or can do and/or doesn't exude confidence...

Any other solutions that anyone has found out there?

Particularly interested in ones that allow easy configuration of app via a tool [i.e. trying to avoid a 100% custom app development cycle from scratch from both a time and cost standpoint].

Cheers,

Emmanuel.

Salut Jérome,

I had come across that but to be honest, it looked 'no longer being developed or abandoned etc because there was only 1 contributor, 1 commit [the other 2 are the initial license and read me commits] and that was 7 months ago...

I read somewhere in that Project that there would be things coming in the future but I figured if no activity in 7 months then it must not be active anymore...

Sorry if that wasn't the case!

Is there anything useful in github.com/jibon57/Joomla_API that could be combined with github.com/HikaShop/hikapi to move the project further along?

Just wondering.

I'm *not* an app developer but as it stands, is there enough in github.com/HikaShop/hikapi for an iPhone or Android developer to actually hook in/talk to Hikashop and get product data to/from a site as well as possibly shopping cart, payment processor and shipping rules information? It didn't seem to have those features yet but like I said i'm no app developer

Thanks for the help,
Cheers,

Emmanuel.

Salut Jérome,

I think you truly misunderstood the tone of my message.

I wasn't attacking you, your work or the API you published, I was asking where it was in its development and if it was still active.

I have seen many projects on GitHub which start and are a work in progress
which is to be expected as it is a repository after all..

I have no prejudice for or against you or your work and keep in mind that I said I'm not an App developer.

So based on your answer, the current API is finished and ready to run with which is great.

Does it provide an app developer enough access to Hikashop to get product data to/from a site as well as possibly shopping cart, payment processor and shipping rules information?

If not, what is not yet implemented? and what is on the future project map in terms of new features / capabilities that you are thinking about adding?

Cheers,

Emmanuel.

Hi Jérome,

Well that's a nice explanation and even understood it lol

On the topic of Hikashop 3 - sounds exciting... but I'm not finding information about it...

I did a search on the website, Google and the forums here and found out about the New HikaAuction..

SWEET - its info page doesn't mention what type of auctions it supports but other than that, a welcome addition
to the Hikashop/Joomla community.

If you could point me to anything that I can read on Hikashop 3 - it would be sweet!
Cheers,

Emmanuel.

Hi
I post also about hikapi here ( french) because i see also the BIG advantage that hikashop could have if people in client side use SAP ( single page application) that can make AJAX Call to the REST server service using json data .
In a way hikashop consume ticket is or could be a REST service because format=html and not json !!
I think SPA page ll a specific page among other joomla page ( joomla send html js css image) but you need really understand the difference beetween all the differents available SPA Framework ( phonegap , angular , Jquery UI ) . It nice that joomla frontend like many CMS i think let us use any CSS framework or javascript library in the Front End compare to BackEnd ( stick to bootstrap version "prototype first " ) .

I don't read enough documentation to be able to summarize wich "php" CMS or Framework or library
-should be use
-implement the whole specification ( SOAP vs XML-RPC vs REST. )
-are already use !!!

As always look around joomla ecosystem could be usefull to know if joomla is the way to go in 2016
joomla drupal wordpress see 1
joomla see 1
drupal see 1
wordpress see 1

i was not aware of the hikashop Auction plug in and really a new world i have to test and discover !!!
Regard ' s

Is it possible to test HK 3 beta ?

would definitely love to beta test it too...

Hi

Really great to ear that since i "waste" my last 3 months to master the javascript ecosystem ( angular, module ,loader, sync, jquery UI , angular UI , AJAX , promise , callback , nodejs , webpack , typescript , harmony ) .

Does someone has others interestings links about joomla that i don't know about joomla rest Web service API ?
I ll stay tune to this page ( bookmark) ....... and ll improve my php anf joomla php skill

Regards

Hi,
Think you may have a look at www.appmachine.com/
You can make apps very easily and by using the Excel import, web services and/or java script you will have your products updated in no time. I am using appmachine for several of my projects.

I had come across that before but even though it is only $ 49/month, for most of my small business clients that's quite expensive... not sure what others are finding with their clients.../ for themselves...

Hi
It look like a gui builder with e-commerce functionnalities like tool like wix or create webly .
specific tool ( prestashop/ magento), CMS or sass for e-commerce the choice depends of what you want , price , easy , functionnality , customize , skill ......
In al lthe case, each e-commerce need database of product with great images ( process by photoshop ? size , ratio , hd/sd) and this take time to create and import ( in csv format ) .

so happy to hear that!

Please check our hikashop application ready.

Andriod:- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.harmis.joomapp&hl=en
itunes:- itunes.apple.com/in/app/harmis-hika/id1207239203?mt=8

Buy it from here :- www.harmistechnology.com/hjoomapp/our-pr...roduct/Harmis-&-Hika

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Regards,
Hardik Mistry

Hi, is anybody user play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.harmis.hikashop&hl=en
Is it application OK?
What about support is it ok?
Thax