Light apps ecosystem
TPAC 2025
Kobe, Japan & online
13 November 2025
| Type | API | Description | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | 2+ | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data management | Data storage | Get, set key=value pairs | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Storage API (IndexedDB API), Web Storage API |
| File system management | Storage, management in the local file system | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | File System API, File and Directory Entries API | |
| Data exchange with other MiniApps | Data exchange between installed apps | yes | yes | yes | yes | Broadcast Channel API, Channel Messaging API | ||
| Compression/Decompression | ZIP file management | yes | yes | yes | yes | |||
| Clipboard | Clipboard set/get | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Clipboard API | |
| Cryptography | Encryption, decryption, random | yes | yes | yes | yes | Web Crypto API | ||
| Cache | Cache management (rules, cleaning, etc.) | yes | Content Index API | |||||
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Sensors | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Sensor APIs (Accelerometer) |
| Compass | Sensors | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Sensor APIs (Magnetometer) | |
| Gyroscope | Sensors | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Sensor APIs (Gyroscope) | |
| Proximity sensor | Sensors | yes | Proximity Sensor | |||||
| Step counter | Sensors | yes | yes | yes | yes | |||
| Ambient light sensor | Sensors | Sensor APIs (Ambient Light) |
| Type | Feature | Style? | Funct.? | Rec? | Standard solution? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Container | Content division | <div> |
direct usage | ||
| Inline container | <span> |
direct usage | |||
| Dialog | <dialog> |
direct usage | |||
| Stacking container | yes | <div>* |
HTML + CSS (div { position: relative; }) |
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| Slideshow (carousel) | yes | <div>* |
HTML + CSS Flexbox + overscroll-behavior + scroll-behavior... |
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| Tabs | yes | <nav><section>* |
(OpenUI) (navs + section + CSS) |
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| List container | yes | <ul><li> |
HTML + CSS | ||
| Fixed container | yes | <div>* |
HTML + CSS | ||
| Scrolling container | yes | <div>* |
HTML + CSS | ||
| Grid layout | yes | <div>* |
HTML + CSS | ||
| Marquee | yes | <marquee> (deprecated)* |
HTML + CSS | ||
| Drag and drop | yes | <div>* |
HTML + Drag and Drop API | ||
| Pull to refresh | yes | <div>* |
HTML + JS + CSS | ||
| Conditional block | @style |
CSS media queries | |||
| Navigation Bar | <nav> |
HTML + CSS |
This presentation:
http://espinr.github.io/talks/2025/1113-MiniApps-TPAC-ChineseIG
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