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pwa-install

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pwa-install is a web component from the PWABuilder team that brings an awesome "install" experience to your Progressive Web App!

Built with lit-element

What does it look like?

Supported Browsers

• Edge
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari

Using this component

Install

There are two ways to use this component. For simple projects or just to get started fast, we recommend using the component by script tag. If your project is using npm then we recommend using the npm package.

Script tag

• Put this script tag in the head of your index.html:

<script
  type="module"
  src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@pwabuilder/pwainstall"
></script>

NPM

• Run npm install @pwabuilder/pwainstall
• import with import '@pwabuilder/pwainstall'

Then you can use the element <pwa-install></pwa-install> anywhere in your template, JSX, html etc. live demo: https://pwainstall.glitch.me

API

Properties

Property	Attribute	Description	Type	Default
openmodal	openmodal	Controls the opening of the modal via attribute, consider using the function	boolean	false
usecustom	usecustom	Hides default button	boolean	false
manifestpath	manifestpath	path to your web manifest	string	manifest.json
explainer	explainer	Controls the text of the explainer text just below the title of the app header	string	This app can be installed on
featuresheader	featuresheader	Controls the text of the features header	string	Key Features
descriptionheader	descriptionheader	Controls the text of the description header	string	Description
installbuttontext	installbuttontext	Controls the text of the install button	string	Install
cancelbuttontext	cancelbuttontext	Controls the text of the cancel button	string	Cancel
iosinstallinfotext	iosinstallinfotext	Controls the iOS installation info text	string	Tap the share button and then 'Add to Homescreen'

Methods

name	Description
openPrompt()	Opens the install modal
closePrompt()	Closes the install modal
getInstalledStatus()	Tell if the PWA is installed or not

Interactions with the methods requires a reference to the element itself, if using webcomponents or a library like Lit-Element or Fast-Element, this can be done easily within the if using the component from the browser

Styling

CSS Variables

We recommend using our CSS variables to easliy tweak the style of this component to fit your project. Here are our current supported CSS variables.

name	Description
--install-button-color	Changes the color of the install button
--modal-z-index	Changes the z-index of the install modal
--modal-background-index	Changes the z-index of the install modal background
--modal-background-color	Changes the background color of the install modal

Shadow Parts

If you need to style this component more comprehensively, you can use Shadow Parts to style both the install button and the install modal. To target these two elements you can use pwa-install::part(openButton) and pwa-install::part(installModal) respectively. For example, to make the background of the install button grey, I would need this CSS:

pwa-install::part(openButton) {
  background: grey;
}

Advanced Examples

Usage with typescript

import "@pwabuilder/pwainstall"; // module import, allows for use in templates.

class YourClass extends RenderLib {
  ...

  get installComponent(): PWAInstallComponent {
    return this.shadowRoot?.querySelector("pwa-install");
  }

  ...
}

Example with Component Reference (Web Components)

<template id="example">
  <style></style>
  ...
  <pwa-install></pwa-install>
</template>

customElements.define(
  "example",
  class Example extends HTMLElement {
    constructor() {
      super();
      let template = document.getElementById("example");
      let templateContent = template.content;
      this.shadowRoot = this.attachShadow({ mode: "open" }).appendChild(
        templateContent.cloneNode(true)
      );
      this.installComponent = document
        .getElementsByTagName("el-example")[0]
        .shadowRoot.querySelector("pwa-install");
    }
  }
);

Example with Component Reference (Lit-Element)

// Using module import
import { LitElement, html, property, query } from "lit-element";
import "@pwabuilder/pwainstall";

class Example extends LitElement {
  @query("installId") componentRef: HTMLElement;

  render() {
    return html`
      <body>
        <pwa-install id="installId"></pwa-install>
      </body>
    `;
  }

  interactionWithComponent() {
    // See the methods section
    this.componentRef.getInstalledStatus();
  }
}

Example with Component Reference (Fast-Element)

const template = html`
  <pwa-install ref('installComponent')></pwa-install>
`

@customElement({ ... })
class Example extends FASTElement {
  @observable installComponent: PWAInstallComponent | undefined;

  @volatile
  get installComponent() {
    return this.shadowRoot.querySelector("pwa-install");
  }

  interactionWithComponent() {
    this.installComponent.getInstalledStatus();
  }
}

Example of grabbing from the dom

<head>
  <script
    type="module"
    src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@pwabuilder/pwainstall"
  ></script>
</head>
<body>
  <pwa-install id="installComponent"></pwa-install>
  <script async defer>
    const ref = document.getElementById("installComponent");
    ref.getInstalledStatus();
  </script>
</body>

Example of programmatically creating the element

<head>
  <script
    type="module"
    src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@pwabuilder/pwainstall"
  ></script>
</head>
<body>
  <script async defer>
    var installComponent = document.createElement("pwa-install");
    document.body.appendChild(installComponent);
    installComponent.getInstalledStatus();
  </script>
</body>