Testing UI Builder Locally

Local changes can only be tested on the iOS Simulator, included with Xcode.

Setup

In order to test changes to UI builder:

1. Install a local server program, such as ws
2. Run ws from the command terminal.
3. In the root folder from which you are running ws, create a folder called ui_builder.
4. Download the latest version of the UI builder's AppDefine.json file into that folder.

5. Download your app's rivers.json file:

   1. In Zapp, find your app and open its Info screen, as shown below.

   2. Press the Reveal Build Parameters button in the top-right.

   3. Find the "rivers" JSON URL at the bottom, which represents the layouts defined in UI builder. Download the JSON and save it to your ui_bulider folder (created in step 3).
6. Your ui_builder folder should now look like this:

Running in app

In order to test your changes in the app:

1. Open the Settings app and find your app in the bottom section.

2. In the app settings, change the APPLICASTER COMPONENTS SERVER to Local.

3. Restart the application.