NativePHP Laravel: CDN JS Not Loading on App Start

[KamilTahirli]

Hello, I am using NativePHP with Laravel. The JavaScript files I call via a CDN inside Blade are not loading when the application starts, but they load when I open the application in a web browser. How can I solve this issue?

[PeteBishwhip]

Hey there 👋

Whilst running the application in dev, do you see the request for the CDN resource?

In this example, I added a Google Fonts CSS import to my application and it loaded it fine.

[KamilTahirli]

Hey there 👋

Whilst running the application in dev, do you see the request for the CDN resource?

In this example, I added a Google Fonts CSS import to my application and it loaded it fine.

Hello, the issue was occurring only with the loading of JS files, not CSS.

[PeteBishwhip]

You're right, my apologies.

I'm seeing this also however, it's typically advised to compile required assets as Desktop apps may be used in an offline context.

Have you considered bundling in your Javascript assets, rather than utilising a CDN? This ensures that if the app is not granted network access, your assets will continue to load.

[KamilTahirli]

You're right, my apologies.

I'm seeing this also however, it's typically advised to compile required assets as Desktop apps may be used in an offline context.

Have you considered bundling in your Javascript assets, rather than utilising a CDN? This ensures that if the app is not granted network access, your assets will continue to load.

When I use JavaScript files via Vite instead of a CDN, I don’t experience any issues, but I do encounter problems when using a CDN. I was just curious why there is a loading issue with external links.

Logically, yes, all components should be configured locally because even NativePHP uses SQLite as the database.

Thank you for your help.

[PeteBishwhip]

I think it's probably a technical limitation. When I look at the developer console, the .js files I attempted using CDN are loaded, but they are not available in the WebView. NativePHP does not intentionally block this and the request is definitely made.

[simonhamp]

Loading external assets, especially scripts, introduces security risks into your app. You should make sure that all of the resources needed to render the UI of your application are bundled with your application.