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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Web technologies as graphical user interface to
 OCaml programs?

Hello,

I recently converted an application with lablgtk2-based GUI to
a web-based GUI. The body of the application has been transformed
into an XML HTTP server using ocamlnet, and the GUI has been
re-implemented using js-of-ocaml.

See http://www.irisa.fr/LIS/softwares/sewelis for description of the 
app, and access to open source.
See http://www.irisa.fr/LIS/ferre/sewelis-servolis/index.html for the 
online Web application.

Don't have time right now to expand, but I am very happy of the move.

Best,
Sébastien

On 12/08/2016 09:21 AM, Matthieu Dubuget wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I wonder how I could use Web technologies to write OCaml program's
> GUI.
>
> I’m particularly interested by the ocaml-vdom (elm) approach
> simplicity.
>
> But my need would be to add a user interface to programs using some
> OCaml libraries which are not supported by js_of_ocaml (Unix, C libs
> bindings…).
>
> One solution would be to keep the GUI-less native OCaml apps compiled
> and running as native code, and have them communicate with GUIs that
> would run in browsers.
>
> I'm not sure how this communication would be done, thought? Maybe websocket,
> but this is something I do not know at all…
>
> Another solution would be to have the native OCaml app directly serve
> it's UI, maybe using ocsigenserver?
>
> I'm wondering if there are some examples around with those kind of
> approaches or other kind of solution?
>
> Best regards
>
>