App / Core

When we init the app we can use the new Framework7 constructor and pass an object with main app parameters:

var app = new Framework7({
  // App id
  id: 'com.myapp.test',
  // Enable swipe panel
  panel: {
    swipe: 'left',
  },
  // ... other parameters
});

This constructor returns main app Framework7 instance.

App Parameters

Lets look at the list of available parameters:

Parameter Type Default Description
id string io.framework7.testapp App bundle id.
name string Framework7 App name. Can be used by other components, e.g. as the default title for Dialog component.
version string 1.0.0 App version. Can be used by other components.
theme string auto App theme. Can be ios, md or auto. In case of auto it will use iOS theme for iOS devices and MD theme for all other devices.
language string App language. Can be used by other components. By default equal to the current browser/webview language (i.e. navigator.language).
routes array [] Array with default routes to all views.
root string body App root element.
data function App root data. Must be a function that returns an object with root data. For example:
var app = new Framework7({
  data: function () {
    return {
      username: 'vladimir',
      firstName: 'Vladimir',
      lastName: 'Kharlampidi'
    };
  },
});

Note, that this inside of this data function points to app Framework7 instance.

methods object {} App root methods. Object with methods, e.g.
var app = new Framework7({
  methods: {
    alert: function() {
      app.dialog.alert('Hello World');
    }
  }
});
on object {} Object with events handlers. For example:
var app = new Framework({
  on: {
    init: function () {
      console.log('App initialized'),
    },
    pageInit: function () {
      console.log('Page initialized'),
    },
  }
})
init boolean true By default Framework7 will be initialized automatically when you call new Framework7(). If you want to prevent this behavior you can disable it with this option and then initialize it manually with app.init() when you need it.
initOnDeviceReady boolean true If automatic initialization is enabled with init: true parameter and app is running under cordova environment then it will be initialized on deviceready event.
Clicks Module Parameters
clicks object Object with clicks-module related parameters:
var app = new Framework7({
  clicks: {
    externalLinks: '.external',
  }
})
{
externalLinks string '.external' CSS selector for links that should be treated as external and shouldn't be handled by Framework7. For example such '.external' value will match to links like <a href="somepage.html" class="external"> (with class "external")
}
Touch Module Parameters
touch object Object with touch-module related parameters:
var app = new Framework7({
  touch: {
    tapHold: true,
  }
})
{
fastClicks boolean true Fast clicks is a built-in library that removes 300ms delay from links and form elements in mobile browser while you click them. You can disable this built-in library if you want to use other third party fast clicks script.
fastClicksDistanceThreshold number 10 Distance threshold (in px) to prevent short taps. So if tap/move distance is larger than this value then "click" will not be triggered
fastClicksDelayBetweenClicks number 50 Minimal allowed delay (in ms) between multiple clicks
fastClicksExclude string This parameter allows to specify elements not handled by fast clicks by passing CSS selector of such elements
disableContextMenu boolean true
tapHold boolean false Enables tap hold
tapHoldDelay number 750 Determines how long (in ms) the user must hold their tap before the taphold event is fired on the target element
tapHoldPreventClicks boolean true When enabled (by default), then click event will not be fired after tap hold event
activeState boolean true When enabled, app will add "active-state" class to currently touched (:active) element.
activeStateElements string a, button, label, span, .actions-button CSS selector of elements where enabled activeState will add appropriate active class
materialRipple boolean true Enables Material theme specific touch ripple effect
materialRippleElements string .ripple, .link, .item-link, .links-list a, .button, button, .input-clear-button, .dialog-button, .tab-link, .item-radio, .item-checkbox, .actions-button, .searchbar-disable-button, .fab a, .checkbox, .radio, .data-table .sortable-cell, .notification-close-button CSS selector of elements to apply touch ripple effect on click
}

These are default app parameters for app core module.

Most of components that has JavaScript API may extend this list of parameters with the property named as component. For example Panel component extends app parameters with panel property that accepts Panel specific parameters.

Example:

var app = new Framework7({
  id: 'com.myapp.test',
  // Extended by Panel component:
  panel: {
    swipe: 'left',
    leftBreakpoint: 768,
    rightBreakpoint: 1024,
  },
  // Extended by Dialog component:
  dialog: {
    title: 'My App',
  },
  // Extended by Statusbar component:
  statusbar: {
    iosOverlaysWebview: true,
  },
});

App Methods & Properties

Returned Framework7 instance (app) contains a lot of useful properties and methods:

Properties
app.id App ID passed in parameters
app.name App name passed in parameters
app.version App version
app.routes App routes
app.language App language
app.root Dom7 instance with app root element
app.rtl Boolean property indicating app is in RTL layout or not
app.theme Current app theme. Can be md or ios
app.data Object with app root data passed on intialization
app.methods Object with app root methods
app.width App width in px
app.height App height in px
app.left App left offset in px
app.top App top offset in px
app.initialized Boolean property indicating app is initialized or not
app.$ Dom7 alias
app.t7 Template7 alias
app.params App parameters
app.support Object with properties about supported features. Check the Support utilities section
app.device Object with properties about device. Check the Device utilities section
app.utils Object with some useful utilities. Check the Utils section
app.request Contains methods to work with XHR requests. Check the Request utilities section
Methods
app.on(event, handler) Add event handler
app.once(event, handler) Add event handler that will be removed after it was fired
app.off(event, handler) Remove event handler
app.off(event) Remove all handlers for specified event
app.emit(event, ...args) Fire event on instance
app.init() Initialize app. In case you disabled auto initialization with init: false parameter

Same as with app parameters most of components that has JavaScript API may extend this list of properties with the property named as component. For example Panel component extends app instance properties with panel property that accepts Panel specific properties and methods.

Example:

// Open panel
app.panel.open('left');

// Hide statusbar
app.statusbar.hide();

App Events

App instance emits the following core events:

Event Arguments Description
init Event will be fired on app initialization. Automatically after new Framework7() or after app.init() if you disabled auto init.
resize Event will be fired on app resize (window resize).
orientationchange Event will be fired on app orientation change (window orientantion change).
click event Event will be fired on app click
touchstart:active event Event will be fired on touch start (mousedown) event added as active listener (possible to prevent default)
touchmove:active event Event will be fired on touch move (mousemove) event added as active listener (possible to prevent default)
touchend:active event Event will be fired on touch end (mouseup) event added as active listener (possible to prevent default)
touchstart:passive event Event will be fired on touch start (mousedown) event added as passive listener (impossible to prevent default)
touchmove:passive event Event will be fired on touch move (mousemove) event added as passive listener (impossible to prevent default)
touchend:passive event Event will be fired on touch end (mouseup) event added as passive listener (impossible to prevent default)

And again, most of components that has JavaScript API may extend this list of events like Panel component will also trigger additional events on app instance.

Example:

app.on('panelOpen', function (panel) {
  console.log('Panel ' + panel.side + ' opened');
});