My futile attempt to get the old Telegram web client working again.
Here are some screenshots of the interface:
- Secret chats
- Black list
- ...
| Description | URL | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Nowhere | no url | Non-existent |
Non-existent version: the app does not exist, you can't download it as a website, you can't download it as an app, all you can do is just nothing.
Hosted version: the app is downloaded via HTTPS as a usual website. Will be available offline due to application cache.
Packed version: the app is downloaded at once in a package via HTTPS. The package is updated less frequently than the Web-version.
The app is based on the AngularJS JavaScript framework, and written in pure JavaScript. jQuery is used for DOM manipulations, and Bootstrap as the CSS-framework.
The project repository is based on angularjs-seed and includes gulp tasks, so it's easy to launch the app locally on your desktop. Install node.js.
Install dependencies with:
npm install
Optionally, run the following commands in the project directory to install gulp globally:
sudo npm install -g gulp
This will install all the needed dependencies.
Just run npm start (gulp watch) to start the web server and the livereload task.
Open http://localhost:8000/app/index.html in your browser.
To run this application in Google Chrome as a packaged app, open this URL (in Chrome): chrome://extensions/, then tick "Developer mode" and press "Load unpacked extension...". Select the downloaded app folder and Webogram should appear in the list.
Run npm start (gulp watch) to watch for file changes and automatically rebuild the app.
To run this application in Firefox as a packaged app, open "Menu" -> "Developer" -> "WebIDE" (or hit Shift + F8). Choose "Open packaged app" from the Project menu and select the app folder.
Run npm start (gulp watch) to watch for file changes and automatically rebuild the app.
Run npm run clean (gulp clean), then npm run build (gulp publish) to build the minimized production version of the app. Copy dist folder contents to your web server. Don't forget to set X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN header (docs).
Besides the frameworks mentioned above, other libraries are used for protocol and UI needs. Here is the short list:
Many thanks to all these libraries' authors and contributors. A detailed list with descriptions and licenses is available here.
The source code is licensed under GPL v3. License is available here.