quicklaunch: use fast loading when possible

Author: thyttan

apps/quicklaunch/ChangeLog

@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 0.14: Extension: Don't go down a path if nothing waits at the end. Revisit the current intersection instead.
 0.15: Extension: Compatibility with "Fastload Utils" app history feature.
 0.16: Snappier. Fewer storage interactions.
+0.17: (WIP) Use Bangle.load to do faster loads when we can.

apps/quicklaunch/app.js

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
           else if (!storage.read(settings[trace+"app"].src)) {
             E.showMessage(settings[trace+"app"].src+"\n"+/*LANG*/"was not found"+".", "Quick Launch");
             settings[trace+"app"] = {"name":"(none)"}; // reset entry.
-          } else load(settings[trace+"app"].src);
+          } else Bangle.load(settings[trace+"app"].src);
     }
   };
 
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     storage.writeJSON("quicklaunch.json", settings);
     E.removeListener("kill", saveAndClear);
     if (timeoutToClock) clearTimeout(timeoutToClock); // Compatibility with Fastload Utils.
+    require("widget_utils").hide();
   }
 
   Bangle.setUI({
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
   const updateTimeoutToClock = function(){
     let time = 1500; // milliseconds
     if (timeoutToClock) clearTimeout(timeoutToClock);
-    timeoutToClock = setTimeout(load,time);
+    timeoutToClock = setTimeout(Bangle.load,time);
   };
   updateTimeoutToClock();
 

apps/quicklaunch/boot.js

@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
         E.showMessage(settings[trace+"app"].src+"\n"+/*LANG*/"was not found"+".", "Quick Launch");
         settings[trace+"app"] = {"name":"(none)"}; // reset entry.
         storage.write("quicklaunch.json", settings);
-        setTimeout(load, 2000);
-      } else {load(settings[trace+"app"].src);}
+        setTimeout(Bangle.load, 2000);
+      } else {
+        require("widget_utils").hide();
+        Bangle.load(settings[trace+"app"].src);
+      }
     }
   };
 

apps/quicklaunch/metadata.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "quicklaunch",
   "name": "Quick Launch",
   "icon": "app.png",
-  "version": "0.16",
+  "version": "0.17",
   "description": "Tap or swipe left/right/up/down on your clock face to launch up to five apps of your choice. Configurations can be accessed through Settings->Apps.",
   "type": "bootloader",
   "tags": "tools,system",