System and method for initializing software applications
Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a method, a system, and an article for reducing start-up times for software applications. An example computer-implemented method can include: initiating a software application on a client device; downloading on the client device an initial portion of data configured to render an operable version of the software application; providing the operable version of the software application on the client device; downloading on the client device a remaining portion of data configured to render a complete version of the software application; and providing the complete version of the software application on the client device.
1. A computer-implemented method of reducing a start-up time for a software application installed on a client device, comprising:
initiating the software application installed on the client device;
downloading on the client device an initial portion of start-up data configured to render an operable version of the software application,
wherein the initial portion of start-up data comprises at least one of a user interface layout, an image dimension, a mesh dimension, a length of an animation, positional data, or spatial data;
providing the operable version of the software application on the client device;
downloading on the client device a remaining portion of start-up data configured to render a complete version of the software application,
wherein the remaining portion of start-up data comprises at least one asset configured to replace a placeholder asset in the operable version of the software application; and
providing the complete version of the software application on the client device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein initiating the software application comprises:
requesting a manifest file from a content delivery network, the manifest file comprising an identification of the initial portion of start-up data and the remaining portion of start-up data.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the initial portion of start-up data comprises interim metadata for the software application.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operable version of the software application comprises a primitive rendering of at least one image, graphical element, animation, video, or sound from the complete version of the software application.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operable version and the complete version comprise an identical functionality.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operable version is identical to the complete version, other than at least one of a graphics quality or a sound quality.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein downloading the remaining portion of start-up data comprises:
enabling the user to interact with the operable version.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein downloading the remaining portion of start-up data comprises:
determining a current state of the software application; and
prioritizing a first subset of the remaining portion of start-up data for download over a second subset of the remaining portion of start-up data, based on the determination of the current state.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remaining portion of start-up data comprises at least one of image data or 3D object data.
10. A system for reducing a start-up time for a software application installed on a client device, comprising:
one or more computer processors programmed to perform operations comprising:
initiating the software application installed on the client device;
downloading on the client device an initial portion of start-up data configured to render an operable version of the software application,
wherein the initial portion of start-up data comprises at least one of a user interface layout, an image dimension, a mesh dimension, a length of an animation, positional data, or spatial data;
providing the operable version of the software application on the client device;
downloading on the client device a remaining portion of start-up data configured to render a complete version of the software application,
wherein the remaining portion of start-up data comprises at least one asset configured to replace a placeholder asset in the operable version of the software application; and
providing the complete version of the software application on the client device.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein initiating the software application comprises:
requesting a manifest file from a content delivery network, the manifest file comprising an identification of the initial portion of start-up data and the remaining portion of start-up data.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the initial portion of start-up data comprises interim metadata for the software application.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operable version of the software application comprises a primitive rendering of at least one image, graphical element, animation, video, or sound from the complete version of the software application.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operable version and the complete version comprise an identical functionality.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operable version is identical to the complete version, other than at least one of a graphics quality or a sound quality.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein downloading the remaining portion of start-up data comprises:
enabling the user to interact with the operable version.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein downloading the remaining portion of start-up data comprises:
determining a current state of the software application; and
prioritizing a first subset of the remaining portion of start-up data for download over a second subset of the remaining portion of start-up data, based on the determination of the current state.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the remaining portion of start-up data comprises at least one of image data or 3D object data.
19. An article for reducing a start-up time for a software application installed on a client device, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more computer processors, cause the computer processors to perform operations comprising:
initiating the software application installed on the client device;
downloading on the client device an initial portion of start-up data configured to render an operable version of the software application,
wherein the initial portion of start-up data comprises at least one of a user interface layout, an image dimension, a mesh dimension, a length of an animation, positional data, or spatial data;
providing the operable version of the software application on the client device;
downloading on the client device a remaining portion of start-up data configured to render a complete version of the software application,
wherein the remaining portion of start-up data comprises at least one asset configured to replace a placeholder asset in the operable version of the software application; and
providing the complete version of the software application on the client device.