Create Browser Application and Dockerfile eclipse-cdt-cloud#75

* Update repository structure and adapt headings in readme
* Align used plugins
* Add browser app start instructions
* add rate limits for plugin downloads

README.md

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ Documentation on how to package Theia as a Desktop Product may be found [here](h
 
 - Root level configures mono-repo build with lerna
 - `applications` groups the different app targets
-  - `electron` contains app to package, packaging configuration, and E2E tests for the electron target.
+  - `browser` contains a browser based version of Eclipse Theia Blueprint that may be packaged as a Docker image
+  - `electron` contains the electron app to package, packaging configuration, and E2E tests for the electron target.
 - `theia-extensions` groups the various custom theia extensions for Blueprint
   - `theia-blueprint-product` contains a Theia extension contributing the product branding (about dialogue and welcome page).
   - `theia-blueprint-updater` contains a Theia extension contributing the update mechanism and corresponding UI elements (based on the electron updater).
@@ -61,23 +62,23 @@ Documentation on how to package Theia as a Desktop Product may be found [here](h
 yarn
 ```
 
-### Package the Application
+### Package the Electron Application
 
 ```sh
 yarn electron package
 ```
 
 The packaged application is located in `applications/electron/dist`.
 
-### Create a Preview Application (without packaging it)
+### Create a Preview Electron Application (without packaging it)
 
 ```sh
 yarn electron package:preview
 ```
 
 The packaged application is located in `applications/electron/dist`.
 
-### Running E2E Tests
+### Running E2E Tests on Electron
 
 The E2E tests basic UI tests of the actual application.
 This is done based on the preview of the packaged application.
@@ -87,6 +88,16 @@ yarn electron package:preview
 yarn electron test
 ```
 
+### Running Browser app
+
+The browser app may be started with
+
+```sh
+yarn browser start
+```
+
+and connect to <http://localhost:3000/>
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 - [_"Don't expect that you can build app for all platforms on one platform."_](https://www.electron.build/multi-platform-build)
@@ -98,7 +109,7 @@ Eclipse Theia Blueprint only packages existing functionality into a product and
 
 ### Docker Build
 
-You can create a Docker Image for Blueprint with the following build command:
+You can create a Docker Image for Blueprint based on the browser app with the following build command:
 
 ```sh
 docker build -t theia-blueprint -f browser.Dockerfile .

applications/browser/package.json

@@ -97,24 +97,23 @@
     "rebuild": "theia rebuild:browser --cacheRoot ../..",
     "start": "yarn -s rebuild && theia start --plugins=local-dir:./plugins",
     "watch": "concurrently --kill-others -n tsc,bundle -c red,yellow \"tsc -b -w --preserveWatchOutput\" \"yarn -s watch:bundle\"",
-    "download:plugins": "theia download:plugins"
+    "download:plugins": "theia download:plugins --rate-limit=1"
   },
   "theiaPluginsDir": "plugins",
   "theiaPlugins": {
-    "vscode.git": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/git/1.52.1/file/vscode.git-1.52.1.vsix",
+    "vscode.markdown-language-features": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/markdown-language-features/1.39.2/file/vscode.markdown-language-features-1.39.2.vsix",
     "vscode-builtin-extensions-pack": "https://open-vsx.org/api/eclipse-theia/builtin-extension-pack/1.50.1/file/eclipse-theia.builtin-extension-pack-1.50.1.vsix",
+    "vscode.typescript": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/typescript/1.62.3/file/vscode.typescript-1.62.3.vsix",
+    "vscode.typescript-language-features": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscode/typescript-language-features/1.62.3/file/vscode.typescript-language-features-1.62.3.vsix",
     "redhat.java": "https://open-vsx.org/api/redhat/java/0.73.0/file/redhat.java-0.73.0.vsix",
     "vscjava.vscode-java-debug": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscjava/vscode-java-debug/0.30.0/file/vscjava.vscode-java-debug-0.30.0.vsix",
     "vscjava.vscode-java-test": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscjava/vscode-java-test/0.26.1/file/vscjava.vscode-java-test-0.26.1.vsix",
     "vscjava.vscode-maven": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscjava/vscode-maven/0.21.2/file/vscjava.vscode-maven-0.21.2.vsix",
-    "vscjava.vscode-java-dependency": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscjava/vscode-java-dependency/0.16.0/file/vscjava.vscode-java-dependency-0.16.0.vsix",
-    "redhat.vscode-xml": "https://open-vsx.org/api/redhat/vscode-xml/0.20.0/file/redhat.vscode-xml-0.20.0.vsix"
+    "vscjava.vscode-java-dependency": "https://open-vsx.org/api/vscjava/vscode-java-dependency/0.16.0/file/vscjava.vscode-java-dependency-0.16.0.vsix"
   },
   "theiaPluginsExcludeIds": [
     "ms-vscode.js-debug-companion",
     "vscode.extension-editing",
-    "vscode.microsoft-authentication",
-    "vscode.html-language-features",
     "vscode.git",
     "vscode.git-ui",
     "vscode.github",

applications/electron/package.json

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     "package:preview": "yarn clean:dist && electron-builder -c.mac.identity=null --dir",
     "update:checksum": "ts-node scripts/update-checksum.ts",
     "update:next": "ts-node ../../scripts/update-theia-to-next.ts",
-    "download:plugins": "theia download:plugins",
+    "download:plugins": "theia download:plugins --rate-limit=1",
     "test": "mocha --timeout 60000 \"./test/*.spec.js\""
   },
   "theiaPluginsDir": "plugins",