Modernizing the native stack on Meteor is on the roadmap. The ability of Meteor to deploy web apps across multiple platforms has always been one of its key benefits, along with its reactivity API. We still want to honor Meteor’s origins by thoroughly overhauling that part. Specifically, we plan to integrate the most relevant successor, CapacitorJS, or a similar tool. We have already discussed this in other forum posts, so we are fully aware of it and intend to pursue these improvements in the near future, likely after revitalizing the Meteor bundler with Rspack integration.
Regarding the tool itself, I have experience with the integration of both CapacitorJS and Meteor and I’m aware of all the benefits this transition would bring, especially the ability to use more modern packages and native APIs. I have a working approach to make them run together, and I’ve even been able to deploy through app store tracks.
CapacitorJS, as a tool for using the same web codebadse and JavaScript to deploy to native stores, is the most advanced option and a true successor to CordovaJS, with compatibility for Cordova plugins. This means migrating Meteor apps to CapacitorJS should be smoother than with other tools. I’m excited to be on the track, and we’re fulling commited for these modernizations to come.
Any other ideas for tools and their integration, feel free to open a discussion and start an experimentation phase so we can assess their viability and benefits through your contributions.