Beginning app development with Parse and Phonegap. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wilkins Fernandez, Stephan Alber.
• Authors: Fernandez, Wilkins; Alber, Stephan
• Contents: At a Glance; Contents; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; What Is PhoneGap?; History ; How PhoneGap Works ; Foreign Function Interface ; Supported Pla tforms ; PhoneGap vs. Web Applications ; Building and Testing PhoneGap Applications; T he Adobe PhoneGap Build Service (Optional) ; Caveats ; Why We Don't Use Adobe PhoneGap Build in This Book ; Collaboration and Testing Tools ; Using Parse; Developing Applications with Parse ; Features ; Why Parse and PhoneGap? ; Make Your Application Social. Previous Knowledge and Requirements JavaScript Object Literals; Namespaces with Object Literals ; Organizing Code for Projects in This Book ; Loading Scripts with LABjs ; Build Process ; Debugging ; Command-Line Interface Tools ; Integrated Development Environment (IDE) ; What You Will Learn about PhoneGap and Parse; Going Further; Chapter 2: Beginning PhoneGap; Platform Setup and Restrictions ; Installing Node.js and Node Package Manager ; iOS Environment Setup; Command Line Tools for Xcode ; iOS Launcher Packages ; Android Environment Setup; Java Development Kit (JDK). Android SDK Installation Windows; Mac; Android SDK Manager ; Choosing an Android Emulator Image ; Managing Virtual Devices ; Adding Android SDK Paths ; Installing Apache Ant ; Installing PhoneGap; Windows ; Mac ; Updating PhoneGap; Using the PhoneGap CLI Tools ; Creating a New PhoneGap Application; PhoneGap "Hello World" Application ; Building Applications ; Running Applications ; Device Selection ; Inside PhoneGap's "Hello World" Application ; Main Application Script (index.js) ; Debugging PhoneGap Applications ; Summary; Chapter 3: Beginning Parse. Parse Features at a Glance Creating and Setting Up a Parse Project; Web Hosting ; Configuring a Parse Application's Subdomain ; Installing the Parse CLI for Application Publishing ; Setting Up Folders ; Creating a New Project ; About Parse Project Files and Folders ; Deploying a Parse Project ; Building a CRUD Application; Updating index.html of the Parse Starter Project; Adding Custom UI Elements ; Adding Script References ; Customizing CSS ; Creating a JavaScript Application File ; Initializing Parse; Extending a Parse. Object ; Saving to Parse; CRUD Preparation. Adding Event Listener Creating a New Record ; Adding Safeguard Before Creating New Record; Updating the User Interface; Instantiating Parse Object; Saving to Parse; Success and Error Callback Functions; Error Handling; Data Browser; Retrieving Existing Records ; Parse. Query Object ; Updating crud.retrieve ; Testing Record Retrieval ; Extending Queries ; Query Methods ; Querying for Data; Sorting Results ; Updating Records ; Reset the Form; Update crud.update; Editing an Item; Testing the Update Function; Removing DOM Node; Finishing Touches; Deleting Records ; Cloud Code.
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 271 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.1; Computer science; Application software -- Development; COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; COMPUTERS -- Programming -- General; Application software -- Development; Computers -- Data Processing; Information technology: general issues; Computer programming; Computers -- Web -- Web Programming; Web programming; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484202357; 1484202368; 9781484202364
• Related ISBNs: 148420235X; 9781484202364
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 13, 2015).
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