JavaScript mobile application development : create neat cross-platform mobile apps using apache Cordova and jQuery mobile / Hazem Saleh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saleh, Hazem, author.

Series:

Community experience distilled.

Community Experience Distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apache Cordova.

JavaScript (Computer program language).

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Create neat cross-platform mobile apps using Apache Cordova and jQuery Mobile

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, [England] : Packt Publishing, 2014

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you are a native mobile developer, with some familiarity with the common web technologies of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, or if you are a web developer, then this learning guide will add great value and impact to your work. Learning how to develop mobile applications using Apache Cordova is of particular importance if you are looking to develop applications on a variety of different platforms efficiently.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Apache Cordova; What is Apache Cordova?; The differences between mobile web, hybrid mobile, and native mobile applications; Why you should use Cordova; Cordova architecture; Overview of Cordova APIs; Summary; Chapter 2: Developing Your First Cordova Application; An introduction to Cordova CLI; Installing Apache Cordova; Generating our Sound Recorder's initial code; The Sound Recorder's initial structure; An insight into the www files

Developing Sound Recorder applicationSound Recorder functionality; Sound Recorder preparation; Sound Recorder details; Recording and playing the audio files back; Building and running Sound Recorder application; Summary; Chapter 3: Apache Cordova Development Tools; Configuring Android development environment; Extending your existing Eclipse IDE; Creating an Android Virtual Device; Importing the Sound Recorder application in to Eclipse; Running the Sound Recorder application on a real Android device; Configuring iOS development environment; Importing the Sound Recorder application into Xcode

Running the Sound Recorder application on a real iOS deviceConfiguring Windows Phone development environment; Importing the Sound Recorder application into Visual Studio; Running the Sound Recorder application on a real Windows Phone; Summary; Chapter 4: Cordova API in Action; Exploring the Cordova Exhibition app; The Cordova Exhibition app structure; Accelerometer; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Camera; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Compass; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Connection; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Contacts; Demo; The HTML page

View controllerAPI; Device; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Geolocation; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Globalization; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; InAppBrowser; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Summary; Chapter 5: Diving Deeper into the Cordova API; Media, file, and capture; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Notification; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Storage; Demo; The HTML page; View controller; API; Finalizing the Cordova Exhibition app; Cordova events; Summary; Chapter 6: Developing Custom Cordova Plugins

Developing a custom Cordova pluginUsing plugman; Plugin definition; Defining the plugin's JavaScript interface; Developing Android code; Developing iOS code; Developing Windows Phone 8 code; Publishing our plugin to Cordova registry; Testing our Cordova plugin; Summary; Chapter 7: Unit Testing Cordova Apps Logic; What is Jasmine; Configuring Jasmine; Writing your first Jasmine test; Jasmine Matchers; Jasmine in action - developing Cordova app tests; An overview of the weather application; Developing synchronous code tests; Developing asynchronous code tests; Manually executing tests

Automating tests using Karma

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 7, 2014).

ISBN:

9781783554188

1783554185

OCLC:

894123656