Rails, Angular, Postgres, and Bootstrap : powerful, effective, and efficient full-stack web development / David Bryant Copeland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Copeland, David (David Bryant), author.

Series:

Pragmatic programmers.

Pragmatic Programmers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ruby on rails (Electronic resource).

PostgreSQL.

Bootstrap (Computer program).

AngularJS (Software framework).

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Web site development.

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Raleigh, North Carolina : The Pragmatic Bookself, 2017.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

Achieve awesome user experiences and performance with simple, maintainable code! Embrace the full stack of web development, from styling with Bootstrap, building an interactive user interface with Angular 4, to storing data quickly and reliably in PostgreSQL. With this fully revised new edition, take a holistic view of full-stack development to create usable, high-performing applications with Rails 5.1. Rails is a great tool for building web applications, but it's not the best at everything. Embrace the features built into your database. Learn how to use front-end frameworks. Seize the power of the application stack through Angular 4, Bootstrap, and PostgreSQL. When used together, these powerful and easy-to-use tools will open you to a new world of possibilities. This second edition is updated to cover Angular - a completely reworked front-end framework - and dives into new Postgres 9.6 features such as UPSERT. Also new is Webpack coverage, to develop the front-end code for your Rails application. Create a usable and attractive login form using Bootstrap's styles, while ensuring the database table backing it is secure using Postgres' check constraints. See how creating an advanced Postgres index for a case-insensitive search speeds up your back end - enabling you to create a dynamic user experience using Angular 4. Create reusable components that bring Bootstrap and Angular together and effectively use materialized views for caching within Postgres. Get your front end working with Webpack, use Postgres' features from migrations, and write unit tests for all of it. All of this within Rails 5.1. You'll gain the confidence to work at every level of the application stack, bringing the right solution to every problem. What You Need: This book covers Postgres 9.5, Rails 5, and Ruby 2.3. You should have some experience with basic Rails concepts and a cursory understanding of JavaScript, CSS, and SQL, but by no means need to be an expert. You'll learn how to install Postgres on your computer or use a free version of it in the cloud.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Application Stack

How to Read This Book

What You Need to Know

Online Forum and Errata

1. Set Up the Environment

Installing Ruby, Rails, and Postgres

Creating the Rails Application

Setting Up Bootstrap with Yarn and Webpack

Next: Authentication with Devise, Styled by Bootstrap

2. Create a Great-Looking Login with Bootstrap and Devise

Adding Authentication with Devise

Styling the Login and Registration Forms

Validating Registration

Next: Using Postgres to Make Our Login More Secure

3. Secure the User Database with Postgres Constraints

Exposing the Vulnerability Devise and Rails Leave Open

Preventing Bad Data Using Check Constraints

Why Use Rails Validations?

Next: Using Postgres Indexes to Speed Up a Fuzzy Search

4. Perform Fast Queries with Advanced Postgres Indexes

Implementing a Basic Fuzzy Search with Rails

Understanding Query Performance with the Query Plan

Indexing Derived and Partial Values

Next: Better-Looking Results with Bootstrap's List Group

5. Create Clean Search Results with Bootstrap Components

Creating Google-Style Search Results Without Tables

Paginating the Results Using Bootstrap's Components

Next: Angular!

6. Build a Dynamic UI with Angular

Configuring Rails and Angular

Porting Our Search to Angular

Changing Our Search to Use Typeahead

Next: Testing

7. Test This Fancy New Code

Installing RSpec for Testing

Testing Database Constraints

Running Headless Acceptance Tests in PhantomJS

Writing Unit Tests for Angular Components

Next: Level Up on Everything

8. Create a Single-Page App Using Angular's Router

Storing View Templates in HTML Files

Configuring Angular's Router for User Navigation

Navigating the User Interface Client-Side.

Implementing Back-End Integration Using TDD

Next: Design Using Grids

9. Design Great UIs with Bootstrap's Grid and Components

The Grid: The Cornerstone of a Web Design

Using Bootstrap's Grid

Adding Polish with Bootstrap Components

Next: Populating the View Easily and Efficiently

10. Cache Complex Queries Using Materialized Views

Understanding the Performance Impact of Complex Data

Using Materialized Views for Better Performance

Keeping Materialized Views Updated

Next: Combining Data with a Second Source in Angular

11. Asynchronously Load Data from Many Sources

Understanding Asynchronous Requests and Observables

Separating the App into Components

Sharing Data Between Components

Pulling Data from a Second Source

Using Bootstrap's Progress Bar When Data Is Loading

Next: Sending Changes Back to the Server

12. Wrangle Forms and Validations with Angular

Marrying Angular's and Bootstrap's Form Validations

Reusing Markup with a Generic Text Field Component

Customizing the Component's Behavior and Appearance

Listening for User Change Events

Saving Changes to the Server

Next: Everything Else

13. Dig Deeper

Unlocking More of Postgres's Power

Leveling Up with Angular

Getting Everything Out of Bootstrap

The End

A1. Full Listing of Customer Detail Page HTML

A2. Creating Customer Address Seed Data

A3. Customer Details Extracted Components

Bibliography

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Notes:

"Version: P1.0 (June 2017)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68050-265-4

1-68050-445-2

1-68050-444-4

1-68050-220-4

OCLC:

1000155599