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JavaScript Mobile Application Development

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JavaScript Mobile Application Development

Overview of this book

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.

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JavaScript Mobile Application Development
Oct, 2014 | 5 hours 32 minutes
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Table of Contents (10 chapters)
Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Free Chapter
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1. An Introduction to Apache Cordova
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
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2. Developing Your First Cordova Application
2. Developing Your First Cordova Application
An introduction to Cordova CLI
Developing Sound Recorder application
Building and running Sound Recorder application
Summary
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3. Apache Cordova Development Tools
3. Apache Cordova Development Tools
Configuring Android development environment
Configuring iOS development environment
Configuring the Windows Phone development environment
Summary
4
4. Cordova API in Action
4. Cordova API in Action
Exploring the Cordova Exhibition app
The Cordova Exhibition app structure
Accelerometer
Camera
Compass
Connection
Contacts
Device
Geolocation
Globalization
InAppBrowser
Summary
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5. Diving Deeper into the Cordova API
5. Diving Deeper into the Cordova API
Media, file, and capture
Notification
Storage
Finalizing the Cordova Exhibition app
Cordova events
Summary
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6. Developing Custom Cordova Plugins
6. Developing Custom Cordova Plugins
Developing a custom Cordova plugin
Developing Android code
Developing iOS code
Developing Windows Phone 8 code
Publishing our plugin to Cordova Registry
Testing our Cordova plugin
Summary
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7. Unit Testing the Cordova App's Logic
7. Unit Testing the Cordova App's Logic
What is Jasmine
Configuring Jasmine
Writing your first Jasmine test
Jasmine Matchers
Jasmine in action – developing Cordova app tests
Automating tests using Karma
Summary
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8. Applying it All – the Mega App
8. Applying it All – the Mega App
Mega App specification/wireframes
Preparing for the Mega App
The Mega App architecture
The Mega App model and API
The Mega App user interface
Finalizing Mega App
Deploying and running Mega App
Start contributing to Mega App
Summary
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Index
Index

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Apache Cordova

In this chapter, we will discover the world of Apache Cordova and cover the following topics:

  • What Apache Cordova is
  • The differences between the different mobile development approaches (mobile web, hybrid mobile, and native mobile applications)
  • Why you should use Apache Cordova to develop your mobile applications
  • The basics of Apache Cordova architecture

Finally, we will have a quick overview of the current APIs of Apache Cordova 3.

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