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PhoneGap By Example

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PhoneGap By Example

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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
PhoneGap By Example
PhoneGap By Example
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Installing and Configuring PhoneGap
Installing and Configuring PhoneGap
Downloading and installing
Installing PhoneGap with NPM
Understanding PhoneGap
Creating an application
The config.xml structure
The iOS setup
Running the application on an iOS device
The Android setup
PhoneGap development highlights
Selecting a UI framework
Summary
2
Setting Up a Project Structure with Sencha Touch
Setting Up a Project Structure with Sencha Touch
An introduction to Sencha Touch
The installation of Sencha Touch
Sencha Cmd features
Generating the application
Understanding the basic application structure
Summary
3
Easy Work with Device – Your First PhoneGap Application "Travelly"
Easy Work with Device – Your First PhoneGap Application "Travelly"
Installing and using GapDebug
The initial application's MVC structure
Using the Cordova StatusBar plugin to fix overlap
Using a camera to capture pictures
Filesystem plugin installation and usage
Detecting the current geolocation
Saving data in local storage
Displaying data with Google Maps
Summary
4
Integrating the Travelly Application with Custom Service
Integrating the Travelly Application with Custom Service
Discovering the REST API
Exploring technologies to build a REST API
Developing a REST API
Implementing authentication on the application side
Implementing file upload on the service side
Implementing file upload on the application side
Summary
5
Crazy Bubbles - Your First HTML5 Mobile Game
Crazy Bubbles - Your First HTML5 Mobile Game
What game framework to choose
What is HTML5 Canvas?
An introduction to Phaser
Planning the game
Generate a Cordova application
Getting started with Phaser
Prepare and create the game
Preloading sprite
Displaying sprite
Handling pointer events with Phaser
Handling the pointer move event
Releasing a bubble
Calculate score
Running the application on the mobile
Summary
6
Share Your Crazy Bubbles Game Result on Social Networks
Share Your Crazy Bubbles Game Result on Social Networks
Implementing the game over screen
Implementing game restart
Sharing on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media
Sharing on Instagram
Summary
7
Building a Real-time Communication Application – Pumpidu
Building a Real-time Communication Application – Pumpidu
WebRTC fundamentals
What is Crosswalk and why we need it?
Building our first real-time communication application
Building a real-time communication application with PeerJS
Exploring other tools to build WebRTC mobile applications
Summary
8
Building "Imaginary" – An Application with Instagram-like Image Filters
Building "Imaginary" – An Application with Instagram-like Image Filters
An overview of the Pixastic library
Bootstrapping the Sencha Touch application
Capturing photos
Rendering an effects list
Applying effects to the photo
Saving the dressed photo into the application's folder
Building a custom plugin to save the picture in the iOS library
Displaying the list of photos
Summary
9
Testing the PhoneGap Application
Testing the PhoneGap Application
Running with PhoneGap
Why we need tests
Testing theory
Unit testing frameworks and test runners
Testing with Jasmine and headless browser PhantomJS
Testing with DalekJS in a real browser
Performance testing with Appium and browser-perf
Other testing tools
Summary
10
Releasing and Maintaining the Application
Releasing and Maintaining the Application
Versioning of the application
Using PhoneGap Build
Beta release of the iOS application
Release to the App Store
Release to Google Play
Using Fabric and Crashlytics
Summary
References
Index
Index

About the Reviewers

Rishi Bharat Jasapara started off his technical career as a Windows Phone developer and is still very much a Windows Phone loyalist. Along the way, he learned how to develop apps through PhoneGap and create a strong backend for products. Since he started his career in July 2012, he has worked with several start-ups. Rishi is currently the head of product at Timesaverz Dotcom Pvt. Ltd. Prior to this, he also worked as the chief technology officer for a start-up company based in New York and MobCast Innovations Pvt. Ltd., a Mumbai-based company. This is his first book as a reviewer. Rishi wishes to continue reviewing books for the younger, incoming breed of tech enthusiasts. You can find more information about him at http://rishi.jasapara.me and can connect with him on LinkedIn.

I would like to thank my parents, Bina and Bharat Jasapara, who continue to show immense faith in me and my decisions throughout. I would also like to thank my younger brother, Mohit, who has always been a bundle of youthful energy and encourages me to work hard and give my best. This book would not have been possible without the unconditional support that I received from Timesaverz Pvt. Ltd. I also want to acknowledge the contributions of my previous employers and colleagues, especially Ashwin Roy for being a brilliant mentor. I would also like to thank my close friends, relatives, teachers, and well-wishers, who have continued to support me throughout my life with their actions. Lastly, I would like to extend my gratitude to Packt Publishing for giving me the wonderful opportunity of reviewing this book.

John Kershaw has always had a fascination with how things work. This curiosity led him to pursue a master's degree in advanced computer science from the University of Manchester and move onwards to a career as a freelance software developer. John specializes in mobile apps and websites that are out of the ordinary.

He is also a freelance developer and the founder of Bristlr, a social network and dating site dedicated to people who love beards. When not running Bristlr, John gives talks on how to build start-ups, the joys of JavaScript, and how to be pragmatic while still using all the new buzzwords.

Mohammad Nurdin bin Norazan is a software engineer and a team leader with over 5 years of experience in mobile app development. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in information system engineering from Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia. Mohammad is currently pursuing a master's degree in computer science from Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia. His technical expertise includes frameworks, tools, and programming languages (including iOS, Android, PhoneGap, Cordova, IBM MobileFirst, Digital Ocean, Parse, and Heroku). Mohammad constantly delivers mobile app training, covering the iOS and Android platforms, to both students and professional audiences. He also works as a senior software engineer at Penril Datability (M) Sdn Bhd, a technical consultant at Technovault Solutions Sdn Bhd, a mobile technology team leader at Geomash/Dekatku Sdn Bhd, and a freelance programmer at Nurdin Norazan Services.

I would like to thank my parents, Norazan Zam and Mariah Hussin, and my beloved wife, Sabrina Hussin, for the immeasurable amount of support and guidance they have provided me. I would also like to thank my partner in crime, Asan Aldin, for his constant encouragement. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my former bosses, Lee Yong and Koh, for having faith in me when I worked with them. My sincere gratitude goes out to my teachers and lecturers, Dr. Mazlan, Saharbudin Naim, Dr. Suraya, and Dr. Nasiroh. Special thanks to my current bosses, Damien Santer, Graham Williams, and Tim Chandler, who trusted me and gave me the opportunity to lead the team. Last but not least, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my family, friends, colleagues, and partners from the bottom of my heart for their help.

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