Wading through the previous chapters, we created an application with pure JavaScript, React and React + Redux. We are now coming to the optimal technology stack for large scalable web applications--TypeScript + React + Redux. We are going to develop the RSS Aggregator. I find it a good example to show TypeScript in action as well as to examine asynchronous actions. Besides, you will learn to use a new component library, React MDL. We will also extend it with custom styles written in SASS language.
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Cross-platform Desktop Application Development: Electron, Node, NW.js, and React
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Cross-platform Desktop Application Development: Electron, Node, NW.js, and React
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Overview of this book
Building and maintaining cross-platform desktop applications with native languages isn’t a trivial task. Since it’s hard to simulate on a foreign platform, packaging and distribution can be quite platform-specific and testing cross-platform apps is pretty complicated.In such scenarios, web technologies such as HTML5 and JavaScript can be your lifesaver. HTML5 desktop applications can be distributed across different platforms (Window, MacOS, and Linux) without any modifications to the code.
The book starts with a walk-through on building a simple file explorer from scratch powered by NW.JS. So you will practice the most exciting features of bleeding edge CSS and JavaScript. In addition you will learn to use the desktop environment integration API, source code protection, packaging, and auto-updating with NW.JS.
As the second application you will build a chat-system example implemented with Electron and React. While developing the chat app, you will get Photonkit. Next, you will create a screen capturer with NW.JS, React, and Redux.
Finally, you will examine an RSS-reader built with TypeScript, React, Redux, and Electron. Generic UI components will be reused from the React MDL library. By the end of the book, you will have built four desktop apps. You will have covered everything from planning, designing, and development to the enhancement, testing, and delivery of these apps.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)
Preface
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Creating a File Explorer with NW.js-Planning, Designing, and Development
Creating a File Explorer with NW.js – Enhancement and Delivery
Creating a Chat System with Electron and React – Planning, Designing, and Development
Creating a Chat System with Electron and React – Enhancement, Testing, and Delivery
Creating a Screen Capturer with NW.js, React, and Redux – Planning, Design, and Development
Creating a Screen Capturer with NW.js: Enhancement, Tooling, and Testing
Creating RSS Aggregator with Electron, TypeScript , React, and Redux: Planning, Design, and Development
Creating RSS Aggregator with Electron, TypeScript, React, and Redux: Development
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