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.NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development - Second Edition

By : Roger Ye
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Book Image

.NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development - Second Edition

3 (1)
By: Roger Ye

Overview of this book

An evolution of Xamarin.Forms, .NET MAUI is a cross-platform framework for creating native mobile and desktop apps with C# and XAML. Using .NET MAUI, you can develop apps that’ll run on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows from a single shared codebase. In this revised edition of .NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development you will be introduced to .NET 8 and get up to speed with app development in no time. The book begins by showing you how to develop a cross-platform application using .NET MAUI, including guidance for migrating from Xamarin.Forms. You’ll gain all the knowledge needed to create a cross-platform application for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows following an example project step by step. As you advance, you’ll integrate the latest frontend technology into your app using Blazor components, including the new Blazor Bindings feature. After this, you’ll learn how to test and deploy your apps. With new coverage on creating mock .NET MAUI components, you can develop unit tests for your application. You will additionally learn how to perform Razor component testing using bUnit. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to develop your own cross-platform applications using .NET MAUI.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: Exploring .NET MAUI
9
Part 2: Implementing .NET MAUI Blazor
13
Part 3: Testing and Deployment
16
Other Books You May Enjoy
17
Index

Preparing application packages for publishing

In previous chapters, minimal platform-specific knowledge was required for .NET MAUI development. However, when preparing to publish our app to individual app stores, we cannot avoid addressing platform-specific information. In this chapter, we will discuss the necessary steps to prepare the app for publishing, and then we will show how to automate the process using GitHub Actions.

There are numerous CI/CD tools available for automating the build and deployment process. For .NET MAUI, both GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps are viable options. You can refer to the Further reading section for more details about other alternatives. However, in this chapter, our primary emphasis will be on employing GitHub Actions as a build and deployment instrument.

Preparing for publishing

To prepare for publishing, we will focus on the tasks that need to be completed before submitting the package to an app store. For information about the actual...