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Ember.js Cookbook

By : Erik Hanchett
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Ember.js Cookbook

By: Erik Hanchett

Overview of this book

Ember.js is an open source JavaScript framework that will make you more productive. It uses common idioms and practices, making it simple to create amazing single-page applications. It also lets you create code in a modular way using the latest JavaScript features. Not only that, it has a great set of APIs to get any task done. The Ember.js community is welcoming newcomers and is ready to help you when needed. This book provides in-depth explanations on how to use the Ember.js framework to take you from beginner to expert. You’ll start with some basic topics and by the end of the book, you’ll know everything you need to know to build a fully operational Ember application. We’ll begin by explaining key points on how to use the Ember.js framework and the associated tools. You’ll learn how to effectively use Ember CLI and how to create and deploy your application. We’ll take a close look at the Ember object model and templates by examining bindings and observers. We’ll then move onto Ember components, models, and Ember Data. We’ll show you examples on how to connect to RESTful databases. Next we’ll get to grips with testing with integration and acceptance tests using QUnit. We will conclude by covering authentication, services, and Ember add-ons. We’ll explore advanced topics such as services and initializers, and how to use them together to build real-time applications.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Ember.js Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Using D3.js with Ember.js


D3.js is a JavaScript library used to manipulate document data. It can be used to create shapes, animations, and powerful visualizations. It uses web standards such as HTML, SVG, and CSS to accomplish its goals.

Ember.js can use D3 by importing it as a library using Bower or using it as an add-on. We'll be trying it out using Bower. However, you can install the popular ember-cli-d3 package (ember install ember-cli-d3) instead and get some extra functionality.

How to do it...

  1. In a new application, run these commands in the application folder:

    $ bower install d3 –save
    $ ember g component d3-code
    

    The bower command will install D3 and save it to the bower.json file. The component will end up holding all our D3 code.

  2. Edit the ember-cli-build.js file and add the d3 file:

    // ember-cli-build.js
    /*jshint node:true*/
    /* global require, module */
    var EmberApp = require('ember-cli/lib/broccoli/ember-app');
    
    module.exports = function(defaults) {
        var app = new EmberApp(defaults...