Index

A

• Android Deferred Object
  • defining / A few words about Android Deferred Object
  • object success, for task / Use case 1 – object success and failure callbacks for a task
  • failure callbacks, for task / Use case 1 – object success and failure callbacks for a task
  • URL / Use case 1 – object success and failure callbacks for a task
  • several promises, merging / Use case 2 – merging several promises
• Angular.js
  • evolution / The evolution of Angular.js
  • using / The structure of the Angular.js document
  • defining / Getting started with Angular.js
  • URL / Getting started with Angular.js
  • using, on local machine / How to use Angular.js on your local machine
  • promises, implementing / Implementing promises in Angular.js
  • concurrency / Concurrency in Angular.js
• Angular.js directive
  • about / The structure of the Angular.js document
• Angular.js document
  • structure / The structure of the Angular.js document
• Angular.js file
  • creating / Creating your first Angular.js file
  • HTML 5 doc, creating / Step 1 – create the HTML 5 doc
  • JavaScript file, adding / Step 2 – add the JavaScript file to it
• applications logic
  • decoupling / Decoupling events and applications logic
• arguments
  • passing / Blindly passing arguments and nested promises
• Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) / The fall and rise of JavaScript
• asynchronous programming
  • using, problems / Problems when using asynchronous programming
• asynchronous programming model
  • about / The asynchronous programming model
  • densities, defining with / Densities with an asynchronous programming model
  • blocking programs, defining / Why do we need to block the task?
  • threads, using / Why not use some more threads?
  • defining / Summing up – the asynchronous programing model

B

• base repository, WinJS
  • URL / WinJS on GitHub
• binding / Future, promise, and delay
• BlockingQueue interface
  • implementations / Queues
• bootstrap
  • URL / Supplying scope data

C

• callback
  • about / Callback, revisited
• callback-based promise
  • versus Q-based promise / Callback-based promises versus Q-based promises
• callbacks, in JavaScript
  • function, blocking in humans / Blocking functions
  • working / The mechanism of a callback function in JavaScript
  • basic rules, for implementing / Basic rules to implement callbacks
  • handling / Handling callback hell
• call stream / Promise pipelining
• compatibility, event
  • URL / A list of the most common events handlers
• components, java.util.concurrent
  • about / The core components of java.util.concurrent
  • Executor / Executor
  • Queues / Queues
• composed promise
  • about / Deferred objects or composed promises
• computer animation
  • about / Computer animation and in 3D graphics
  • in 3D graphics / Computer animation and in 3D graphics
• computer generated images (CGI)
  • about / Computer animation and in 3D graphics
• Concurrent packages
  • classes / Concurrent collections
• CountDownLatch class
  • about / Synchronizers
  • URL / Synchronizers
• createFileAsync method
  • about / Example 1A – downloading a web page to a file using two asynchronous functions
• CSS3
  • about / HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
• CyclicBarrier class
  • about / Synchronizers
  • URL / Synchronizers

D

• $.deferred().promise(), in jQuery
  • about / $.Deferred().promise() in jQuery
• $.Deferred process
  • about / Your own $.Deferred process
• Database Administrator (DBA)
  • about / NoSQL databases
• deferred
  • about / Deferred
  • working / How do promise and deferred relate to each other?
• Deferred, in jQuery
  • about / Deferred in jQuery
• deferred.notify()
  • about / deferred.notify()
• deferred objects
  • about / Deferred objects or composed promises
• delay
  • about / A few words on delay, timeout, and notify
• distribution history, WinJS
  • WinJS 1.0 / WinJS – its purpose and a distribution history
  • WinJS 2.0 for Windows 8.1 / WinJS – its purpose and a distribution history
  • WinJS Xbox 1.0 for Windows / WinJS – its purpose and a distribution history
  • WinJS Phone 2.1 for Windows Phone 8.1 / WinJS – its purpose and a distribution history
  • WinJS 3.0 / WinJS – its purpose and a distribution history
• DOM / DOM – event capture and event bubbling
• DOM 2 event specification
  • URL / W3C events
• done() function
  • defining / Chaining promises using the then() and done() functions
• done() method
  • about / Joining promises with $.when

E

• ECMAScript 6 (ECMA 262)
  • about / ECMAScript 6 (ECMA 262)
• elements, Angular.js
  • about / Key elements of Angular.js
  • scope data, supplying / Supplying scope data
  • data, filtering / Filtering data
  • scopes, controlling / Controlling scopes
  • views, routing / Routing views
• environment
  • selecting / Choice of environment
  • setting up, for Node.js / Setting up the environment for Node.js
• error
  • and success, combination / The combination of success and error
• error handling
  • about / Error handling
• error handling, in promise
  • URL / Keep it clean
• event handling
  • defining / The mechanism of event handling
  • DOM / DOM – event capture and event bubbling
• events
  • about / The events
  • event handling, mechanism / The mechanism of event handling
  • functions, triggering in response to events / Triggering functions in response to events
  • types / Types of events in JavaScript
  • interface events / Interface events
  • mouse events / Mouse events
  • form events / Form events
  • W3C events / W3C events
  • Microsoft events / Microsoft events
  • Mozilla events / Mozilla events
  • decoupling / Decoupling events and applications logic
• events, in JavaScript
  • defining / Types of events in JavaScript
• events handlers
  • about / A list of the most common events handlers
  • Onload / A list of the most common events handlers
  • Onunload / A list of the most common events handlers
  • Onerror / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onclick / A list of the most common events handlers
  • ondblclick / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onmousedown / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onmouseup / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onmouseover / A list of the most common events handlers
  • Onmouseout / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onkeydown / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onkeyup / A list of the most common events handlers
  • Onkeypress / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onfocus / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onblur / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onselect / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onsubmit / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onreset / A list of the most common events handlers
  • onchange / A list of the most common events handlers
  • URL / A list of the most common events handlers
• example, jQuery
  • about / A sample example
  • selectors / Selectors
  • event methods / Event methods
• exception handling, in promise
  • best practices / Best practices to handle exceptions in promise
• exceptions
  • about / Promises and exceptions
• Exchanger class
  • about / Synchronizers
  • URL / Synchronizers
• ExecutiveService interface
  • about / Executor
• Executor
  • using, for ExecutoreService / ExecutorService
• ExecutorService interface
  • shutdown() method / ExecutorService
  • shutdownnow() method / ExecutorService
  • URL / ExecutorService

F

• fail method
  • about / The fail method
• Fibonacci series / The Fibonacci series
• First In First Out (FIFO)
  • about / Queues
• fulfilling / Future, promise, and delay

G

• GitHub
  • URL / WinJS on GitHub

H

• harmony$generators
  • about / harmony:generators
  • URL / harmony:generators
  • Fibonacci series / The Fibonacci series
• HTML5
  • about / HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript

I

• implementations, in Java
  • about / Implementations in Java
• input/output (I/O) / Google's contributions to JavaScript
• integration of promise, with WT
  • need for / The need for integrating promise with WT
• interactive promises
  • about / Interactive promises
  • get function / Interactive promises
  • call function / Interactive promises
• Internet of Things
  • about / Internet of Things

J

• Java
  • about / Implementations in Java
  • util package / The util package of Java
  • used, for implementing promise / The mechanics of Java to implement a promise
  • java.util.concurrent package, components / The core components of java.util.concurrent
  • timing / Timing
  • synchronizers / Synchronizers
  • concurrent collections / Concurrent collections
• JavaScript
  • fall / The fall and rise of JavaScript
  • Google's contributions / Google's contributions to JavaScript
  • about / HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
  • defining / From where it started?
  • before jQuery / JavaScript before and after jQuery
  • after jQuery / JavaScript before and after jQuery
• JavaScript asynchronous model
  • learning / Learning the JavaScript asynchronous model
  • implementing / How JavaScript implements an asynchronous model
  • callbacks, in JavaScript / Callbacks in JavaScript
• JavaScript library
  • URL / Internet of Things
• JDeferred
  • defining / Say hello to JDeferred, Mechanics of JDeferred
  • Android Deferred Object / A few words about Android Deferred Object
  • features / Features of JDeferred
  • used, for code / Playing with the code using JDeferred
  • Deferred object and promise / Deferred object and promise
  • Deferred Manager / Deferred Manager
  • runnable and callable / Runnable and callable
  • wait() function / wait() and waitSafely()
  • waitSafely() function / wait() and waitSafely()
  • filters / Filters
  • pipes / Pipes
  • promise paradigm, implementing / Ultimate JDeferred
• jQuery
  • defining / From where it started?
  • about / Behind the scenes – how does jQuery work?, How to use jQuery
  • working / Behind the scenes – how does jQuery work?
  • using / How to use jQuery
  • syntax / The syntax
  • examples / The syntax
  • URL / The syntax
  • caching / Caching in jQuery
  • Promises, defining in / The solution – introducing promises in jQuery
  • promise, projecting in / Projecting a promise in jQuery
  • promises, using / The advent of promises in jQuery
• JS
  • about / The need for integrating promise with WT
  • drawbacks / The need for integrating promise with WT

M

• MEAN stack
  • about / The MEAN stack
• Microsoft events
  • URL / Microsoft events
• MongoDB
  • about / NoSQL databases
• Mozilla events
  • URL / Mozilla events
• multithreaded synchronous model / The multithreaded synchronous model
• MVC (model view controller)
  • about / The evolution of Angular.js

N

• nested calls
  • dealing with / Dealing with the nested calls
• nested promises
  • passing / Blindly passing arguments and nested promises
• Node.js
  • evolution / The evolution of Node.js
  • defining / A brief introduction to Node.js, Things we learned so far, Familiarizing Node.js – the Q way
  • downloading / Download and install Node.js
  • URL / Download and install Node.js
  • installing / Download and install Node.js
  • environment, setting up for / Setting up the environment for Node.js
  • with Q library / Node.js with the Q library
  • Q.nfcall() / Familiarizing Node.js – the Q way
  • Q.nfapply() / Familiarizing Node.js – the Q way
  • Q utilities, used for / Q utilities for Node.js
• Node.js, on GitHub
  • URL / Download and install Node.js
• NoSQL databases
  • about / NoSQL databases
• notify
  • about / A few words on delay, timeout, and notify
• NPM
  • about / Node Package Manager – NPM
  • URL / Node Package Manager – NPM

O

• object handling promises
  • about / Object handling promises
  • decomposition, of primitive access / Decomposition of primitive access
• observer/push-pub pattern
  • drawbacks / The drawbacks of observer/push-pub
• observer pattern
  • defining / A formal definition of observer
  • push and pull model / The push and pull model
• online repository, of WinJS
  • about / WinJS on GitHub
• | operator
  • about / Filtering data

P

• Phaser class
  • about / Synchronizers
  • URL / Synchronizers
• pipe function
  • about / Projecting a promise in jQuery
• pPromises
  • joining, with $.when / Joining promises with $.when
• programming models
  • about / Programming models
  • single-threaded synchronous model / The single-threaded synchronous model
  • multithreaded synchronous model / The multithreaded synchronous model
  • asynchronous programming model / The asynchronous programming model
• promise
  • about / What is a promise?, Promise
  • need for, in JS / Why do we need promise in JS?
  • states / States of a promise
  • browser compatibility / Browser compatibility
  • working / How do promise and deferred relate to each other?
  • state value / The states and return values of a promise
  • return value / The states and return values of a promise
  • selecting, considerations / Considerations while choosing a promise
  • implementing, in Java / The implementation of promise by Java
  • creating, Q.Promise() used / Q.Promise() – another way to create promises
  • aborting / Aborting a promise
  • used, as callback handle / Promise as a handle for callback
  • routing / Route your promise
  • projecting, in jQuery / Projecting a promise in jQuery
• Promise
  • about / The promises object
• promise, as event emitters
  • about / Promises as event emitters
  • URL / Promises as event emitters
• promise, as proxy
  • about / Promise as a proxy
• promise, states
  • unfulfilled promise / The states and return values of a promise
  • fulfilled promise / The states and return values of a promise
  • failed promise / The states and return values of a promise
• promise-based actions
  • creating / Making promise-based actions
• Promise API
  • standard behaviors / Standard behaviors of the Promise API
• promise chain
  • ending / Getting to the end of a chain of promises
• promise implementation, by Java
  • defining / The implementation of promise by Java, Summing up Java and Promises.js
  • CompletionService interface / CompletionService
  • ExecutorService interface / ExecutorService
  • future / Future
  • Delay / Delay and DelayedQueue
  • DelayedQueue / Delay and DelayedQueue
  • FutureTask / FutureTask
• promise pipelining
  • about / Promise pipelining
• Promises
  • progress, making with / Making progress with promises
  • defining, in jQuery / The solution – introducing promises in jQuery
• promises
  • implementing / What promises prescribed not to do, How to implement promises
  • callbacks, handling / Avoiding getting into callback hell
  • unnamed promises, avoiding / Avoiding the use of unnamed promises
  • about / Promises and exceptions, How to implement promises
  • jumpstarting / Jumpstarting promises
  • implementing, in WT / Writing a function that returns a promise
  • change handler, adding for input element / Adding a change handler for input elements
  • chaining / Chaining and nesting promises
  • nesting / Chaining and nesting promises
  • implementing, in Angular.js / Implementing promises in Angular.js
  • using, in jQuery / The advent of promises in jQuery
• promises, used in Angular.js
  • schematics / The schematics of using promises in Angular.js
• Promises.js
  • about / Where Promises.js came in?
  • using / How do we keep Promises.js in this book?
• promises object
  • about / The promises object
  • properties / The promises object
• proxy, of promise
  • functions / Promise as a proxy
• publisher/subscriber
  • about / The publisher/subscriber
  • observer pattern, defining / A brief account of the observer pattern
• pull model
  • about / The push and pull model
• push and pull model
  • observer/push-pub pattern / The advent of observer/push-pub
• push model
  • about / The push and pull model

Q

• Q
  • sequences / Sequences in Q
  • combination / Combination in Q
  • errors, handling in Node.js / How to handle errors in Q in Node.js
  • .delay() / A few words on delay, timeout, and notify
  • .notify() / A few words on delay, timeout, and notify
  • deferred.notify() / A few words on delay, timeout, and notify
  • static methods / Static methods of Q
  • utilities, for Node.js / Q utilities for Node.js
• Q-based promise
  • versus callback-based promise / Callback-based promises versus Q-based promises
• Q.delay()
  • about / Q.delay()
• Q.Promise()
  • used, for creating promise / Q.Promise() – another way to create promises
• Q.timeout()
  • about / Q.timeout()
• Q library
  • about / Moving ahead with Q
  • installing / Moving ahead with Q
  • propagation / Propagation in Q
• Q support
  • for tracing stacks / Q support for tracing stacks

R

• Raspberry Pi
  • about / Internet of Things
• read-only views
  • about / Read-only views
• ready documents
  • submitting / Is your document ready to submit?
• real-time communication, in JavaScript
  • about / Real-time communication in JavaScript
• resolving / Future, promise, and delay
• reusable wrappers
  • creating / Unbinds and its solution
  • Q.nbind / Unbinds and its solution
  • Q.denodeify / Unbinds and its solution

S

• safe approach, $http
  • defining / The safe approach
• Semaphore class
  • about / Synchronizers
  • URL / Synchronizers
• sequencing patterns
  • about / Common sequencing patterns
  • stacked / Stacked
  • parallel / Parallel
  • sequential / Sequential
• server
  • using / What would be your preference for the server?
• simple node server
  • about / A simple node server
• single-threaded synchronous model / The single-threaded synchronous model
• software prerequisites
  • about / Software prerequisites
  • environment / Environment you need before getting started
• spread function
  • about / Combination in Q
• startAsync
  • used, for downloading web page to file / Example 1B – downloading a web page to a file using startAsync
• startAsync method
  • about / Example 1A – downloading a web page to a file using two asynchronous functions
• states, of promise
  • pending / States of a promise
  • fulfilled / States of a promise
  • rejected / States of a promise
• success
  • and error, combination / The combination of success and error

T

• temporary storage
  • about / Caching in jQuery
• then() function
  • defining / Chaining promises using the then() and done() functions
• then method
  • about / Example 1A – downloading a web page to a file using two asynchronous functions
• timeout
  • about / A few words on delay, timeout, and notify
• two asynchronous functions
  • used, for downloading web page to file / Example 1A – downloading a web page to a file using two asynchronous functions

U

• unbinds
  • defining / Unbinds and its solution
• util
  • about / Timing

V

• V8 engine
  • about / The V8 engine – the mechanics, The V8 engine in Google Chrome
  • in Google Chrome / The V8 engine in Google Chrome
• view() method
  • defining / View revisited
  • promise.post(name) / View revisited
  • promise.send(name) / View revisited

W

• $.when
  • pPromises, joining with / Joining promises with $.when
• WebGL
  • about / Computer animation and in 3D graphics
• WinJS
  • defining / A little detail about WinJS
  • distribution history, defining / WinJS – its purpose and a distribution history
  • on GitHub / WinJS on GitHub
  • URL / WinJS on GitHub
• WinJS, TypeScript
  • URL / WinJS on GitHub
• WinJS browser, JS
  • URL / WinJS on GitHub
• WinJS modules, JS
  • URL / WinJS on GitHub
• WinRT
  • about / An introduction to WinRT
  • evolution / The evolution of WinRT
• WT
  • with HTML5 / WT with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
  • with CSS3 / WT with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
  • with JavaScript / WT with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript

X

• XAMPP server
  • URL / How to use Angular.js on your local machine
• xhr function
  • about / Adding a change handler for input elements