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Mastering MeteorJS Application Development

By : Arturas Lebedevas, Jebin BV
Book Image

Mastering MeteorJS Application Development

By: Arturas Lebedevas, Jebin BV

Overview of this book

The web is dead – applications now rule our online experiences. But how are you going to build them? Well, if you’ve been paying attention, you might already have tried your hand with MeteorJS, the JavaScript framework that helps you build complete full-stack web applications that are responsive and fast with ease. Mastering MeteorJS Application Development shows you how to do even more with MeteorJS – if you’re ready to try a comprehensive course through one of the most exciting frameworks in web development today, this is the book you need. Designed to take you through the entire process of building an advanced multipage application with Meteor, you’ll be able to bring your web development ideas with surprising ease. You’ll not only learn how Meteor makes web development easier, but also how you can make using Meteor easier, by automating and simplifying tasks so you can be confident you have full control of everything in your workflow – especially everything that could go wrong. From automated testing to integrating other useful frameworks such as Angular and D3, each chapter covers a crucial element in the Meteor development process. Discover how to integrate animations using Meteor’s Blaze, to give your UI designs the edge, and explore reactive programming to effectively harness RESTful systems in your projects. You will also learn how to deploy and scale your application, two crucial aspects of modern development and vital in a changing digital environment with users expecting a product and experience that delivers. With further insights on developing for mobile – and how Meteor can help you tackle the challenges of the trend – and details on incorporating SEO strategies into your application, this book isn’t just a code tutorial – it’s about creating a product that users love.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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Index

Creating a package


In this section, we will learn how to create a custom package and use it in our application.

Note

The packages creation example that we are going to see is with respect to MeteorJS version 1.1.x. Note that there could be changes in the API or the structure with the next release.

We have to know two things about creating packages. If we are going to create a package for public use or common purpose (such as using it across applications), then it is always good to keep the package out of the application. However, if we are going to create a package to wrap the modules of the application, which means it is going to be application-specific, then we will keep it inside the packages directory inside the application.

Why would someone write their application modules as packages? There are a lot of advantages. When we write a package, we gain control over the order in which the files are run. Also, we expose what needs to be exposed. We can write tests for that particular module inside...