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Learning Redux

By : Daniel Bugl
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Learning Redux

By: Daniel Bugl

Overview of this book

The book starts with a short introduction to the principles and the ecosystem of Redux, then moves on to show how to implement the basic elements of Redux and put them together. Afterward, you are going to learn how to integrate Redux with other frameworks, such as React and Angular. Along the way, you are going to develop a blog application. To practice developing growing applications with Redux, we are going to start from nothing and keep adding features to our application throughout the book. You are going to learn how to integrate and use Redux DevTools to debug applications, and access external APIs with Redux. You are also going to get acquainted with writing tests for all elements of a Redux application. Furthermore, we are going to cover important concepts in web development, such as routing, user authentication, and communication with a backend server After explaining how to use Redux and how powerful its ecosystem can be, the book teaches you how to make your own abstractions on top of Redux, such as higher-order reducers and middleware. By the end of the book, you are going to be able to develop and maintain Redux applications with ease. In addition to learning about Redux, you are going be familiar with its ecosystem, and learn a lot about JavaScript itself, including best practices and patterns.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Redux with Angular 1

We will use the template from the second chapter, chapter2_4.zip. It already has webpack, Babel, and Redux set up, so all we need to do is the following:

  • Install Angular 1
  • Setup a basic Angular 1 application
  • Install ng-redux
  • Use ng-redux to connect Redux to Angular

Setting up Angular 1

To set up Angular 1, perform the following steps:

  1. First of all, we need to install Angular via npm:
npm install --save angular
  1. Do not forget to install the other dependencies by running the following command:
npm install
  1. Next, we need to import Angular into our src/index.js file. At the top of the file, add the following:
import angular from 'angular'
  1. Now, we need to tell Angular which element to use as...