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Learning Ionic

Learning Ionic

By : Ravulavaru
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Learning Ionic

Learning Ionic

4.4 (14)
By: Ravulavaru
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Overview of this book

This book is intended for those who want to learn how to build hybrid mobile applications using Ionic. It is also ideal for people who want to explore theming for Ionic apps. Prior knowledge of AngularJS is essential to complete this book successfully.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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1. Ionic – Powered by AngularJS
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1. Ionic – Powered by AngularJS
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Understanding the separation of concerns
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AngularJS components
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AngularJS directives
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AngularJS services
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AngularJS resources
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2. Welcome to Ionic
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2. Welcome to Ionic
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Mobile Hybrid Architecture
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What is Apache Cordova?
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What is Ionic?
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Software setup
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The platform guide
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Hello Ionic
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The browser developer tools setup
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The Ionic project structure
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Scaffolding the tabs template
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Scaffolding the side menu template
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generator-ionic
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3. Ionic CSS Components and Navigation
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3. Ionic CSS Components and Navigation
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Ionic CSS components
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The Ionic router
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4. Ionic and SCSS
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4. Ionic and SCSS
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What is Sass?
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Setting up SCSS in our Ionic project
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Working with Ionic SCSS
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Understanding the Ionic SCSS setup
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The SCSS workflow
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Building a swatch
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5. Ionic Directives and Services
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5. Ionic Directives and Services
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Ionic directives and services
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The Ionic Platform service
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Content
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Ionic loading
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The ion-list and ion-item directives
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Gesture directives and services
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6. Building a Bookstore App
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6. Building a Bookstore App
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An introduction to the Bookstore application
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The Bookstore architecture
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Setting up the server
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Building the application
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7. Cordova and ngCordova
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7. Cordova and ngCordova
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Setting up a platform-specific SDK
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Testing the setup
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Getting started with Cordova plugins
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The Ionic plugin API
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The Cordova whitelist plugin
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ngCordova
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8. Building a Messaging App
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8. Building a Messaging App
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The Ionic Chat app
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The application architecture
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Developing the application
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Testing the application
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9. Releasing the Ionic App
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9. Releasing the Ionic App
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Preparing the app for distribution
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The PhoneGap service
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Generating installers using the Cordova CLI
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The Ionic package
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A. Additional Topics and Tips
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A. Additional Topics and Tips
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Ionic CLI
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Ionic Creator
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Ionic.io apps
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Ionic Push
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Ionic Deploy
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Ionic Vagrant box
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Ionic Sublime Text plugins
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Index
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Index

Developing the application

First, we will scaffold and set up the app.

Scaffolding and setting up the app

We will start off by scaffolding a tabs application. Run this:

ionic start -a "Ionic Chat App" -i app.ionic.chat ionic-chat-app tabs

Using the cd command, go to the ionic-chat-app folder and run this:

ionic server

To view the sample tabs app.

Before we proceed, we are going to install dependencies needed for this application via Bower. From the root of the project, run this:

bower install ngCordova ng-cordova-oauth firebase angularfire lato --save

The gist of what these bower components are used for is as follows:

  • ngCordova: The ngCordova library.

  • ng-cordova-oauth: At the time of writing, there is an issue with the ng-cordova-oauth module that is bundled with ngCordova, so we are installing it separately and using it. The issue I am facing now might have been fixed by the time you are executing this code.

  • firebase: This is the firebase source.

  • angularfire: This is the AngularFire source...

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