Learn Hybrid Mobile App Developement With Ionic Framework

Key Features

• Leverage Ionic 2 and its exciting new features to create cutting-edge real-time apps
• Work through simple recipes to address your problems directly and solve them effectively
• Get examples at each step to guide you on your learning curve

What you will learn

• Create custom UIs using Angular 2 directives
• Make the best use of REST APIs to submit forms
• Create beautiful animations and graphics in the application
• Embed videos and other media into the app
• Access native device functionalities such as a camera and maps using ngCordova
• Theme the application based on the various platform styles available
• Publish your application to a variety of platforms
• Leverage Angular 2 events and Ionic-specific events to communicate

Table of Contents

1. Creating Our First App with Ionic 2
2. Adding Ionic 2 Components
3. Extending Ionic 2 with Angular 2 Building Blocks
4. Validating Forms and Making HTTP Requests
5. Adding Animation
6. User Authentication and Push Notification Using Ionic Cloud
7. Supporting Device Functionalities Using Ionic Native
8. Theming the App
9. Publishing the App for Different Platforms

About This Book

• Learn how to utilize the robust features of Ionic CLI and its framework to create, develop, and build your mobile app
• Explore new integrations with various Backend-as-a-Services, along with AngularJS modules, for creative solutions
• Use out-of-the-box Ionic functionalities, customize existing components, and add new components with this comprehensive, step-by-step guide

Who This Book Is For

If you are a front-end developer and want to take advantage of your existing mobile application development skills to develop cross-platform mobile apps, this book is for you. You will build up your Ionic knowledge with in-depth recipes on Angular.js, Cordova, and Sass.

What You Will Learn

• Authenticate users using an e-mail password, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn
• Retrieve data and store it using Firebase
• Access native device functionalities such as a camera, contact list, e-mail, and maps using ngCordova
• Work with localStorage and SQLite for persistent data access on the client side
• Communicate to and from your app using push notifications or SMS
• Leverage AngularJS events and Ionic-specific events to communicate across pages, controllers, and directives
• Customize the color and theme of your Ionic app
• Create new custom directives as components
• Compile your app for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone

About This Book

• Step into the world of amazingly interactive and real-time app development using Ionic 2
• Leverage the powerful Angular 2 along with Ionic to develop cutting edge apps
• Detailed code examples and explanations will help you get up and running with Ionic quickly and easily

What You Will Learn

• Understanding the world of the mobile hybrid architecture
• Scaffolding and working with Ionic templates
• Transforming a single page app to a multi-page app using Navigation Controller
• Integrating Ionic components, decorators, and services and rapidly developing complex applications
• Theming Ionic apps as well as customizing components using SCSS
• Working with Ionic Native to interface with device features, such as camera, notifications, and battery
• Building a production grade app using Ionic and Uber API to let users book a ride
• Migrating an Ionic 1 app to Ionic 2 or Ionic 3
• Performing unit testing, end-to-end testing, and device testing on your apps
• Deploying Ionic apps to store and manage their subsequent releases

Summary Of The Book

Whether you’re an absolute beginner or a seasoned veteran Mastering Ionic is packed with practical knowledge and development insights geared towards helping you master the mobile development framework that businesses and developers all over the world are raving about: Ionic.

Topics covered in the book include

• Working with Ionic UI components
• Implementing Angular services
• Theming your applications
• Handling and parsing data
• Configuring forms
• Integrating different data storage solutions
• Using Ionic Native plugins
• Code signing apps for iOS & Android
• Troubleshooting common (and not-so common) Ionic bugs
• Submitting apps to the Apple App & Google Play Stores
  

Building mobile apps with Ionic Framework

This book is an exploration of the mobile apps development by use the of the Ionic Framework. It begins by explaining what Ionic Framework is, where it is used, and the purpose for using it. The next step is an exploration of how one can set up the environment ready for using the framework.

Here is a preview of what you'll learn

• Definition
• Installation
• How to Start the Node Server
• Creating a Mockup using Iconic Creator
• Ionic Framework Components
• Testing on Emulators, Browsers, and Mobile Devices
• Development of the app
• The Ionic CLI
• Routing
• Integrating your App with Facebook

Book Consists Of

• How to develop full-stack Mobile App with Ionic Framework
• Will help you solve the complex problem of mobile app development for multiple platforms
• How to face more challenges when you have limited time and budget
• Quickly through easy to understand examples
  

Although this book is ideal for those who have already known AngularJS and have been using jQuery Mobile for mobile app development, you can pick up the concepts really if you have used jQuery Mobile before, Ionic Framework will give you a different perspective.