To get the most out of this book

You should have basic knowledge of the following topics:

1. Swift
2. Xcode
3. Storyboard and Autolayout
4. HTML
5. JavaScript
6. CSS
7. Terminal/Command Line Tools

You should also use macOS as we will be using Xcode to build our native apps and our server app.

Download the example code files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packtpub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packtpub.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packtpub.com.
2. Select the SUPPORT tab.
3. Click on Code Downloads & Errata.
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
• Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
• 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Full-Stack-Development-with-Swift. In case there's an update to the code, it will be updated on the existing GitHub repository.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Go to our ShoppingListTableViewController.swift file and update one line inside the didSelectAdd method. "

A block of code is set as follows:

html, body, #map {
 height: 100%; 
 margin: 0;
 padding: 0
}

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

@IBAction func didSelectAdd(_ sender: UIBarButtonItem) {
  requestInput(title: "Shopping list name",
    message: "Enter name for the new shopping list:",
    handler: { listName in
      let listCount = self.lists.count
      ShoppingList(name: listName).save() { list in
        self.lists.append(list)
        self.tableView.insertRows(at: [IndexPath(row: listCount, section: 0)], with: .top)
      }
    })
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

~ $ mongod --config /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Build and run the Run Scheme on the My Mac platform"

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.