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Knockout.JS Essentials

You're reading from   Knockout.JS Essentials Implement a successful JavaScript-rich application with KnockoutJS, jQuery, and Bootstrap

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784397074
Length 232 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Refreshing the UI Automatically with KnockoutJS FREE CHAPTER 2. KnockoutJS Templates 3. Custom Bindings and Components 4. Managing KnockoutJS Events 5. Getting Data from the Server 6. The Module Pattern – RequireJS 7. Durandal – The KnockoutJS Framework 8. Developing Web Applications with Durandal – The Cart Project Index

The Resources module


In terms of code, building a module that contains a model and building one that contains a resource is not so different. The module pattern applied is the same. Nevertheless, you don't need to create instances of the resources. To apply CRUD operations to the models, you just need an object that handles this responsibility. Therefore, the resources will be singletons, as done in the following steps:

  1. Open the resources/ProductResource.js file.

  2. Create the top hierarchy module:

    var Shop;
    Shop = Shop || {};
  3. Create the Resources namespace:

    Shop.Resources = Shop.Resources || {};
  4. Define ProductResource using the module pattern:

    Shop.Resources.ProductResource = (function(){
    })()
  5. Set the dependencies. In this case, jQuery is the dependency you need. jQuery is a global object and you don't need to pass it as a dependency, but it's a good practice to do so.

    Shop.Resources.ProductResource = (function($){
    }(jQuery);
  6. Finally, set the following code in the resources/ProductResource.js file....

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