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Hybrid Mobile Development with Ionic
Hybrid Mobile Development with Ionic

Hybrid Mobile Development with Ionic: Building highly interactive mobile apps

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Hybrid Mobile Development with Ionic

Ionic Components

In this chapter, we will be going through various Ionic components and APIs that are necessary while building large applications. Ionic provides various built-in JavaScript components that we can utilize intelligently. There are many APIs provided by Ionic that we are not really aware of and here we will learn how we can efficiently use these in our application to increase the performance of the application and make it production ready.
We will also be starting here with an e-commerce application named vPlanet Commerce; I named this as one of my product ideas where we will be taking e-commerce stores to mobile. We will add progressive web app support to the application later in this book so that we have a complete package. To make this chapter interesting, I will integrate different Ionic components and APIs according to what an e-commerce app requires while building. This way you will have an entire...

Building vPlanet Commerce

We have been talking for a while about building an e-commerce application; now we will be getting started with that. As previously mentioned, it is named vPlanet Commerce. The vPlanet Commerce app is an e-commerce app that will demonstrate various Ionic components integrated inside the application and also some third-party components built by the community. As we move forward to the Chapter 3, Ionic Native and Plugins, we will be integrating Ionic Cloud services such as auth, Ionic DB, deploy, and so on. This will help us complete the application and make it look like a professional application. Let's start by creating the application from scratch using the sidemenu template:

You now have the basic application ready based on the side menu template. The next step I took is to take reference from ionic-conference-app for building the initial components of the application, same as the...

Ionic components

There are many Ionic JavaScript components that we can effectively use while building our application. What's best is to look around for features that we will need in our application. Let's get started with the home page of our e-commerce application, which will have an image slider with banners on it.

Slides

The slides component is a multi-section container that can be used in multiple scenarios, such as a tutorial view or banner slider. The <ion-slides> component has multiple <ion-slide> elements, which can be dragged or swiped left/right. Slides have multiple configuration options available, which can be passed in the ion-slides such as autoplay, pager, direction: vertical/horizontal, initial slide, and speed.
Using slides...

Ionic APIs and custom modules

Until now, we have worked on multiple Ionic components. To support these components we have Component APIs for classes such as checkbox, toggle, or item, which show how to use them. We have already used many APIs while we used the components. Now we will look further at all the useful APIs we have that can be used inside our e-commerce application. Also, another important aspect is using custom modules, which will further enhance the application by adding localization, making custom pipes, and so on.

Complex grids

We will be starting with one of the common problems many developers face while building applications in the Ionic grid system. The Ionic grid system is based on flexbox (http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-flexbox/), which is a CSS3...

Lazy Loading with Ionic 3

Lazy Loading is much-awaited feature which recently released with Ionic 3. Lazy Loading will improve our applications startup time, reduce the bundle size and removes the hassle of including same component path in every Class which eases the process of setting up Ionic routing. Let’s look into what changes are required and how your application will improve. Also, in Chapter 5, Authentication, Authorization, and Security the application demonstration will have lazy Loading implemented inside it.

Currently, lazy Loading component have some known bugs which Ionic team is actively working upon. Also, setting this will override DeepLinkConfig defined in IonicModule.forRoot. We will be introducing IonicPageModule in each component and new module.ts file in each page component. Make sure you actively follow Ionic blog and any new releases which can come up with further bugs fixes and new...

Summary

Ionic components and related resources are the backbone of any Ionic application. With intelligent use of components and available third-party components, we can get better performance and make our application user friendly. Choosing the right component for the right place is tricky, and the most interesting part is we have to think from the perspective of the end user and the end user's experience with our application. We have to make sure that the user does not feel as if they are in a different world and away from the native experience, which usually happens. We can cover as many important components and important points as we want in this chapter, but what is suggested is to stay updated in the community and look for available resources that you can utilize easily for your application. Next, we will be moving towards the integration of plugins within our application. As almost every application...

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Key benefits

  • Develop high-grade and performance-optimized hybrid applications using the latest version of Ionic
  • Discover the latest and upcoming features of Ionic
  • A practical guide that will help you fully utilize all the features and components of Ionic efficiently

Description

Ionic is an open source, front-end framework that allows you to develop hybrid mobile apps without any native-language hassle for each platform. It offers a library of mobile-optimized HTML, CSS, and JS components for building highly interactive mobile apps. This book will help you to develop a complete, professional and quality mobile application with Ionic Framework. You will start the journey by learning to configure, customize, and migrate Ionic 1x to 3x. Then, you will move on to Ionic 3 components and see how you can customize them according to your applications. You will also implement various native plugins and integrate them with Ionic and Ionic Cloud services to use them optimally in your application. By this time, you will be able to create a full-fledged e-commerce application. Next, you will master authorization, authentication, and security techniques in Ionic 3 to ensure that your application and data are secure. Further, you will integrate the backend services such as Firebase and the Cordova iBeacon plugin in your application. Lastly, you will be looking into Progressive Web Applications and its support with Ionic, with a demonstration of an offline-first application. By the end of the book, you will not only have built a professional, hybrid mobile application, but will also have ensured that your app is secure and performance driven.

Who is this book for?

The target audience for this book is intermediate-level application developers who have some basic knowledge of Ionic.

What you will learn

  • Use every Ionic component and its customization according to the application along with some important third party components
  • Recently released Lazy Loading and Grid System supporting desktop application with Electron
  • Integration of the various Ionic backend services and features such as Ionic Push, DB, Auth, Deploy in your application
  • Exploration of white-listing, CORS, and various other platform security aspects to secure your application
  • Synchronization of your data with the cloud server and fetching it in real time using Ionic Cloud and Firebase services
  • Integration of the Cordova iBeacon plugin which will fetch contextual data on the basis of location and Websockets for real time communication for IOT based applications
  • Implementation of offline functionality in your PWA application using service-worker, cache storage and indexedDB

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Table of Contents

8 Chapters
Getting Started with Ionic 3 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Ionic Components Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Ionic Native and Plugins Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Ionic Platform and Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Authentication, Authorization, and Security Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Ionic, IOT, and Beacons Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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