Building core mobile projects

Let's add two new PCL projects, call them Stocklist.XamForms and Stocklist.Portable.

In the Stocklist.Portable project we want to add the following nuget packages:

• Microsoft HTTP client libraries

• Autofac

• Newtonsoft.Json

• Reactive extensions (main library)

In the Stocklist.XamForms project we want to add the following nuget packages:

• Microsoft HTTP client libraries

• Autofac

• Xamarin.Forms

• Reactive extensions (main library)

Tip

Just copy the exact names of the libraries to bring up the libraries you require via the Package Manager tool.

Now that we have our projects ready to go we can begin coding. From our previous solution in Chapter 3, Building a GPS Locator Application, we want to reuse some major parts, such as the IoC container, modules, and cross-platform navigation.

Tip

Keeping mobile solutions modular and decoupled makes it easier to share code between different solutions. Why do you think we have nuget packages?

Like our Locator application, we will reuse the MainPage...