Erik Hanchett

Ember.js Cookbook Erik Hanchett

Arm yourself with over 65 hands-on recipes to master the skills of building scalable web applications with Ember.js

About This Book

* This book is your one-stop solution to the key features of Ember.js. Become skilled in the art of building web-apps in a fraction of the code you'd write in other frameworks.
* Build JavaScript apps that don't break the web! Our 100 recipes will make this a cakewalk for you!
* This books makes learning Ember.js easy by breaking down each topic into simple-to-understand recipes

Who This Book Is For

Anyone who wants to explore Ember.js and wishes to get hands on making sophisticated web apps with less coding will find this book handy. Prior experience in Coding and familiarity with JavaScript is recommended. If you've heard of Ember.js or are just curious on how a single-page application framework works, then this book is for you.

What You Will Learn

* Skip the boilerplate code with Ember CLI generators
* Create a component with actions and events
* Set up a model with Ember Data using fixture data
* Create several different types of test cases and run them
* Manage and set up user authentication using Ember Simple Auth
* Add animated transitions to your app with Liquid Fire
* Set up a service and initializer with dependency injection
* Create a working chat application
* Set up an Ember Service and initializer with dependency injection
* Create a working chat application

In Detail

Ember.js is an open source JavaScript framework that will make you more productive. It uses common idioms and practices, making it simple to create amazing single-page applications. It also lets you create code in a modular way using the latest JavaScript features. Not only that, it has a great set of APIs to get any task done. The Ember.js community is welcoming newcomers and is ready to help you when needed.
This book provides in-depth explanations on how to use the Ember.js framework to take you from beginner to expert. You'll start with some basic topics and by the end of the book, you'll know everything you need to know to build a fully operational Ember application.
We'll begin by explaining key points on how to use the Ember.js framework and the associated tools. You'll learn how to effectively use Ember CLI and how to create and deploy your application. We'll take a close look at the Ember object model and templates by examining bindings and observers. We'll then move onto Ember components, models, and Ember Data. We'll show you examples on how to connect to RESTful databases. Next we'll get to grips with testing with integration and acceptance tests using QUnit. We will conclude by covering authentication, services, and Ember add-ons. We'll explore advanced topics such as services and initializers, and how to use them together to build real-time applications.

Style and approach

Each recipe in this book will make it that much easier to understand Ember.js. Recipe after recipe, you will learn the concepts of Ember.js by following the simple step-by-step processes