Beginning App Development with Parse and PhoneGap

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Название: Beginning App Development with Parse and PhoneGap

Автор: Fernandez W., Alber S.

Издательство: Apress

Год: 2015

Страниц: 287

ISBN: 978-1-4842-0236-4, 978-1-4842-0235-7

Формат: PDF

Размер: 10.4 Мб

Язык: English

Let’s start with the basics! What is PhoneGap? What is Parse? Even if you already know about PhoneGap or Parse, you will still find it worthwhile to read this section, as we’ll explain the motivation behind and benefits of combining the two. After providing a brief description of PhoneGap and Parse, we will talk about previous knowledge and requirements, discuss some code standards, and present a general overview of what you will learn about PhoneGap and Parse.

What Is PhoneGap? — PhoneGap is an open source project used to build mobile applications. It takes your javascript, HTML, and CSS code, and packages them into an executable program that can run an array of mobile devices. PhoneGap does this by exposing access to a device’s native features such as file and camera access, using what is known as Foreign Function Interface (FFI). This interface lets you invoke platform specific native code using javascript. This allows background tasks to send data from javascript to native code and vice versa. FFI also allows developers access to native user interface features, such as showing the system’s dialog. PhoneGap makes writing native applications possible by using a plug-in system. This system permits developers to add custom features to their applications. Plug-ins are both maintained by the PhoneGap team and the open source community. We’ll be exploring some of them later in this book.

Contents

Introduction

Beginning PhoneGap

Beginning Parse

Tools and Helpers

Facebook API

The Messenger Application

User Registration with Parse

Messages

Location Services

Map Views

Accessing and Sharing Photos

Network Connection Status