Intro to Ionic App Framework

A brief introduction to the Ionic App Framework. NOTE: Video recording of the talk coming soon.

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1. Ionic
   @stauffermatt
   Intro to
   App Framework
   

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2. Matt Stauffer
   @stauffermatt
   Partner, Technical Director
   Tighten Co.
   tighten.co
   

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3. What is Ionic?
   A frontend framework,
   built on Cordova, Angular,
   and Sass.
   

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5. PhoneGap vs. Cordova
   2009: PhoneGap started at Nitobi
   2011: PhoneGap purchased by Adobe
   2012: PhoneGap donated from Adobe to Apache
   Software Foundation, and renamed as Cordova
   

   Today: PhoneGap is a distribution of Cordova,
   like(ish) Webkit -> Safari and Chrome
   

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7. PROS CONS
   Pros and Cons of Cordova/Ionic-based app dev
   • Faster development
   • Using web-based
   technology, so smaller
   learning curve for web devs
   • Cross-platform out of the
   box
   • Can be less performant than
   native on some less-capable
   devices
   • Limited to the UI capabilities
   of modern web
   • Ionic is opinionated—faster
   dev but sometimes less
   flexibility
   

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8. Prerequisites
   1. Install Node/NPM
   2. Install Ruby/Sass
   3. Learn the basics of Angular and Sass
   4. (optional) Install Gulp
   5. (optional) Install Xcode or Android Eclipse/
   SDK for distribution
   

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9. Steps to your first
   Ionic Project
   

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10. Install Ionic globally
    STEP 1
    

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11. $ npm install -g cordova ionic
    Install Cordova
    and Ionic Globally
    

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12. Clone demo project
    STEP 2
    

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13. $ ionic start frontendAwesome sidemenu
    $ cd frontendAwesome tabs
    blank
    other
    templates
    ]
    project name template name
    Blank Tabs Sidemenu
    

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14. Build & Emulate
    STEP 3
    

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15. $ ionic build ios
    $ ionic emulate ios
    $ ionic serve
    Build iOS/Xcode files
    Open iOS app in emulator
    Serve preview in browser
    

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16. Customize Styles
    STEP 4
    

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17. scss/ionic.app.scss
    // Customize Ionic variables pre-import
    $stable: #e8f8f8;
    @import “www/lib/ionic/scss/ionic”;
    // Add custom styles
    .highlighted { color: #ffff00; }
    

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18. Customize Content
    STEP 5
    

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19. Angular templating
    • {{markup}} (like Handlebars)
    • Directives (custom HTML elements)
    • Angular Directives (ng-repeat, ng-model)
    • Ionic Directives (ion-view, ion-content)
    • Filters ( {{ data | filter }} )
    

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20. www/js/app.js
    angular.module(...)
    .run(...)
    .config(..., $stateProvider
    .state('app', ...)
    .state('app.posts', {
    url: '/posts',
    views: {
    'menuContent': {
    templateUrl: 'templates/posts/index.html',
    controller: 'PostsCtrl'
    }
    }
    })
    .state('app.post', ...)
    

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21. www/js/controllers.js
    angular.module('starter.controllers', [])
    .controller('AppCtrl', ...)
    .controller('PostsCtrl', function($scope) {
    $scope.posts = [
    {
    id: 1,
    title: 'Hello',
    body: 'World'
    },
    {...},
    {...}
    ];
    })
    .controller('PostCtrl', ...)
    

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22. www/templates/posts.html
    
    
    
    
    
    {{post.title}}
    
    
    
    
    

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23. www/templates/post.html
    
    
    {{post.title}}
    
    
    
    
    
    

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24. Ionic CSS Components
    STEP 6
    

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27. Ionic JS Components
    STEP 7
    

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29. Distribute
    STEP 8
    

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30. iOS & Android demo distribution
    • iOS
    • -> Xcode -> TestFlight -> many devices
    • -> Xcode -> Your device directly
    • Android
    • -> USB -> your device
    • -> Eclipse SDK -> * -> many devices
    *http://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/testflight-alternatives-android
    

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31. Miscellany
    Chrome Dev Tools Emulate is your friend
    

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32. Miscellany
    Use foreman to run gulp & ionic serve at
    once # Procfile
    gulp: gulp watch
    serve: ionic serve
    $ foreman start
    http://mattstauffer.co/blog/using-a-procfile-to-streamline-your-local-development
    

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33. Let’s Build.
    @stauffermatt
    (demo time: build a real app)
    

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