Jorge Ferrando - KnockoutJS Essentials [2015, PDF/EPUB, ENG] + Code

Preface
Chapter 1: Refreshing the UI Automatically with KnockoutJS
KnockoutJS and the MVVM pattern
A real-world application – koCart
Installing components
The view-model
The view
The model
Observables to refresh the UI automatically
Managing collections with observables
Inserting elements in collections
Computed observables
Chapter 2: KnockoutJS Templates
Preparing the project
Creating templates
The header template
The catalog template
The add-to-cart-modal template
The cart-widget template
The cart-item template
The cart template
The order template
The fiish-order-modal template
Handling templates with if and ifnot bindings
Managing templates with jQuery
Managing templates with koExternalTemplateEngine
Chapter 3: Custom Bindings and Components
Custom bindings
The toggle binding
The currency binding
Create a binding to debug – the toJSON binding
Being semantic with our bindings
Wrapping a jQuery plugin into a custom binding
Components – isolated view-models
Advanced techniques
Controlling descendant bindings
Using virtual elements
Preprocessing data before binding
Chapter 4: Managing KnockoutJS Events
Event-driven programming
The click event
Passing more parameters
Allowing the default click action
Event bubbling
Event types
Event binding
Unobtrusive events with jQuery
Delegation pattern
Building custom events
Events and bindings
Chapter 5: Getting Data from the Server
REST services
Defiing CRUD
Singleton resources
Setting CRUD operations in the resource
Using resources in the view-model
Using Mockjax to mock HTTP requests
Generating mock data with MockJSON
Retrieving a product by ID
Creating a new product
Separation of concerns – behavior and data
Creating the product service
Creating the CartProduct service
Updating a product
Deleting a product
Sending the order to the server
Handling AJAX errors
Validating data
Extending the product model
Extending the customer model
Chapter 6: The Module Pattern – RequireJS
Installing the Knockout context debugger extension
The console
The module pattern
Creating the Shop module
The ViewModel module
The Models module
The Resources module
The Services module
Events, bindings, and Knockout components
Updating the add-to-cart-button component
Updating events
Using RequireJS to manage dependencies
Updating the template engine
Confiuring RequireJS
Using RequireJS in our project
Defiing the app.js fie
Converting a normal module into an AMD module
Applying RequireJS to components
Applying RequireJS to mocks
Applying RequireJS to bindings
Applying RequireJS to events
The limits of the application
Chapter 7: Durandal – The KnockoutJS Framework
Installing Durandal
Durandal patterns
The index.html fie
The main.js fie
The shell view-model
The shell view
Durandal life cycle
The activation life cycle
The promise pattern
Compositions
Object composition
Visual composition
Router
Route parameters
Triggering navigation
Child routers
Events
Widgets
Setting up widgets
Writing the widget view
Writing the widget
Registering the widget
Building a page with Durandal
Chapter 8: Developing Web Applications with Durandal – The Cart Project
Introduction
Setting up the project
Routing the project – the shell view-model
The navigation and shell templates
The catalog module
The catalog view
The catalog view-model
The cart service
The log service
Adding products to the catalog
The add product view
The edit view
The add product view-model
Making mocks real
The edit view-model
The cart module
The cart view
The cart view-model
The order module
The order view
The order view-model
Grouping code by feature – managing big projects
Index