Electron In Action

Summary Electron in Action guides you, step-by-step, as you learn to build cross-platform desktop applications that run on Windows, OSX, and Linux. By the end of the book, you'll be ready to build simple, snappy applications using JavaScript, Node, and the Electron framework. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Wouldn't it be great to build desktop applications using just your web dev skills? Electron is a framework designed for exactly that! Fully cross-platform, Electron lets you use JavaScript and Node to create simple, snappy desktop apps. Spinning up tools, games, and utilities with Electron is fast, practical, and fun! About the Book Electron in Action teaches you to build cross-platform applications using JavaScript, Node, and the Electron framework. You'll learn how to think like a desktop developer as you build a text tool that reads and renders Markdown. You'll add OS-specific features like the file system, menus, and clipboards, and use Chromium's tools to distribute the finished product. You'll even round off your learning with data storage, performance optimization, and testing. What's inside Building for macOS, Windows, and Linux Native operating system APIs Using third-party frameworks like React Deploying to the Mac App Store About the Reader Requires intermediate JavaScript and Node skills. No experience building desktop apps required. About the Author Steven Kinney is a principal engineer at SendGrid, an instructor with Frontend Masters, and the organizer of the DinosaurJS conference in Denver, Colorado. Table of Contents PART 1 - GETTING STARTED WITH ELECTRON Introducing Electron Your first Electron application PART 2 - BUILDING CROSS-PLATFORM APPLICATIONS WITH ELECTRON Building a notes application Using native file dialog boxes and facilitating interprocess communication Working with multiple windows Working with files Building application and context menus Further operating system integration and dynamically enabling menu items Introducing the tray module Building applications with the menubar library Using transpilers and frameworks Persisting use data and using native Node.js modules Testing applications with Spectron PART 3 - DEPLOYING ELECTRON APPLICATIONS Building applications for deployment Releasing and updating applications Distributing your application through the Mac App Store

Electron is a framework for building cross-platform desktop applications with web technologies. It combines Google Chrome's content module with Node.js, letting users use their web development skill set to build applications that run natively on all major platforms. Electron in Action guides the reader, step-by-step, as they learn to build desktop applications that run on Windows, OSX, and Linux. By the end, readers will be ready to build their own professional desktop applications using the web tools and technologies they already know. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

Summary With Redux in Action, you'll discover how to integrate Redux into your React application and development environment. With the insights you glean from the experience of authors Marc Garreau and Will Faurot, you'll be more than confident in your ability to solve your state management woes with Redux and focus on developing the apps you need! Foreword by Mark Erikson, Redux co-maintainer. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology With Redux, you manage the state of a web application in a single, simple object, practically eliminating most state-related bugs. Centralizing state with Redux makes it possible to quickly start saved user sessions, maintain a reliable state history, and smoothly transfer state between UIs. Plus, the Redux state container is fully programmable and integrates cleanly with React and other popular frameworks. About the Book Redux in Action is an accessible guide to effectively managing state in web applications. Built around common use cases, this practical book starts with a simple task-management application built in React. You'll use the app to learn the Redux workflow, handle asynchronous actions, and get your hands on the Redux developer tools. With each step, you'll discover more about Redux and the benefits of centralized state management. The book progresses to more-complex examples, including writing middleware for analytics, time travel debugging, and an overview of how Redux works with other frameworks such as Angular and Electron. What's Inside Using Redux in an existing React application Handling side effects with the redux-saga library Consuming APIs with asynchronous actions Unit testing a React and Redux application About the Reader For web developers comfortable with JavaScript and React. About the Author Marc Garreau has architected and executed half a dozen unique client-side applications using Redux. Will Faurot is a mentor for Redux developers of all skill levels. Table of Contents Introducing Redux Your first Redux application Debugging Redux applications Consuming an API Middleware Handling complex side effects Preparing data for components Structuring a Redux store Testing Redux applications Performance Structuring Redux code Redux beyond React

A project-based guide to help you create, package, and deploy desktop applications on multiple platforms using modern JavaScript frameworks Key FeaturesUse your web development skills with JavaScript and Node.js to build desktop applications for macOS and WindowsDevelop desktop versions of popular mobile applications that are similar to Slack, Spotify, and moreDesign desktop apps with automatic updates and real-time analytics capabilitiesBook Description The Electron framework allows you to use modern web technologies to build applications that share the same code across all operating systems and platforms. This also helps designers to easily transition from the web to the desktop. Electron Projects guides you through building cross-platform Electron apps with modern web technologies and JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React.js, and Vue.js. You’ll explore the process of configuring modern JavaScript frameworks and UI libraries, real-time analytics and automatic updates, and interactions with the operating system. You’ll get hands-on with building a basic Electron app, before moving on to implement a Markdown Editor. In addition to this, you’ll be able to experiment with major JavaScript frameworks such as Angular and Vue.js, discovering ways to integrate them with Electron apps for building cross-platform desktop apps. Later, you’ll learn to build a screenshot snipping tool, a mini-game, and a music player, while also gaining insights into analytics, bug tracking, and licensing. You’ll then get to grips with building a chat app, an eBook generator and finally a simple digital wallet app. By the end of this book, you’ll have experience in building a variety of projects and project templates that will help you to apply your knowledge when creating your own cross-platform applications. What you will learnInitialize Node.js, Node Package Manager (NPM), and JavaScript to set up your appIntegrate Phaser with Electron to build a simple 2D gameImprove app quality by adding an error tracking system and crash reportsImplement group chat features and event handling capabilities using FirebaseIntegrate a WordPress-like rich-text editor into your appBuild Electron applications using a single codebaseWho this book is for This book is for JavaScript developers who want to explore the Electron framework for building desktop apps. Working knowledge of modern frontend JavaScript frameworks and Node.js is assumed. No prior knowledge of desktop development is required.

Summary Cross-Platform Desktop Applications guides you step-by-step through creating Node.js desktop applications with NW.js and Electron from GitHub. Foreword by Cheng Zhao, creator of Electron. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Desktop application development has traditionally required high-level programming languages and specialized frameworks. With Electron and NW.js, you can apply your existing web dev skills to create desktop applications using only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. And those applications will work across Windows, Mac, and Linux, radically reducing development and training time. About the Book Cross-Platform Desktop Applications guides you step by step through the development of desktop applications using Electron and NW.js. This example-filled guide shows you how to create your own file explorer, and then steps through some of the APIs provided by the frameworks to work with the camera, access the clipboard, make a game with keyboard controls, and build a Twitter desktop notification tool. You'll then learn how to test your applications, and debug and package them as binaries for various OSs. What's Inside Create a selfie app with the desktop camera Learn how to test Electron apps with Devtron Learn how to use Node.js with your application About the Reader Written for developers familiar with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. About the Author Paul Jensen works at Starcount and lives in London, UK. Table of Contents PART 1 - WELCOME TO NODE.JS DESKTOP APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Introducing Electron and NW.js Laying the foundation for your first desktop application Building your first desktop application Shipping your first desktop application PART 2 - DIVING DEEPER Using Node.js within NW.js and Electron Exploring NW.js and Electron's internals PART 3 - MASTERING NODE.JS DESKTOP APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Controlling how your desktop app is displayed Creating tray applications Creating application and context menus Dragging and dropping files and crafting the UI Using a webcam in your application Storing app data Copying and pasting contents from the clipboard Binding on keyboard shortcuts Making desktop notifications PART 4 - GETTING READY TO RELEASE Testing desktop apps Improving app performance with debugging Packaging the application for the wider world

Discover how to take your existing web development skills and learn how to create desktop applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux, using GitHub's Electron. Learn how to combine the power of Node.js and Chromium to provide a powerful development platform for creating web applications that break free from the browser. Electron: From Beginner to Pro guides you through the capabilities that you have available to create desktop applications. Learn to use features like file system access, create native menus, OS-specific dialogs and more. The authors will show you how to package your application for distribution for multiple platforms and enable auto-updating. What You Will Learn Leverage your knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript Use current web applications for the desktop Create and use Electron’s main process and render process to create effective desktop applications Communicate between processes and between windows Build desktop applications that can be updated and distributed Who This Book Is For Web developers looking to leverage their HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills to create desktop widgets and applications. Developers wanting to leverage existing a Web application to extend functionality with a desktop application.

Photosynthesis in Action examines the molecular mechanisms, adaptations and improvements of photosynthesis. With a strong focus on the latest research and advances, the book also analyzes the impact the process has on the biosphere and the effect of global climate change. Fundamental topics such as harvesting light, the transport of electronics and fixing carbon are discussed. The book also reviews the latest research on how abiotic stresses affect these key processes as well as how to improve each of them. This title explains how the process is flexible in adaptations and how it can be engineered to be made more effective. End users will be able to see the significance and potential of the processes of photosynthesis. Edited by renowned experts with leading contributors, this is an essential read for students and researchers interested in photosynthesis, plant science, plant physiology and climate change. Provides essential information on the complex sequence of photosynthetic energy transduction and carbon fixation Covers fundamental concepts and the latest advances in research, as well as real-world case studies Offers the mechanisms of the main steps of photosynthesis together with how to make improvements in these steps Edited by renowned experts in the field Presents a user-friendly layout, with templated elements throughout to highlight key learnings in each chapter

Your success—and sanity—are closer at hand when you work at a higher level of abstraction, allowing your attention to be on the business problem rather than the details of the programming platform. Domain Specific Languages—"little languages" implemented on top of conventional programming languages—give you a way to do this because they model the domain of your business problem. DSLs in Action introduces the concepts and definitions a developer needs to build high-quality domain specific languages. It provides a solid foundation to the usage as well as implementation aspects of a DSL, focusing on the necessity of applications speaking the language of the domain. After reading this book, a programmer will be able to design APIs that make better domain models. For experienced developers, the book addresses the intricacies of domain language design without the pain of writing parsers by hand. The book discusses DSL usage and implementations in the real world based on a suite of JVM languages like Java, Ruby, Scala, and Groovy. It contains code snippets that implement real world DSL designs and discusses the pros and cons of each implementation. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's Inside Tested, real-world examples How to find the right level of abstraction Using language features to build internal DSLs Designing parser/combinator-based little languages