Ajax Design Patterns (Paperback)

內容描述

Description

Ajax, or Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, exploded onto
the scene in the spring of 2005 and remains the hottest story among web
developers. With its rich combination of technologies, Ajax provides a strong
foundation for creating interactive web applications with XML or JSON-based
web services by using JavaScript in the browser to process the web server
response.
Ajax Design Patterns shows you best practices
that can dramatically improve your web development projects. It investigates
how others have successfully dealt with conflicting design principles in the
past and then relays that information directly to you.
The patterns outlined in the book fall into four
categories:

Foundational technology: Examines the raw
technologies required for Ajax development
Programming: Exposes techniques that developers have
discovered to ensure their Ajax applications are maintainable
Functionality and usability: Describes the types of
user interfaces you'll come across in Ajax applications, as well as the new
types of functionality that Ajax makes possible
Development: Explains the process being used to
monitor, debug, and test Ajax applications

Ajax Design Patterns will also get you up to
speed with core Ajax technologies, such as XMLHttpRequest, the DOM, and JSON.
Technical discussions are followed by code examples so you can see for
yourself just what is-and isn't-possible with Ajax. This handy reference will
help you to produce high-quality Ajax architectures, streamline web
application performance, and improve the user experience.
Michael Mahemoff holds a PhD in Computer Science
and Software Engineering from the University of Melbourne, where his thesis
was "Design Reuse in Software Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction." He
lives in London and consults on software development issues in banking, health
care, and logistics.
"Michael Mahemoff's Ajax Design Patterns is a
truly comprehensive compendium of web application design expertise, centred
around but not limited to Ajax techniques. Polished nuggets of design wisdom
are supported by tutorials and real-world code examples resulting in a book
that serves not only as an intermediate to expert handbook but also as an
extensive reference for building rich interactive web
applications."--Brent Ashley, remote scripting pioneer
 
Table
of Contents

Preface Part One.
Introduction1. Introducing Ajax       Ajax
and the Usable Web      The Rise of
Ajax      Ajaxifying the Web: The Story of
Portals      Webifying the Desktop: The Story of
Office Applications      Characteristics of Ajax
Applications      The Ajax
Technologies      Anatomy of a Server
Call      Ajax
Trends      Conclusions2. A Pattern-Led
Tutorial       Ajax Technologies in a
Blink      Ajaxifying a Web App: One Pattern at a
Time      Projects and
Katas      Conclusions3. Ajax Design:
Principles and Patterns       Desirable
Attributes of Ajax Applications      Designing
for Ajax      Ajax Patterns
Overview      Anatomy of a
Pattern      Ajax Patterns
Demos      ConclusionsPart Two. Foundational
Technology Patterns4. Ajax App       Ajax
App5. Display Manipulation       Display
Morphing      Page Rearrangement6. Web
Remoting       Web
Service      XMLHttpRequest
Call      IFrame
Call      HTTP
Streaming      On-Demand JavaScript7. Dynamic
Behavior       User
Action      Scheduling8. Extended
Technologies       Richer PluginPart Three.
Programming Patterns9. Web Services      
RESTful Service      RPC
Service      Ajax
Stub      HTML
Message      Plain-Text
Message      XML
Message      JSON Message10. Browser-Server
Dialogue       Call
Tracking      Periodic
Refresh      Submission
Throttling      Explicit
Submission      Distributed
Events      Cross-Domain Proxy11. DOM
Population       XML Data
Island      Browser-Side
XSLT      Browser-Side Templating12. Code
Generation and Reuse       Server-Side Code
Generation      Cross-Browser Component13.
Performance Optimization       Browser-Side
Cache      Predictive
Fetch     
Guesstimate      Multi-Stage
Download      Fat ClientPart Four.
Functionality and Usability Patterns14. Widgets
      Slider     
Progress Indicator     
Drilldown      Data
Grid      Rich Text
Editor     
Suggestion      Live
Search      Live
Command-Line      Live Form15. Page
Architecture      
Drag-And-Drop     
Sprite     
Popup      Malleable
Content     
Microlink     
Portlet      Status
Area      Update
Control      Virtual Workspace16. Visual
Effects       One-Second
Spotlight      One-Second
Mutation      One-Second
Motion      Highlight17. Functionality
      Lazy
Registration      Direct
Login      Host-Proof
Hosting     
Timeout     
Heartbeat      Unique URLsPart  Five.
Development Patterns18. Diagnosis      
Logging     
Debugging      DOM
Inspection      Traffic Sniffing19. Testing
      Simulation
Service      Browser-Side
Test      Service
Test      System TestPart Six.
AppendixesA. Ajax Frameworks and Libraries B. Setting Up the Code
Examples C. Patterns and Pattern Languages D. References index