Instant PhoneGap Social App Development

Starting

Kerri Shotts
January 2013

Consume social network feeds and share social network content using native plugins and PhoneGap

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eBook

Book Details

ISBN 139781849696289

Paperback78 pages

About This Book

Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
This book will guide you through using the Twitter JSON API and Phonegap as a simple way to consume social media content. You’ll also be able to share content to Twitter using the Twitter Web Intents.
Learn how to consume content using Twitter’s JSON API.
Learn how to use the Twitter Web Intents to share content on the Twitter social network.
Learn how to install plugins for Phonegap.
Learn how to create apps for multiple platforms using the same code.

Who This Book Is For

You’ll need to have a desire to learn about mobile application development. Since Phonegap uses HTML, CSS, and Javascript heavily, it is important to have a good understanding of these topics. You should also have a good understanding of your desired platform and corresponding SDK and IDE (that is, if you want to develop for Android, you should be familiar with Eclipse. For iOS, you need to be familiar with Xcode.)

Chapter 1: Instant PhoneGap Social App Development

What do we build?

Creating the project

Designing the UI/interaction

Designing the data model

Implementing the data model

Configuring the ChildBrowser plugin

Implementing the start view

Implementing the social view

Implementing the tweet view

Putting it all together

What You Will Learn

Share using Twitter Web Intents
Consume feeds using Twitter’s JSON API
Cross-platform mobile app development
Installation of additional plugins into Phonegap

In Detail

Social media integration in our apps is almost a requirement. Using Phonegap, some plugins, and JSON, we can create an app that consumes Twitter feeds and allows the user to share on Twitter.

"Instant PhoneGap Social App Development" shows you how to create compelling mobile apps that integrate with social media based on Phonegap. The book will show you how to consume Twitter feeds and also share content to Twitter using Twitter Web Intents.

Using code listings and easy steps, this book will guide you through the process of creating a Phonegap app, adding plugins, and using the Twitter API and Twitter’s web intents.

You’ll learn how to install PhoneGap plugins so that you can extend the capabilities of your application. You’ll also be introduced to Twitter’s JSON API and Twitter’s Web Intents which allow the consuming of feed content and the posting of content to Twitter respectively. Along the way, you’ll also learn how to create a cross-platform mobile app that works on iOS and Android.

Authors

Kerri Shotts

Kerri Shotts has worked with computers for nearly 25 years. Her love for technology and programming started when she was introduced to her first computer, which was a Commodore 64. She obtained a degree in computer science at college and eventually became a software test engineer. Later on, she worked as an Oracle Database Administrator for several years. Now, she owns her own company and works as a technology consultant. Kerri is responsible for creating, designing, and maintaining custom applications (both desktop and mobile), websites, graphics, and logos for her clients. She has been actively involved with PhoneGap for several years, and has written several native and hybrid applications. You can find her blog posts at http://www.photokandy.com. Kerri is also active on the Google Group for PhoneGap and Stack Overflow. When she isn't coding or writing, she enjoys photography, music, and fishkeeping. She is the author of three other books published by Packt Publishing, including PhoneGap 3.x Mobile Application Development Hotshot.