Rails, Angular, Postgres, and Bootstrap: Powerful, Effective, Efficient, Full-Stack Web Development

Cover
 Table of Contents
 Acknowledgments
 Introduction
 The Application Stack
 How to Read This Book
 What You Need to Know
 Online Forum and Errata
 1. Set Up the Environment
 Installing Ruby, Rails, and Postgres
 Creating the Rails Application
 Setting Up Bootstrap with Yarn and Webpack
 Next: Authentication with Devise, Styled by Bootstrap
 2. Create a Great-Looking Login with Bootstrap and Devise
 Adding Authentication with Devise
 Styling the Login and Registration Forms
 Validating Registration
 Next: Using Postgres to Make Our Login More Secure. 3. Secure the User Database with Postgres ConstraintsExposing the Vulnerability Devise and Rails Leave Open
 Preventing Bad Data Using Check Constraints
 Why Use Rails Validations?
 Next: Using Postgres Indexes to Speed Up a Fuzzy Search
 4. Perform Fast Queries with Advanced Postgres Indexes
 Implementing a Basic Fuzzy Search with Rails
 Understanding Query Performance with the Query Plan
 Indexing Derived and Partial Values
 Next: Better-Looking Results with Bootstrap\'s List Group
 5. Create Clean Search Results with Bootstrap Components
 Creating Google-Style Search Results Without Tables. Paginating the Results Using Bootstrap\'s ComponentsNext: Angular!
 6. Build a Dynamic UI with Angular
 Configuring Rails and Angular
 Porting Our Search to Angular
 Changing Our Search to Use Typeahead
 Next: Testing
 7. Test This Fancy New Code
 Installing RSpec for Testing
 Testing Database Constraints
 Running Headless Acceptance Tests in PhantomJS
 Writing Unit Tests for Angular Components
 Next: Level Up on Everything
 8. Create a Single-Page App Using Angular\'s Router
 Storing View Templates in HTML Files
 Configuring Angular\'s Router for User Navigation. Navigating the User Interface Client-SideImplementing Back-End Integration Using TDD
 Next: Design Using Grids
 9. Design Great UIs with Bootstrap\'s Grid and Components
 The Grid: The Cornerstone of a Web Design
 Using Bootstrap\'s Grid
 Adding Polish with Bootstrap Components
 Next: Populating the View Easily and Efficiently
 10. Cache Complex Queries Using Materialized Views
 Understanding the Performance Impact of Complex Data
 Using Materialized Views for Better Performance
 Keeping Materialized Views Updated
 Next: Combining Data with a Second Source in Angular. 11. Asynchronously Load Data from Many SourcesUnderstanding Asynchronous Requests and Observables
 Separating the App into Components
 Sharing Data Between Components
 Pulling Data from a Second Source
 Using Bootstrap\'s Progress Bar When Data Is Loading
 Next: Sending Changes Back to the Server
 12. Wrangle Forms and Validations with Angular
 Marrying Angular\'s and Bootstrap\'s Form Validations
 Reusing Markup with a Generic Text Field Component
 Customizing the Component\'s Behavior and Appearance
 Listening for User Change Events
 Saving Changes to the Server
 Next: Everything Else.