TypeScript Quickly

TypeScript Quickly
contents
preface
acknowledgments
about this book
	Who should read this book
	How this book is organized: A roadmap
	About the code
	liveBook discussion forum
	About the authors
about the cover illustration
Part 1: Mastering the TypeScript syntax
	Chapter 1: Getting familiar with TypeScript
		1.1 Why program in TypeScript
		1.2 Typical TypeScript workflows
		1.3 Using the Typescript compiler
		1.4 Getting familiar with Visual Studio Code
	Chapter 2: Basic and custom types
		2.1 Declaring variables with types
			2.1.1 Basic type annotations
			2.1.2 Types in function declarations
			2.1.3 The union type
		2.2 Defining custom types
			2.2.1 Using the type keyword
			2.2.2 Using classes as custom types
			2.2.3 Using interfaces as custom types
			2.2.4 Structural vs. nominal type systems
			2.2.5 Unions of custom types
		2.3 The any and unknown types, and user-defined type guards
		2.4 A mini project
	Chapter 3: Object-oriented programming with classes and interfaces
		3.1 Working with classes
			3.1.1 Getting familiar with class inheritance
			3.1.2 Access modifiers public, private, protected
			3.1.3 Static variables and a singleton example
			3.1.4 The super() method and the super keyword
			3.1.5 Abstract classes
			3.1.6 Method overloading
		3.2 Working with interfaces
			3.2.1 Enforcing the contract
			3.2.2 Extending interfaces
			3.2.3 Programming to interfaces
	Chapter 4: Using enums and generics
		4.1 Using enums
			4.1.1 Numeric enums
			4.1.2 String enums
			4.1.3 Using const enums
		4.2 Using generics
			4.2.1 Understanding generics
			4.2.2 Creating your own generic types
			4.2.3 Creating generic functions
			4.2.4 Enforcing the return type of higher-order functions
	Chapter 5: Decorators and advanced types
		5.1 Decorators
			5.1.1 Creating class decorators
			5.1.2 Creating method decorators
		5.2 Mapped types
			5.2.1 The Readonly mapped type
			5.2.2 Declaring your own mapped types
			5.2.3 Other built-in mapped types
		5.3 Conditional types
			5.3.1 The infer keyword
	Chapter 6: Tooling
		6.1 Source maps
		6.2 The TSLint linter
		6.3 Bundling code with Webpack
			6.3.1 Bundling JavaScript with Webpack
			6.3.2 Bundling TypeScript with Webpack
		6.4 Using the Babel compiler
			6.4.1 Using Babel with JavaScript
			6.4.2 Using Babel with TypeScript
			6.4.3 Using Babel with TypeScript and Webpack
		6.5 Tools to watch
			6.5.1 Introducing Deno
			6.5.2 Introducing ncc
	Chapter 7: Using TypeScript and JavaScript in the same project
		7.1 Type definition files
			7.1.1 Getting familiar with type definition files
			7.1.2 Type definition files and IDEs
			7.1.3 Shims and type definitions
			7.1.4 Creating your own type definition files
		7.2 A sample TypeScript app that uses JavaScript libraries
		7.3 Introducing TypeScript in your JavaScript project
Part 2: Applying TypeScript in a blockchain app
	Chapter 8: Developing your own blockchain app
		8.1 Blockchain 101
			8.1.1 Cryptographic hash functions
			8.1.2 What a block is made of
			8.1.3 What’s block mining
			8.1.4 A mini project with hash and nonce
		8.2 Developing your first blockchain
			8.2.1 The project’s structure
			8.2.2 Creating a primitive blockchain
			8.2.3 Creating a blockchain with proof of work
	Chapter 9: Developing a browser-based blockchain node
		9.1 Running the blockchain web app
			9.1.1 The project structure
			9.1.2 Deploying the app using npm scripts
			9.1.3 Working with the blockchain web app
		9.2 The web client
		9.3 Mining blocks
		9.4 Using crypto APIs for hash generation
		9.5 The standalone blockchain client
		9.6 Debugging TypeScript in the browser
	Chapter 10: Client-server communications using Node.js, TypeScript, and WebSockets
		10.1 Resolving conflicts using the longest chain rule
		10.2 Adding a server to the blockchain
		10.3 The project structure
		10.4 The project’s configuration files
			10.4.1 Configuring the TypeScript compilation
			10.4.2 What’s in package.json
			10.4.3 Configuring nodemon
			10.4.4 Running the blockchain app
		10.5 A brief introduction to WebSockets
			10.5.1 Comparing HTTP and WebSocket protocols
			10.5.2 Pushing data from a Node server to a plain client
		10.6 Reviewing notification workflows
			10.6.1 Reviewing the server’s code
			10.6.2 Reviewing the client’s code
	Chapter 11: Developing Angular apps with TypeScript
		11.1 Generating and running a new app with Angular CLI
		11.2 Reviewing the generated app
		11.3 Angular services and dependency injection
		11.4 An app with ProductService injection
		11.5 Programming to abstractions in TypeScript
		11.6 Getting started with HTTP requests
		11.7 Getting started with forms
		11.8 Router basics
	Chapter 12: Developing the blockchain client in Angular
		12.1 Launching the Angular blockchain app
		12.2 Reviewing AppComponent
		12.3 Reviewing TransactionFormComponent
		12.4 Reviewing the BlockComponent
		12.5 Reviewing services
	Chapter 13: Developing React.js apps with TypeScript
		13.1 Developing the simplest web page with React
		13.2 Generating and running a new app with Create React App
		13.3 Managing a component’s state
			13.3.1 Adding state to a class-based component
			13.3.2 Using hooks to manage state in functional components
		13.4 Developing a weather app
			13.4.1 Adding a state hook to the App component
			13.4.2 Fetching data with the useEffect hook in the App component
			13.4.3 Using props
			13.4.4 How a child component can pass data to its parent
		13.5 What’s Virtual DOM?
	Chapter 14: Developing a blockchain client in React.js
		14.1 Starting the client and the messaging server
		14.2 What changed in the lib directory
		14.3 The smart App component
			14.3.1 Adding a transaction
			14.3.2 Generating a new block
			14.3.3 Explaining the useEffect() hooks
			14.3.4 Memoization with the useCallback() hook
		14.4 The TransactionForm presentation component
		14.5 The PendingTransactionsPanel presentation component
		14.6 The BlocksPanel and BlockComponent presentation components
	Chapter 15: Developing Vue.js apps with TypeScript
		15.1 Developing the simplest web page with Vue
		15.2 Generating and running a new app with Vue CLI
		15.3 Developing single-page apps with router support
			15.3.1 Generating a new app with the Vue Router
			15.3.2 Displaying a list of products in the Home view
			15.3.3 Passing data with the Vue Router
	Chapter 16: Developing the blockchain client in Vue.js
		16.1 Starting the client and the messaging server
		16.2 The App component
		16.3 The TransactionForm presentation component
		16.4 The PendingTransactionsPanel presentation component
		16.5 The BlocksPanel and Block presentation components
Appendix: Modern JavaScript
	A.1 How to run the code samples
	A.2 The keywords let and const
		A.2.1 The var keyword and hoisting
		A.2.2 Block scoping with let and const
	A.3 Template literals
		A.3.1 Tagged template strings
	A.4 Optional parameters and default values
	A.5 Arrow function expressions
	A.6 The rest operator
	A.7 The spread operator
	A.8 Destructuring
		A.8.1 Destructuring objects
		A.8.2 Destructuring arrays
	A.9 Classes and inheritance
		A.9.1 Constructors
		A.9.2 The super keyword and the super function
		A.9.3 Static class members
	A.10 Asynchronous processing
		A.10.1 A callback hell
		A.10.2 Promises
		A.10.3 Resolving several promises at once
		A.10.4 async-await
	A.11 Modules
		A.11.1 Imports and exports
	A.12 Transpilers
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