ASP.NET MVC 5 with Bootstrap and Knockout.js

Table of contents

1. Preface
   1. Why These Technologies?
   2. What Is a Web Developer?
   3. Who Is This Book For?
   4. Getting Started
   5. Conventions Used in This Book
   6. Using Code Examples
   7. Safari® Books Online
   8. How to Contact Us
   9. Acknowledgements
2. I. Getting Started
3. 1. Introduction to MVC
   1. Creating Your First Project
   2. Examining the HomeController
   3. Examining the Views
   4. Understanding the URL Structure
   5. Summary
4. 2. Introduction to Bootstrap
   1. Examining the Default Menu
   2. A Menu with Drop-Downs and a Search Box
   3. Buttons
   4. Alerts
   5. Themes
   6. Summary
5. 3. Introduction to Knockout.js
   1. Installing Knockout.js
   2. A Basic Example
   3. What Is MVVM?
   4. Creating ViewModels
   5. Summary
6. 4. Working with a Database
   1. Introduction to Entity Framework
   2. Code First
   3. Database First
   4. Creating Test Data
   5. Summary
7. II. Working with Data
8. 5. Listing, Sorting, and Paging Through Tables
   1. Scaffolding the Author Model
   2. Sorting the Authors
   3. Paging the Authors
   4. Summary
9. 6. Working with Forms
   1. Integrating Knockout with a Form
   2. Sharing the View and ViewModel
   3. Deleting with a Modal
   4. Empty Table Listings
   5. Summary
10. 7. Server-Side ViewModels
    1. Why Create Server-Side ViewModels?
    2. The Authors ViewModel
    3. Updating the Authors Listing
    4. Updating the Add/Edit Form
    5. Updating the Delete Modal
    6. Summary
11. 8. Introduction to Web API
    1. Installing Web API
    2. Updating the List of Authors
    3. Updating the Add/Edit Authors Form
    4. Summary
12. III. Code Architecture
13. 9. Creating Global Filters
    1. Authentication Filters 
    2. Authorization Filters
    3. Action Filters
    4. Result Filters
    5. Exception Filters
    6. Global Web API Validation
    7. Automapping with a Result Filter
    8. Web API Error Handling
    9. MVC Error Handling
    10. Summary
14. 10. Adding Authentication and Authorization
    1. Authentication Overview
    2. Authorization Overview
    3. Implementing an Authentication Filter
    4. Implementing an Authorization Filter
    5. Summary
15. 11. URL Routing Using Attributes
    1. Attribute Routing Basics
    2. Route Prefixes
    3. Routing Constraints
    4. Summary
16. 12. Fat Model, Skinny Controller
    1. Separation of Concerns
       1. Controllers
       2. Services
       3. Behaviors
       4. Repositories
       5. Orchestrations
       6. Unit of Work
    2. Services and Behaviors
    3. Summary
17. IV. A Practical Example
18. 13. Building a Shopping Cart
    1. Shopping Cart Requirements
    2. The Shopping Cart Project
    3. JavaScript Bundling and Minification
    4. Summary
19. 14. Building the Data Model
    1. Code-First Models
    2. Defining the DbContext and Initializing Data
    3. The ViewModels
    4. Summary
20. 15. Implementing the Layout
    1. The Shared Layout
    2. The Cart Summary
    3. The Categories Menu
    4. Summary
21. 16. Lists of Books
    1. The Home Page
    2. The Featured Books
    3. Filtered Books by Category
    4. Summary
22. 17. Adding Items to the Cart
    1. The Book Details
    2. Custom Components and Custom Bindings
    3. Saving the Cart Item
    4. Summary
23. 18. Updating and Deleting Cart Items
    1. The Cart Details
    2. Knockout for the Cart Details
    3. Completing the Shopping Cart
    4. Summary
24. Index