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Blazor in Action

Name: Blazor in Action
Author: Chris Sainty
ISBN: 9781617298646

by Chris Sainty

June 2022

Intermediate to advanced

344 pages

10h 10m

English

Manning Publications

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inside front cover
Blazor in Action
Copyright
dedication
contents
front matter
prefaceacknowledgmentsabout this bookWho should read this bookHow this book is organized: A road mapAbout the codeliveBook discussion forumabout the authorabout the cover illustration
1 Starting your Blazor journey
1.1 Why choose Blazor for new applications?1.2 Components, a better way to build UI1.2.1 What is a component?1.2.2 The benefits of a component-based UI1.2.3 Anatomy of a Blazor component1.3 Blazor, a platform for building modern UIs with C#1.3.1 Understanding hosting models1.3.2 Blazor WebAssembly1.3.3 Blazor Server1.3.4 Other hosting modelsSummary
2 Your first Blazor app
2.1 Setting up the application2.1.1 Blazor WebAssembly template configurations2.1.2 Creating the application2.2 Building and running the application2.3 Key components of a Blazor application2.3.1 Index.html2.3.2 Program.cs2.3.3 App.razor2.3.4 wwwroot folder and _Imports.razor2.4 Writing your first components2.4.1 Organizing files using feature folders2.4.2 Setting up styling2.4.3 Defining the layout2.4.4 The Blazing Trails home pageSummary
3 Working with Blazor’s component model
3.1 Structuring components3.1.1 Single file3.1.2 Partial class3.2 Component life cycle methods3.2.1 The first render3.2.2 The life cycle with async3.2.3 Dispose: The extra life cycle method3.3 Working with parent and child components3.3.1 Passing values from a parent to a child3.3.2 Passing data from a child to a parent3.4 Styling components3.4.1 Global styling3.4.2 Scoped styling3.4.3 Using CSS preprocessorsSummary
4 Routing
4.1 Introducing client-side routing4.1.1 Blazor’s router4.1.2 Defining page components4.2 Navigating between pages programmatically4.3 Passing data between pages using route parameters4.4 Handling multiple routes with a single component4.5 Working with query strings4.5.1 Setting query-string values4.5.2 Retrieving query-string values using SupplyParameterFromQuerySummary

5 Forms and validation—Part 1: Fundamentals
5.1 Super-charging forms with components5.1.1 Creating the model5.1.2 Basic EditForm configuration5.1.3 Collecting data with input components5.1.4 Creating inputs on demand5.2 Validating the model5.2.1 Configuring validation rules with Fluent Validation5.2.2 Configuring Blazor to use Fluent Validation5.3 Submitting data to the server5.3.1 Adding MediatR to the Blazor project5.3.2 Creating a request and handler to post the form data to the API5.3.3 Setting up the endpointSummary
6 Forms and validation—Part 2: Beyond the basics
6.1 Customizing validation CSS classes6.1.1 Creating a FieldCssClassProvider6.1.2 Using custom FieldCssClassProviders with EditForm6.2 Building custom input components with InputBase6.2.1 Inheriting from InputBase<T>6.2.2 Styling the custom component6.2.3 Using the custom input component6.3 Working with files6.3.1 Configuring the InputFile component6.3.2 Uploading files when the form is submitted6.4 Updating the form to allow editing6.4.1 Separating the trail form into a standalone component6.4.2 Refactoring AddTrailPage.razor6.4.3 Adding the edit trail feature6.4.4 Testing the edit functionalitySummary
7 Creating more reusable components
7.1 Defining templates7.2 Enhancing templates with generics7.3 Sharing components with Razor class librariesSummary
8 Integrating with JavaScript libraries
8.1 Creating a JavaScript module and accessing it via a component8.1.1 Testing out the RouteMap component8.1.2 Calling JavaScript functions from C# and returning a response8.2 Calling C# methods from JavaScript8.3 Integrating the RouteMap component with the TrailForm8.4 Displaying the RouteMap on the TrailDetails drawerSummary
9 Securing Blazor applications
9.1 Integrating with an identity provider: Auth09.1.1 Registering applications with Auth09.1.2 Customizing tokens from Auth09.1.3 Configuring Blazor WebAssembly to use Auth09.1.4 Configuring ASP.NET Core WebAPI to use Auth09.2 Displaying different UI fragments based on authentication status9.2.1 Updating the Home feature9.3 Prevent unauthorized users accessing a page9.3.1 Securing API endpoints9.3.2 Calling secure API endpoints from Blazor9.4 Authorizing users by role9.4.1 Adding roles in Auth09.4.2 Consuming Auth0 roles in Blazor WebAssembly9.4.3 Implementing role-based logicSummary
10 Managing state
10.1 Simple state management using an in-memory store10.1.1 Creating and registering a state store10.1.2 Saving data entered on the form to AppState10.2 Improving the AppState design to handle more state10.3 Creating persistent state with browser local storage10.3.1 Defining an additional state store10.3.2 Adding and removing trails from thefavorites list10.3.3 Displaying the current number of favorite trails10.3.4 Reorganizing and refactoring10.3.5 Showing favorited trails on the favorite trails page10.3.6 Initializing AppStateSummary
11 Testing your Blazor application
11.1 Introducing bUnit11.2 Adding a bUnit test project11.3 Testing components with bUnit11.3.1 Testing rendered markup11.3.2 Triggering event handlers11.3.3 Faking authentication and authorization11.3.4 Emulating JavaScript interactions11.3.5 Testing multiple componentsSummary
Appendix A. Adding an ASP.NET Core backend to a Blazor WebAssembly app
A.1 Adding an ASP.NET Core Web APIA.1.1 Removing boilerplate from the new API projectA.1.2 Configuring the APIA.2 Adding a .NET class library to share code between client and APIA.3 Setting up an SQLite database in the APIA.3.1 Configuring the initial entities for the systemA.3.2 Setting up the database contextA.3.3 Connection strings and service configurationA.3.4 Creating the first migration and creating the database
Appendix B. Updating existing areas to use the API
B.1 Creating a new API endpoint that returns all trailsB.2 Updating the Home feature to load trail data from the APIB.2.1 Adding the GetTrailsHandler classB.2.2 Updating HomePage.razor and SearchPage.razor to use GetTrailRequest via MediatRB.2.3 Updating TrailCard.razor and TrailDetails.razor
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Overview

An example-driven guide to building reusable UI components and web frontends—all with Blazor, C#, and .NET.

In Blazor in Action, you will learn about:

Blazor + WebAssembly
Picking the right hosting model
Building reusable UI components
Building forms with validation
Integrating with JavaScript libraries
Securing your application
Testing your applications

Blazor in Action is a practical guide to building stunning UIs and client-side applications using C# and .NET. You’ll use the Blazor frontend framework to create a fun and exciting web application for plotting hiking routes. As you build up your new application, you’ll master the key features of Blazor, such as routing, forms and validation, and dynamic and reusable components. By the time you're done, you'll be ready to develop beautiful sites and apps that seamlessly execute your C# code natively in the browser.

The book is written to the most recent stable build of Blazor and seamlessly integrates fresh features from .NET 6.

About the Technology
Create rich web frontends without relying on JavaScript. Microsoft’s Blazor framework uses WebAssembly to extend the ultra-popular ASP.NET platform. In Blazor, you can build interactive web components that run natively in the browser without plug-ins or transpilers. And because it’s C# end-to-end, it’s easy to share code between the server and your web UI.

About the Book
Blazor in Action teaches you to create full-stack ASP.NET applications end-to-end in C#. You’ll start by learning to build Blazor web components, working through core topics like routing and forms. As you go, you’ll implement a hiking route web application that includes reusable code, integration with JavaScript libraries, and role-based security. To make sure your app is production ready, this practical book also covers state management, data persistence, and testing.

What's Inside

Dynamic and reusable UI components
Sharing client and server code
Role-based security using Auth0
Persisting state using local browser storage

About the Reader

About the Author

Chris Sainty

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The right place to start your journey with Blazor.

An excellent introduction and reference for Blazor development.

Guides the user through the practical use of Blazor components and the concepts behind them. Fantastic book!

A very well-conceived and well-executed introduction to Blazor and its use in full-stack development.

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