Programming Phoenix

Wrapping Up

We packed a ton into this chapter. Let’s summarize what you’ve done:

• We created a simple repository. We did so to simplify your plunge into the world of controllers and views.

• We created actions, which serve as the main point of control for each request.

• We created views, which exist to render templates.

• We created templates, which generate HTML for our users.

• We employed helpers, which are simple Phoenix functions used in templates.

• We used layouts, which are HTML templates that embed an action’s HTML.

In the next chapter, we’re going to replace our homegrown repository with a database-backed one using Ecto. By the time we’re done, we’ll be reading our users from the database and entering new users with forms.

Don’t stop now! Things ...