Dojo Development
Course: DOJO
Duration: 3 Days
Level: I
On our website at:
http://www.verhoef-training.com/courses/DOJO.html
Course Summary
This course teaches students how to use Dojo's extensive library of utilities to build rich and responsive web applications. The topics provide an end-to-end solution for development in the browser, including everything from the core JavaScript library and turnkey widgets to build tools and a testing framework. The students will learn how to create complex layouts and form controls closely resembling those found in the most advanced desktop applications.
Topics Covered In This Course
Toolkit Overview
- Overview of Dojo's Architecture
- Prepping for Development
- Terminology
- Bootstrapping
- Exploring Dojo with Firebug
Language and Browser Utilities
- Looking Up DOM Nodes
- Type Checking
- String Utilities
- Array Processing
- Managing Source Code with Modules
- JavaScript Object Utilities
- Manipulating Object Context
- DOM Utilities
- Browser Utilities
Event Listeners and Pub/Sub Communication
- Event and Keyboard Normalization
- Event Listeners
- Publish/Subscribe Communication
- View Sample
AJAX and Server Communication
- Overview of AJAX
- AJAX Made Easy
- Deferreds
- Form and HTTP Utilities
- Cross-Site Scripting with JSONP
- Core IO
- JSON Remote Procedure Calls
- OpenAjax Hub
Node Manipulation
- Query: One Size Fits All
- NodeList
- Creating NodeList Extensions
- Behavior
Internationalization (i18n)
- Introduction
- Internationalizing a Module
- Dates, Numbers, and Currency
Drag-and-Drop
- Dragging fundamentals
- Dropping considerations
Animation and Special Effects
- Animation Overview
- Core fx
- Animation + Drag-and-Drop = Fun!
- Colors
Data Abstraction
- Shifting the Data Paradigm
- Data API Overview
- The APIs
- Core Implementations of Data APIs
Simulated Classes and Inheritance
- JavaScript Is Not Java
- One Problem, Many Solutions
- Simulating Classes with Dojo
- Multiply Inheriting with Mixins
Dijit Overview
- Motivation for Dijit
- Accessibility (a11y)
- Dijit for Designers
- The Parser
- Hands-on Dijit with NumberSpinner
- Overview of Stock Dijits
- Dijit API Drive-By
Dijit Anatomy and Lifecycle
- Dijit Anatomy
- Dijit Lifecycle Methods
- Your First Dijit: HelloWeb
- Parent-Child Relationships with _Container and _Contained
- Rapidly Prototyping Widgets in Markup
Form Widgets
- Drive-By Form Review
- Form Dijits
- TextBox Variations
- FilteringSelect
- MultiSelect
- Textarea Variations
- Button Variations
- Slider
Layout Widgets
- Layout Dijit Commonalities
- ContentPane
- BorderContainer
- StackContainer
- TabContainer
- AccordionContainer
- Rendering and Visibility Considerations
Application Widgets
- Tooltip
- Dialog Widgets
- ProgressBar
- ColorPalette
- Toolbar
- Menu
- TitlePane
- InlineEditBox
- Tree
Build Tools, Testing, and Production Considerations
- Building
- Dojo Objective Harness (DOH)
- Browser-Based Test Harness
- Performance Considerations
What You Can Expect
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Explain when and where to use Dojo.
- Create Web pages with Dojo components.
- Use Dojo's standard JavaScript library (including fundamental utilities in Base)
- Create animations, such as drag-and-drop, back-button handling, and wipe and slide.
- Use out-of-the-box Dijits (Dojo widgets) as well as create their own, either from scratch or by building on existing ones.
- Use Dojo build tools and unit-testing framework.
- Understand Dojo's API design and feature set.
- Manipulate and traverse the Document Object Model using Dojo's DOM APIs.
- Create and control class hierarchy using Dojo's OO toolkit.
- Manage events using dojo/on and Dojo's publish/subscribe capabilities.
- Understand how to debug Dojo applications.
- Use the Dojo Objective Harness to test Dojo-based applications.
Who Should Take This Course
This course is designed for Web Developers.
Recommended Prerequisites
All students should have JavaScript experience.
If they do not have a thorough knowledge of JavaScript, please let us know and we will precede this course with a one-day JavaScript course.
Training Style
Lecture (50%) / Workshop (50%)
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