Instant jQuery Boilerplate for Plugins

Get started with jQuery plugin development with this rapid-paced guide

Overview

• Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results
• Build your first basic jQuery Plugin
• Learn how to make your plugin configurable
• Get to grips with the structure of jQuery Boilerplate

In Detail

jQuery plugins helps you to extend jQuery’s prototype object. jQuery plugins are used to achieve a specific task with a collection of elements, they are modular and reusable across several projects.

Instant jQuery Boilerplate for Plugins is a hands on guide to writing your own plugins. The recipes in this book will guide you through the steps of plug-in development.

Each recipe is a short tutorial within itself that will help you explore different options available within jQuery by providing a clear explanation on what jQuery Boilerplate has to offer. By the end of the book, you will have learned how to write a plugin and will be ready to start writing plugins of your own.

What you will learn from this book

• How to structure your first plugin
• How to use YQL to write a plugin that is able to read from the Twitter API
• How to write your very own carousel
• How to write your own jQuery Validation plugin
• How to test your plug-in with QUnit
• How to make your plugins flexible and reusable

Approach

Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. This book is a how-to manual complete with recipes that range from writing a simple plug-in to adding enhancements/features to your plug-in.

Who this book is written for

This book is for JavaScript enthusiasts who are looking for hands on recipes to help them develop their own plug-ins.