Next-Level UI Development with PrimeNG: Master the versatile Angular component library to build stunning Angular applications

✍ Scribed by Dale Nguyen

• Publisher: Packt Publishing Pvt ltd
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 449
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Unlock the full potential of PrimeNG and jumpstart your Angular development with essential tools and techniques for web application development

Key Features
Gain a comprehensive understanding of PrimeNG for Angular development
Leverage PrimeNG's UI components, theming, and performance optimization to create scalable and competitive web apps
Apply concepts to real-world scenarios through practical examples guiding you to develop professional-grade projects

Book Description
Elevate your UI development skills with Next-Level UI Development with PrimeNG. In a digital landscape where the user interface plays a pivotal role, PrimeNG expertise is essential for Angular developers. This all-encompassing book shows you how to unleash this powerful UI component library in your Angular projects.

From the initial setup to integration, you'll explore the synergy between Angular and PrimeNG and how it can help you enhance your projects. You'll work with a wide range of UI components and features, such as input controls, data display, manipulation, and navigation, which allow you to build intuitive and dynamic user interfaces. You'll also discover advanced techniques and best practices for theming, performance optimization, creating reusable components, and handling internationalization and localization. With insights into testing and debugging PrimeNG components, this book ensures the development of robust and error-free applications, and finally guides you toward putting your knowledge into practice by building a real-world responsive web application.

By the end of this book, you will be able to harness the full potential of PrimeNG, enabling you to create extraordinary web experiences that stand out from the rest.

What You Will Learn
Seamlessly integrate PrimeNG with Angular for robust web app development
Use a diverse set of UI components for input, data display, manipulation, navigation, and layout
Customize and theme PrimeNG components to align with your application's branding and design specifications
Optimize performance for efficient and smooth-running applications
Create reusable and extendable components to streamline development
Handle internationalization and localization for global user bases
Test and debug PrimeNG components effectively

Who this book is for
If you're an Angular developer or enthusiast eager to elevate your skills in crafting robust, visually appealing, and scalable web applications, then this book is for you. Whether you identify as a frontend developer, a full-stack developer, or someone who values performance, you'll discover invaluable insights into customizing themes and seamlessly implementing responsive designs.

✦ Table of Contents

Next-Level UI Development with PrimeNG
Contributors
About the author
About the reviewers
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
Download the example code files
Conventions used
Get in touch
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Part 1: Introduction to PrimeNG
1
Introducing Angular and PrimeNG: A Powerful Combination
Technical requirements
Introducing Angular
Introducing PrimeNG
Exploring key features of PrimeNG
Using Angular and PrimeNG together
Summary
2
Setting Up Your Development Environment
Technical requirements
Setting up the Angular CLI
Installing Node.js v18 (using NVM)
Installing the Angular CLI
Creating a new Angular project
Understanding the project structure
Discovering useful VS Code extensions
Angular Language Service
Editor Config
Angular Schematics
Auto Rename Tag
Nx Console
Summary
3
Utilizing Angular’s Features and Improvements
Technical requirements
Introducing modern Angular
Learning about the core features and improvements in Angular
Angular data binding
Angular components
Dependency injection
Angular services
Angular directives
Angular pipes
Angular signals
Angular control flow
Organizing an Angular project
Summary
4
Integrating PrimeNG into Your Angular Project
Technical requirements
Adding PrimeNG components to your Angular project
Installing PrimeNG
Importing PrimeNG styles into your Angular application
Working with PrimeNG icons
Adding PrimeNG methods
Using PrimeNG components in your templates
Working with PrimeNG component APIs and directives
Configuring PrimeNG modules and dependencies
Global configuration
Angular animation configuration
Customizing component styles and themes
Overriding styles at the component level
Overriding styles globally
Troubleshooting common integration issues
Conflict or compatibility issues
Missing or incorrect imports
Incorrect configuration or setup
Inspecting console errors and warnings
Using the Angular CLI
Seeking help from the community
Summary
Part 2: UI Components and Features
5
Introducing Input Components and Form Controls
Technical requirements
Introducing input components and form controls
Template-driven forms
Reactive forms
Enhancing Angular forms with PrimeNG input components
Working with text inputs, checkboxes, and radio buttons
InputText
InputMask
Checkbox
RadioButton
Using dropdowns, multi-selects, and date pickers
Dropdown
MultiSelect
Calendar
Implementing form validation
Understanding Angular form states
Built-in Angular form validation
Crafting custom form validation
PrimeNG and form validation
Summary
6
Working with Table, List, and Card Components
Technical requirements
Creating responsive layouts with PrimeFlex
Integrating PrimeFlex with PrimeNG
Using Flexbox in PrimeFlex
Introducing data display components
Working with data table components
Creating a basic table
Table with dynamic columns
Table with sorting
Table with filtering
Table with a paginator
Working with list components
DataView
OrderList
PickList
Working with card components
Summary
7
Working with Tree, TreeTable, and Timeline Components
Technical requirements
Working with Tree components
When to use the PrimeNG Tree component
Creating a basic Tree component
Expanding and collapsing nodes
Using node selection events
Using node expansion and collapse events
Working with lazy loading
Working with TreeTable components
When to use the PrimeNG TreeTable component
Creating a basic TreeTable component
Using dynamic columns
Enabling the TreeTable paginator
Associated events and methods
Working with Timeline components
When to use the PrimeNG Timeline component
Creating a basic timeline
Timeline alignment
Timeline horizontal layout
Summary
8
Working with Navigation and Layout Components
Technical requirements
Introducing navigation and layout components
What are navigation and layout components?
Crafting an intuitive navigation and layout experience
Best practices for creating navigation and layout components
Working with menus
What are PrimeNG menus?
Creating a basic menu
Working with Menubar
Working with MegaMenu
Working with ContextMenu
Working with TieredMenu
Working with Breadcrumb
Introducing PrimeNG panels
Creating a basic panel
Working with ScrollPanel
Working with Accordion
Working with Fieldset
Working with TabView
Working with Splitter
Summary
Part 3: Advanced Techniques and Best Practices
9
Customizing PrimeNG Components with Theming
Technical requirements
Introducing PrimeNG theming
Working with pre-built themes
When to use PrimeNG pre-built themes
Example of PrimeNG pre-built themes
Switching themes
Creating your own custom themes
What are PrimeNG custom themes?
When are PrimeNG custom themes used?
How to create PrimeNG custom themes
Creating a custom theme via the Visual Editor
Creating a custom theme via Sass compilation
Creating a custom theme by embedding SCSS files
Overriding component styles and other tips
How to override component styles
Using PrimeNG common utils
Working with PrimeNG CSS variables
Other tips and tricks
Summary
10
Exploring Optimization Techniques for Angular Applications
Technical requirements
Introducing Angular performance optimization
What is Angular performance optimization?
Major performance issues in Angular applications
Popular optimization techniques
Introducing performance profiling and analysis
When is performance profiling and analysis used?
How does performance profiling and analysis work in Angular?
Implementing lazy loading and deferring
When are lazy loading and deferring used?
Example of lazy loading
Example of PrimeNG deferring
Working with change detection
How does change detection work?
How change detection strategies affect performance
Potential pitfalls of OnPush
Optimizing data binding
When is optimized data binding used?
A few optimized data binding techniques
Optimized data binding example – the trackBy function
Optimized data binding example – pure pipes
Working with code and bundle optimization
When is code and bundle optimization used?
Utilizing Source Map Explorer for bundle optimization
Summary
11
Creating Reusable and Extendable Components
Technical requirements
Introducing reusable and extendable components
Why are reusable and extendable components important?
Steps to create reusable and extendable components
Angular component best practices
Getting to know StyleClass
Why use PrimeNG StyleClass?
Example: toggle classes
Example: animation
Utilizing PrimeBlocks for creating UI clocks
Advantages and Disadvantages of using PrimeBlocks
How to use PrimeBlocks
Creating reusable and extendable components
Crafting your own components with PrimeNG
Why create custom components?
Example: utilizing PrimeNG to create a sign-in component
Summary
12
Working with Internationalization and Localization
Technical requirements
Introducing internationalization and localization
Introducing internationalization (i18n) in Angular applications
Understanding the role of localization (l10n) in creating multi-lingual experiences
Challenges and considerations for designing internationally friendly applications
Exploring popular internationalization libraries for Angular
@angular/localize
ngx-translate
@ngneat/transloco
angular-i18next
Working with ngx-translate for internationalization
Integrating ngx-translate into an Angular application
Tips and tricks for working with ngx-translate
Working with PrimeNG Locale
Summary
13
Testing PrimeNG Components
Technical requirements
Getting started with basic Angular testing
Introduction to Angular testing fundamentals
Angular testing with Jest
Step-by-step guide to writing your initial Angular tests
Breaking down a simple unit test
Writing test for PrimeNG components
How PrimeNG tests its components
Creating and testing our own component
Utilizing testing tips and tricks
Isolate unit tests
Utilize NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA
Utilize the spyOn method
Working with fakeAsync
Utilizing third-party libraries – Spectator
Utilizing third-party libraries – ng-mocks
Summary
Part 4: Real-World Application
14
Building a Responsive Web Application
Technical requirements
Introduction to building a responsive web application
Why responsive web applications matter
The benefits of responsive web applications
Key principles of responsive web design
Introducing our responsive web application project
Creating the layout of the website
Starting to develop the website
Prerequisites
Header with navigation
Hero section
Features section
Testimonials section
Pricing section
Footer section
Deploying the responsive web application
Getting the project ready for production
Different options for deployment
Final notes after deployment
Summary
Index
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