TurboGears harnesses the power of Python to provide a dynamic and easy-to-use Web development framework: one that
dramatically increases developer productivity, and makes it far easier to create dynamic, user-friendly, Ajax-enabled Web applications. Now, for the first time, there's a definitive guide to TurboGears—coauthored by its creator, Kevin Dangoor.
This book will help experienced Web developers get productive with TurboGears—fast. You'll quickly build your first TurboGears Web application—then extend it one step at a time, mastering the underlying libraries that make these enhancements possible. Next, the authors demonstrate TurboGears at work in a real-world application, by examining the code for "WhatWhat Status," an open source project status tracking application. Finally, you'll gain deep insight into the model, view, and controller technologies TurboGears is built upon: knowledge that will help you build far more robust and capable Python applications.
Coverage includes
- Understanding the architecture of a TurboGears application
- Mastering SQLObject, customizing it, and using it with TurboGears models
- Utilizing TurboGears view technologies, including dynamic templates and MochiKit for Ajax
- Bringing CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript together in reusable components with TurboGears Widgets
- Using CherryPy and TurboGears controller technologies: from decorators to deployment
- Exploring the TurboGears toolbox
- Ensuring security and managing user access permissions in TurboGears applications
Preface xxiii
Acknowledgments xxv
Part I: TurboGears Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Introduction to TurboGears 3
Chapter 2 Getting Started with TurboGears 13
Chapter 3: The Architecture of a TurboGears Application 25
Part II: Building a Simple TurboGears Application
Chapter 4: Creating a Simple Application 43
Chapter 5: Enhancing Our Bookmark Application 59
Part III: Exploring a Real World TurboGears Application
Chapter 6: Exploring More Complex Models in WhatWhat Status 83
Chapter 7: Controllers, Views, and JavaScript in the WhatWhat Status 97
Chapter 8: RSS, Cookies, and Dynamic Views in WhatWhat Status 115
Chapter 9: Ajax and WhatWhat Status Projects 133
Part IV: SQLObject and TurboGears Models
Chapter 10: SQLObject Basics 151
Chapter 11: Mastering SQLObject 165
Chapter 12: Customizing SQLObject Behavior 183
Part V: TurboGears View Technologies
Chapter 13: Dynamic Templates with Kid 209
Chapter 14: Creating Better JavaScript with MochiKit 225
Chapter 15: Effective Ajax with MochiKit 273
Chapter 16: TurboGears Widgets: Bringing CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript Together in Reusable Components . 309
Part VI: CherryPy and TurboGears Con…
Book Details
- Paperback: 504 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1 edition (November 17, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0132433885
- ISBN-13: 978-0132433884
- File Size: 6.2 MiB
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