Real-Time Web Application Development : With ASP.NET Core, SignalR, Docker, and Azure

Design, develop, and deploy a real-world web application by leveraging modern open source technologies. This book shows you how to use ASP.NET Core to build cross-platform web applications along with SignalR to enrich the application by enabling real-time communication between server and clients. You will use Docker to containerize your application, integrate with GitHub to package the application, and provide continuous deployment to Azure’s IaaS platform. Along the way, __Real-Time Web Application Development__ covers topics including designing a Materialize CSS theme, using a test-driven development approach with xUnit.net, and securing your application with the OAuth 2.0 protocol. To further your understanding of the technology, you will learn logging and exception handling; navigation using view components; and how to work with forms and validations. The rich code samples from this book can be used to retrofit or upgrade existing ASP.NET Core applications.**What You Will Learn** * Design and develop a real-world web application * Implement security and data storage with OAuth2 and Azure Table Storage * Orchestrate real-time notifications through SignalR * Use GitHub and Travis CI for continuous integration of code * Master Docker containerization and continuous deployment with Docker Cloud to Azure Linux virtual machines **Who This Book Is For**Developers and software engineers interested in learning an end-to-end approach to application development using Microsoft technologies. Contents......Page 5 About the Author......Page 11 About the Technical Reviewers......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 13 Introduction......Page 14 Chapter 1: Designing a Modern Real-World Web Application......Page 16 Requirements Gathering and Analysis......Page 17 Maintenance and Operations......Page 18 Introduction to the Automobile Service Center Application......Page 19 Scope of the Application......Page 21 Technologies Used in Building the Application......Page 22 Logical Architecture of the Application......Page 23 Continuous Integration and Deployment Architecture......Page 25 Software Prerequisites......Page 27 Summary......Page 28 Introduction to .NET Core......Page 29 Introduction to ASP.NET Core......Page 31 Versions and Roadmap of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core......Page 33 Creating the Automobile Service Center Application......Page 34 Understanding the ASP.NET Core Web Project Artifacts......Page 42 Services......Page 43 Startup.cs......Page 44 Setting Up the Application Configuration......Page 45 Using Dependency Injection in the ASP.NET Core Application......Page 51 References......Page 53 Responsive Design and New Approaches......Page 54 About Materialize CSS......Page 56 Materialize CSS Themes......Page 57 Using Materialize CSS in the Automobile Service Center Application......Page 58 Adding a Master Layout......Page 61 Designing a Layout for Secure Pages......Page 67 Reference......Page 73 Chapter 4: Overview of Azure Storage......Page 74 Introduction to Azure Storage......Page 75 Getting Started with Azure SDK and Storage Emulator......Page 77 Azure Table Storage Unit of Work Pattern......Page 82 Sample CRUD Operations......Page 90 Reference......Page 99 Chapter 5: Test-Driven Approach Using xUnit.net......Page 100 Test-Driven Development Life Cycle......Page 101 Understanding xUnit.net......Page 102 Getting Started with xUnit.net and MOQ......Page 103 Summary......Page 120 Chapter 6: Securing the Application with ASP.NET Core Identity and the OAuth 2.0 Protocol......Page 121 Creating and Setting Up the Admin Account......Page 122 Creating Login and Logout Screens......Page 129 Retrieving User Information from ClaimsPrincipal......Page 141 Resetting a Password Through MailKit E-mail Library Integration......Page 143 Developing a Forgot Password Option......Page 155 Creating and Managing Service Engineers......Page 157 Understanding the OAuth 2.0 Protocol......Page 176 Using a Gmail Authentication Provider for Customer Authentication......Page 178 Exercise 1......Page 196 Exercise 2......Page 197 Summary......Page 198 References......Page 199 Managing Master Data in Azure Tables......Page 200 Importing Master Data to Azure Tables from Excel......Page 234 Enabling Redis Memory Caching......Page 244 Summary......Page 252 Creating a Logging Framework......Page 253 Capturing User Activity Through an Action Filter......Page 260 Implementing Global Exception Handling......Page 263 Configuring Status Code Pages......Page 266 Summary......Page 272 Chapter 9: Creating Areas and Navigation by Using View Components......Page 273 Implementing Areas for the Automobile Service Center Application......Page 274 Creating a Dynamic JSON-Driven Navigation Menu......Page 283 Using Bundling and Minification......Page 296 Summary......Page 302 Service Request Workflow......Page 303 Service Request Form......Page 305 Dashboard View......Page 316 Service Request Details View......Page 336 Custom Validations using DataAnnotation Attributes......Page 350 Adding Internationalization Support......Page 355 Exercise 1......Page 363 Exercise 2......Page 364 Summary......Page 365 Chapter 11: Real-Time Communication with SignalR......Page 367 Introducing SignalR......Page 368 Enabling Two-Way Communication Between Customers and Service Engineers......Page 369 Configure Automobile Service Center with SignalR......Page 370 Create SignalR Hub to Enable-Two Way Communication Using JQuery......Page 372 Enable User Online/Offline Notifications Using SignalR......Page 386 Send SMS Notifications to Customers by Using Twilio API......Page 396 Enable Web Notifications to Customers by Using SignalR......Page 409 Build the Promotional Offers Capability......Page 411 Display Promotional Offers to Customers......Page 427 Enable Web Notifications to Customers on New Promotions......Page 429 Summary......Page 433 Reference......Page 434 Chapter 12: Code Version Control Using GitHub Platform......Page 435 Getting Started with GitHub......Page 436 Managing Local GitHub Credentials and Adding Collaborators to GitHub Repository......Page 442 Create and commit source code to a Local Git Repository......Page 447 Create and push source code to a Remote Git Repository......Page 450 Branching and merging source code......Page 452 Reset an unwanted commit from Local Repository......Page 461 Reset an unwanted commit from Remote Repository......Page 463 Resolve merge conflicts in source code......Page 465 Using GitHub with Visual Studio......Page 477 Summary......Page 496 References......Page 497 Chapter 13: Configuring a Continuous Build with Travis CI......Page 498 Introducing Travis CI......Page 499 Creating a Travis CI Account and Associating It with the GitHub Repository......Page 500 Configuring the GitHub Repository with Travis.yml......Page 504 Displaying the Travis Build Status at the GitHub Repository Home Page......Page 511 Enabling Travis Build Notifications to Users......Page 514 Summary......Page 516 References......Page 517 Chapter 14: Preparing an Application for Production and Creating a Docker Image......Page 518 Exploring Docker......Page 519 Installing Docker and Reviewing Prerequisites......Page 520 Preparing the Application with an Azure Key Vault Configuration......Page 525 Set Up Azure Key Vault and Configure the Access Policy......Page 526 Set Up Azure Table Storage and Azure Redis Cache Services......Page 534 Create Secrets at Azure Key Vault......Page 539 Integrate Application Code with Azure Key Vault......Page 540 Creating a Docker File......Page 542 Summary......Page 550 Reference......Page 551 Chapter 15: Continuous Deployment to Azure Linux Virtual Machines by Using Docker Cloud......Page 552 Introduction to Docker Cloud......Page 553 Create Azure Nodes for Continuous Deployment......Page 556 Docker Cloud Continuous Integration with GitHub Repository......Page 561 Continuous Deployment to Azure Nodes from Docker Cloud......Page 564 Bring Our Own Node for Docker Integration......Page 579 Automobile Service Center and .NET Core 2.0......Page 596 Recommended Exercises......Page 597 Summary......Page 598 Reference......Page 599 Index......Page 600 Design, develop, and deploy a real-world web application by leveraging modern open source technologies. This book shows you how to use ASP.NET Core to build cross-platform web applications along with SignalR to enrich the application by enabling real-time communication between server and clients. You will use Docker to containerize your application, integrate with GitHub to package the application, and provide continuous deployment to Azure's IaaS platform. Along the way, Real-Time Web Application Development covers topics including designing a Materialize CSS theme, using a test-driven development approach with xUnit.net, and securing your application with the OAuth 2.0 protocol. To further your understanding of the technology, you will learn logging and exception handling; navigation using view components; and how to work with forms and validations. The rich code samples from this book can be used to retrofit or upgrade existing ASP.NET Core applications. What You Will Learn Design and develop a real-world web application Implement security and data storage with OAuth2 and Azure Table Storage Orchestrate real-time notifications through SignalR Use GitHub and Travis CI for continuous integration of code Master Docker containerization and continuous deployment with Docker Cloud to Azure Linux virtual machines Who This Book Is For Developers and software engineers interested in learning an end-to-end approach to application development using Microsoft technologies. Design, develop, and deploy a real-world web application by leveraging modern open source technologies. This book shows you how to use ASP.NET Core to build cross-platform web applications along with SignalR to enrich the application by enabling real-time communication between server and clients. 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