Table of Contents

Preface Part One. Introduction 1. Introducing Ajax Ajax and the Usable Web The Rise of Ajax Ajaxifying the Web: The Story of Portals Webifying the Desktop: The Story of Office Applications Characteristics of Ajax Applications The Ajax Technologies Anatomy of a Server Call Ajax Trends Conclusions 2. A Pattern-Led Tutorial Ajax Technologies in a Blink Ajaxifying a Web App: One Pattern at a Time Projects and Katas Conclusions 3. Ajax Design: Principles and Patterns Desirable Attributes of Ajax Applications Designing for Ajax Ajax Patterns Overview Anatomy of a Pattern Ajax Patterns Demos Conclusions Part Two. Foundational Technology Patterns 4. Ajax App Ajax App 5. Display Manipulation Display Morphing Page Rearrangement 6. Web Remoting Web Service XMLHttpRequest Call IFrame Call HTTP Streaming On-Demand JavaScript 7. Dynamic Behavior User Action Scheduling 8. Extended Technologies Richer Plugin Part Three. Programming Patterns 9. Web Services RESTful Service RPC Service Ajax Stub HTML Message Plain-Text Message XML Message JSON Message 10. Browser-Server Dialogue Call Tracking Periodic Refresh Submission Throttling Explicit Submission Distributed Events Cross-Domain Proxy 11. DOM Population XML Data Island Browser-Side XSLT Browser-Side Templating 12. Code Generation and Reuse Server-Side Code Generation Cross-Browser Component 13. Performance Optimization Browser-Side Cache Predictive Fetch Guesstimate Multi-Stage Download Fat Client Part Four. Functionality and Usability Patterns 14. Widgets Slider Progress Indicator Drilldown Data Grid Rich Text Editor Suggestion Live Search Live Command-Line Live Form 15. Page Architecture Drag-And-Drop Sprite Popup Malleable Content Microlink Portlet Status Area Update Control Virtual Workspace 16. Visual Effects One-Second Spotlight One-Second Mutation One-Second Motion Highlight 17. Functionality Lazy Registration Direct Login Host-Proof Hosting Timeout Heartbeat Unique URLs Part Five. Development Patterns 18. Diagnosis Logging Debugging DOM Inspection Traffic Sniffing 19. Testing Simulation Service Browser-Side Test Service Test System Test Part Six. Appendixes A. Ajax Frameworks and Libraries B. Setting Up the Code Examples C. Patterns and Pattern Languages D. References index

About the Author

Michael Mahemoff holds a PhD in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the University of Melbourne, where his thesis was "Design Reuse in Software Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction." He lives in London and consults on software development issues in banking, health care, and logistics.

Reviews

"Ajax Design Patterns fills the literary void that exists in AJAX design by using real examples of best practice to enhance your apps. As with most AJAX titles it's pretty intense and hardcore reading, but then if you're into AJAX you're probably pretty hardcore too. Thankfully, Ajax Design Patterns is one of the most organised books on any programming subject. It's a massive book, but you won't get lost as the chapters are sensibly divided up and the sound layout means there's nothing whatsoever to fear. The book gets inside what makes top apps like NumSum tick and there's even a look at the code of DHTML Lemmings thrown in for good measure!" .Net, October 2006