The document discusses building rich internet applications (RIAs) with CodeIgniter and JavaScript. It notes that RIAs can be built in various ways, such as using browsers, browser plugins, web runtime platforms, or for desktop and mobile applications. CodeIgniter is described as a good "glue language" that can quickly get projects up and running. The author's typical approach is outlined, involving tossing out views, doing most work in models, avoiding heavy controllers, and keeping the API in a separate controller. Code examples are provided for both the client-side code in AIR and Titanium, and server-side CodeIgniter code.

1. Building RIAs with
JavaScript and CodeIgniter
Ed Finkler #eeci2010
HiiDef.com / Goodsie.com #riacijs
@funkatron
coj@funkatron.com
http://funkatron.com

2. RIAs
Buzzword alert!
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3. I prefer "rich front-end app"
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4. A smart-ish client
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5. Can be built various ways
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6. Browser
old hat!
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7. Browser plugins
Ol' Proprietary Faithful
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8. Web Runtime Platforms
New hotness (will be passé in 6 months)
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9. Desktop
Titanium, AIR, XULRunner
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10. Mobile
Titanium, PhoneGap, Palm webOS
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11. How does CI fit into this?
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12. PHP is a great "glue language"
mmmm, glue
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13. CI gets us up and running quickly
superglue
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14. Instead of HTML, we output data
JSON, XML, etc
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15. My typical approach
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16. Toss out views
With extreme prejudice
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17. All work done by model
Almost
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18. Models can return various formats
PHP objects, Serialized PHP, JSON, etc
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19. Avoid heavy controllers
Makes reuse easier
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20. Avoid heavy controllers
Makes reuse easier
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21. Keep API in separate controller
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22. CODE TYME
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23. Client side
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24. AIR
NOT FLASH/FLEX, DAMMIT
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25. Cobbled-together MVC structure
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26. jQuery for the fun stuff
DOM API == not fun
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27. Use XHR (AJAX) to talk to server
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28. CODE TYME
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29. Resources
• Server code
http://github.com/funkatron/eeci2010-ria-server
• Client code - AIR
http://github.com/funkatron/eeci2010-ria-client
• Client Code - Titanium Desktop
http://github.com/funkatron/eeci2010-ria-client-titanium
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