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Learn MoreXamarin iOS App in C# & Firebase
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Xamarin iOS App in C# & Firebase
Developing a complete iPhone application using C Sharp in Xamarin Studio with Firebase backend
Created byAmir J
Last updated 12/2017
English
What you'll learn
- Full fledged iOS development of a grocery list app
- Various outlets and dynamic interface development
- Backend database using Firebase
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Course content
6 sections • 60 lectures • 5h 35m total length
- Introduction10:41
In this lesson, we will look at the course ahead of us. We will explore the different aspects of the course and what we are about to develop.
- Starting a New Project and Testing Simulator4:33
In this lesson, we will start a new app in XCode and test our simulator.
- Designing Our Lists Storyboard5:11
In this lesson, we design our outlets and also name them as well the name for our table view cell
- Connecting Our Storyboard Outlets to the Code4:15
In this lesson, we will add a new view controller through storyboard called Lists View Controller. We'll also connect the data source and delegate for our table view in storyboard. We should make a button outlet for the profile button.
- Table View Data Source5:10
In this lesson, we will add the only two absolutely necessary methods of our data source. We will also add the protocols we need in our .H file.
- Testing Data Source4:24
In this lesson, we will do a quick test on our data source.
- Understanding Our Data Structure3:33
In this non-programming lesson, we will look at how our data is structured.
- Adding Item Class1:37
In this lesson, we will add our Item Class.
- Adding Grocery List Class0:54
In this lesson, we will add our List Class.
- Adding User Class1:38
In this lesson, we will add our User Class.
- Adding App Data Class6:11
In this lesson, we will add our App Data class's starting elements. We would need to introduce and initialize our Current Lists as well as a dummy current user.
- Preparing First List4:45
In this lesson, we will add our first list, we will not however write it to disk as we still don't have that function.
- Testing Out the Initial List5:20
In this lesson, we will add a modify our table view data_source to accurately represent our values in the app.
- Adding a New List8:32
By now, we have a list view interface where we can view our basic starter lists. Now let's try and add a new list. In here, once everything work, we will face a new issue and that is our app will not maintain its data between two sessions of the application. We will address that in our next section.
- Understanding Data1:45
In this lesson, we will have a quick look at why we have to record our data on the disk and what component we should add to do so.
- Write and Read Data and User Method14:33
In this lesson, we will add a new method to our app data where all of our lists get written to the disk using a json serialization. To write data, we will also introduce a new OfflineLst.
- Reading Data Method Part 18:47
In this lesson, we will adjust our list view to properly read and write data to the disk. We will also make sure if we make a new list, it gets written to the disk.
- Deleting a List by Dragging4:34In this lesson, we will learn how to delete a list by dragging it.
- Items Storyboard6:22
In this lesson, we head back to our storyboard and design our items interface.
- Items View Controller3:00
In this lesson, we add a new view controller through storyboard, build our outlets and name all of them including the cell.
- Navigating to Items View Controller3:52In this lesson, we will code the navigation to and back from items view controller.
- Cur List6:04In this lesson, we will introduce our curList which is the list that we have clicked on in the Lists Activity. We will pass an argument through our PrepareForSgue.
- Items Table Data Source and Populating Items Table View11:38
In this lesson, we will add a new data source to populate our items table view.
- Clicking on an Item3:04
In this lesson, we change the status of an item by clicking on it, we also write our data to disk after doing that.
- Dragging to Delete an Item3:33
In this lesson, we learn how to delete an item by dragging over it.
- Reloading Table View in View Did Appear2:10In the previous lesson, once we set everything correctly to delete and item, we realize that the Lists View Controller doesn't update its table view properly. That we will take care of in this lesson.
- Adding a New Item6:13
In this lesson, we will learn how to add an item by pressing the done button on the text field.
- Understanding What Happened2:50
In this lesson, we will look back at everything we have done so far and we try to make sense of everything we have done so far and how we could build on those.
- Firebase Console9:24Once we setup everything in our console, we will add the google plist file. It's quite important to import and add it as a bundle resource.
- Adding Firebase Packages2:22
In this lesson, we will add the components and packages needed for firebase to work.
- Initializing Firebase in AppData7:27In this lesson, we write the code for our Firebase connection as well as our new OnlineLST
- Testing Out Firebase12:57
We will do a quick test on Firebase in this lesson to make sure it works properly.
- Alert Show Method3:48
In this lesson, we will add a new method to show messages to user.
- Profile Action5:40
In this lesson, we will learn how to add the various profile actions to our login button.
- Register Alert View8:41
In this lesson, we will add an alert dialog for when the register button is pressed.
- Register Method12:04
In this lesson, we will learn how to actually register our user on Firebase back-end.
- Set Local User5:34In this lesson and after registration, we will discuss how to change the local user.
- Save User Main Values on Cloud5:34
Once user is created, we should write its main data to our back-end.
- Save All User Lists Online9:24In this lesson, we will learn how to save an entire list to our online back-end.
- Login Alert View and Method5:26
In this lesson, we will write the alert view for our login menu. This code is little too long and also trivial, so we will use a little cheat in here, we will also make our read data to become a Task Method.
- Async Task Methods4:26In this lesson, we will learn how to change our void methods to Task.
- Using Asset Files1:56In this lesson, we will look at how to use the assets that are coming with these lessons.
- Reading Online Data9:19In this lesson we introduce the onlineLST array and we also write the code to read the online lists in our app data.
- Compare Lists Method10:41
In this lesson, we will write a comparison method to compare two sets of Lists.
- Logging Out From Cloud5:49In this lesson, we will code our log out method.
- Setting Profile Button4:24
Through setting our profile button, we can give our user a little feedback on whether they are online or offline.
- New List on Cloud1:39In this lesson, we will learn how to add a new list on cloud.
- Delete List on Cloud4:45
In this lesson, we will learn how to delete a list from cloud.
- Save a New Item on Cloud8:27
In this lesson, we will learn how to add an item on cloud.
- Change Item Status on Cloud1:43
In this lesson, we will re-write our items once they are tapped on.
- Delete Item on Cloud4:13
In this lesson, we will learn how to delete an item.
- Recap of All Login Methods3:47This is also a good time to test all of our login, register methods once again. In here, we realize that we need to call our readData once again at the end of the register method. We will also test our application by manually adding an item to the cloud.
- Share This Function5:54In this lesson we will write the beginning of sharing a list through clicking the share list button.
- Sending an Invitation10:13
Once we found an invitee user, we will have to send them an invitation.
- Invitation Class3:00
In this lesson, we will add a new class to hold on to our invitation objects.
- Reading Invitation Node3:13
In this lesson, we will read the content of "MyInvitations" node and populate the list of invitations coordinates.
- Loading Invitation Lists6:55
In this lesson, we will convert the invitation data into actual invitations lists.
- Removing an Invitation3:12
In this lesson we will learn how to remove an invitation.
- Deleting a List4:26
In this lesson, we will find how to delete a list that user is invited to
- Conclusion and Suggestions4:12In this lesson, we will look back at everything we have done and we look ahead at what else could be done.
Requirements
- Understanding of basics of programming in any language
- Basic familiarity with iOS development
Description
In this course, we will learn how to develop a complete iPhone application using Visual Studio (or Xamarin Studio) C Sharp and Firebase. Throughout the course, we will discuss a wide range of topics such as interface design, databases and data structures as well as user authentication through Firebase MBaaS. This course is designed to cover a wide range of audience. It can be useful to people with basic understanding of iOS development and programming. It is also useful if you wish to learn more about data structures, reading and writing local and remote databases.
Who this course is for:
- iOS developers planning to move on to Xamarin and C#
- C# programmers planning to learn iOS development