Book description
Build highly effective Shopify apps using the powerful Ruby on Rails framework
In Detail
Shopify is an e-commerce website platform that allows merchants to create and run their own online store. The Shopify App Store is a collection of apps that extend the capabilities of online stores and is a perfect place to earn recurring revenue.
Shopify Application Development will teach you to build Shopify apps using Ruby on Rails, deploy them to Heroku, and publish them in the Shopify App Store. Additionally, you will learn how to receive recurring revenue via the Shopify Billing API.
This is an easy-to-follow manual that will guide you through the entire process of application development with Shopify. This book focuses on building and launching a single application using best practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), agile methodologies, and iterative development from start to finish.
What You Will Learn
- Create your own multitenant app using Ruby on Rails and deploy it to Heroku
- Use RSpec and FactoryGirl for TDD
- Ensure functional and targeted code using iterative development
- Implement responsive design using Twitter Bootstrap
- Request and process Shopify API access requests
- Subscribe, verify, and respond to Shopify Webhooks
- Publish your app to the Shopify App Store
Table of contents
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Shopify Application Development
- Table of Contents
- Shopify Application Development
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewers
- www.PacktPub.com
- Preface
- 1. Getting Started with Shopify
- 2. Setting Up
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3. Building a Private App
- Signing up for Shopify
- Understanding our workflow
- Building the application
- Summary
- 4. Going Public
- 5. App Billing and Publication
- Index
Product information
- Title: Shopify Application Development
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2014
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781783281053
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