Sinatra Fundamentals Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
At the core of Sinatra is the ability to respond to routes. This course includes how to install and use Sinatra with the Thin server. It shows various aspects of route configuration, and covers the use of templates, views, and models, including ActiveRecord and DataMapper. It covers attachments and content streaming, as well as the basics of extensions and helpers, and dynamic modification of block binding. Finally, you'll learn about various aspects of application configuration to support features such as sessions, cookies, caching, and error handling.
Target Audience
Developers familiar with Ruby who want to use Sinatra to create web applications and services
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
2.6
Lesson Objectives Sinatra Fundamentals
start the course
define Sinatra and describe its characteristics
describe how to install Sinatra and the Thin server on UNIX based platforms, and create and run a simple application
declare routes using various route verbs in Sinatra
configure routes to share the same handler, use parameters, including query string parameters and wildcards
describe how the first match is used and how routes can be matched using regular expressions in Sinatra
halt, pass, trigger, and redirect requests in Sinatra
use filters to modify requests and responses in Sinatra
deliver static content from default public folder and other locations without using routing
define inline and external templates to work with views in Sinatra
use instance variables to pass data to views, and use filters in Sinatra
generate and use ActiveRecord models in a Sinatra application
generate and use DataMapper models in a Sinatra application
configure Sinatra to send attachments to a client
configure content streaming including finite streaming in a Sinatra application
configure finite streaming in a Sinatra application
use the not_found and error blocks to handle errors in Sinatra
describe application/class scope, request/instance scope, delegation scope, and associated bindings in Sinatra applications
create extensions in Sinatra
create and use helper methods in modules in Sinatra
use the configure block to apply configuration in Sinatra
use set: or enable:key or the settings object to apply settings at class or top level in Sinatra
use the headers method in Sinatra to set HTTP headers in response objects to provide information to servers and clients
access information via the request object in Sinatra
set cache headers, cache control, and content expiration in Sinatra with the headers, cache_control, and expires helpers
define and generate ETags (entity tags) including weak ETags
enable and destroy sessions using the configure block and session.clear in Sinatra
set cookies in Sinatra
manage Sinatra dependencies with Bundler
develop and configure a basic application in Sinatra
Course Number: wd_cwas_a01_it_enus
Expertise Level
Beginner