Chapter 8. Building a Messaging App
As we have gone through almost all the topics needed to build a mobile hybrid app, we will be building one in this chapter. The application we are going to build is a messaging app named Ionic Chat. The app we have developed in Chapter 6, The Bookstore App, deals with integrating REST API, while the Ionic Chat app we are going to build in this chapter will be more concerned with integrating device features such as camera and Geolocation with Ionic as well as talking to a real-time data store such as Firebase.
We will be going through the following topics:
Getting an idea about Firebase and setting up a Firebase account
Understanding AngularFire
Understanding the application architecture
Scaffolding the Ionic app and building it
Installing the required plugins and integrating them with the Ionic App
Testing the app on the device
Tip
For this chapter, you can also access the code, raise issues, and chat with the author at GitHub (https://github.com/learning-ionic...
