Backends, APIs and Libraries

In this section we explore different alternatives to build some of the core features of the app. They are exposed in order of preference.

• Backends
• APIs
• Libraries
• Tips and Hints
• Starters
• Resources

Backends

• Firebase
• Pelias
• Kuzzle

APIs

Backend

• AngularFire 2 API

Geocoding

• Mapzen Search
• LocationIQ
• MapQuest
• OpenCage Geocoder

Geolocation

• The Google Maps Geolocation API

Geosearching

• GeoFire API

Libraries

Backend SDK

• AngularFire 2

Maps

• GeoFire for JavaScript
• Mapzen Maps | Mapzen Documentation
• OpenLayers
• Leaflet
• MapQuest Developer Network

State Management

• @ngrx/store
• Immutable.js

Storage

• idb
• idb-keyval
• localForage
• PouchDB
• RethinkDB

Testing

• Jest
• Ava

UI

• Teradata Covalent UI Platform
• Angular Material

Tips and Hints

• AngularFire 2 + GeoFire 4
• TSC: Cannot find module 'geofire'
• Using GeoFire in an Angular 2 App

Starters

• Quickstart app for Teradata Covalent UI Platform
• Angular 2 Leaflet Starter
• Angular 2 Redux Example

Resources

• Geolocation: Displaying User or Device Position on Maps
• Realtime geolocation tracking with Firebase
• Collaborative Realtime Mapping with Firebase
• Meteor - Reactive Location Search Engine with MongoDB and Google Maps
• Building Hacker News with Angular 2 CLI, RxJS and Webpack
• Continuous Integration | Angular CLI + Firebase + Travis CI
• Progressive Web Apps with Angular 2+

Angular Material and Covalent

• Setting up your first Angular (2) Project Using Angular Material (2)
• Adding Material2 to Angular app
• Angular Material: Titanium Octopus - Kara Erickson, Jeremy Elbourn
• Covalent 1.0.0 beta.1 released
• Getting Started with Covalent and Angular 2
• Working with Angular 2 Material
• responsive layouts on top of CSS3 flexbox -> Flex positioning from Material 1, valid for Material 2
• Building Beautiful Web Apps With Angular Material - Part I
• Building Beautiful Web Apps With Angular Material - Part II