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-@ngdoc overview
+@ngdoc overview
@name Tutorial: Step 3
@description
<table id="tutorial_nav">
<tr>
<td id="previous_step">{@link tutorial.step_02 Previous}</td>
- <td id="step_result">{@link http://angular.github.com/angular-phonecat/step-3/app Live
- Demo}</td>
+ <td id="step_result">{@link http://angular.github.com/angular-phonecat/step-3/app Live Demo}</td>
<td id="tut_home">{@link tutorial Tutorial Home}</td>
<td id="code_diff">{@link https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat/compare/step-2...step-3 Code
Diff}</td>
@@ -13,40 +12,57 @@ Diff}</td>
</tr>
</table>
-We did a lot of work in laying a foundation for the app in the last step, so now we'll do
-something simple, and add full text search (yes, it will be simple!). We will also write an
-end-to-end test, because a good end-to-end test is a good friend. It stays with your app, keeps an
-eye on it, and quickly detects regressions.
-1. Reset your workspace to Step 3 using:
+We did a lot of work in laying a foundation for the app in the last step, so now we'll do something
+simple, and add full text search (yes, it will be simple!). We will also write an end-to-end test,
+because a good end-to-end test is a good friend. It stays with your app, keeps an eye on it, and
+quickly detects regressions.
+
+
+1. Reset your workspace to step 3.
+
+
+ git checkout -f step-3
- git checkout --force step-3
or
+
./goto_step.sh 3
+
2. Refresh your browser or check the app out on {@link
-http://angular.github.com/angular-phonecat/step-3/app angular's server}. The app now has a search
-box. The phone list on the page changes depending on what a user types into the search box.
+http://angular.github.com/angular-phonecat/step-3/app angular's server}.
+
+
+The app now has a search box. The phone list on the page changes depending on what a user types
+into the search box.
+
The most important changes are listed below. You can see the full diff on {@link
https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat/compare/step-2...step-3
GitHub}:
+
+
## Controller
+
We made no changes to the controller.
+
+
## Template
+
__`app/index.html`:__
<pre>
...
Fulltext Search: <input name="query"/>
+
<ul class="phones">
<li ng:repeat="phone in phones.$filter(query)">
{{phone.name}}
@@ -56,53 +72,70 @@ __`app/index.html`:__
...
</pre>
+
We added a standard HTML `<input>` tag and use angular's {@link angular.Array.filter $filter}
-function to process the input for the `ng:repeater`.
+function to process the input for the `ng:repeater`.
+
-This lets a user enter search criteria and immediately see the effects of their search on the
-phone list. This new code demonstrates the following:
+This lets a user enter search criteria and immediately see the effects of their search on the phone
+list. This new code demonstrates the following:
+
+
+* Data-binding. This is one of the core features in angular. When the page loads, angular binds the
+name of the input box to a variable of the same name in the data model and keeps the two in sync.
-* Data-binding. This is one of the core features in angular. When the page loads, angular binds
-the name of the input box to a variable of the same name in the data model and keeps the two in
-sync.
In this code, the data that a user types into the input box (named __`query`__) is immediately
- available as a filter input in the list repeater (`phone in phones.$filter(`__`query`__`)`).
- When changes to the data model cause the repeater's input to change, the repeater efficiently
- updates the DOM to reflect the current state of the model.
+available as a filter input in the list repeater (`phone in phones.$filter(`__`query`__`)`). When
+changes to the data model cause the repeater's input to change, the repeater efficiently updates
+the DOM to reflect the current state of the model.
+
+
+ <img src="img/tutorial/tutorial_03_final.png">
+
* Use of `$filter`. The {@link angular.Array.filter $filter} method, uses the `query` value, to
create a new array that contains only those records that match the `query`.
+
`ng:repeat` automatically updates the view in response to the changing number of phones returned
- by the `$filter`. The process is completely transparent to the developer.
+by the `$filter`. The process is completely transparent to the developer.
+
## Test
+
In step 2, we learned how to write and run unit tests. Unit tests are perfect for testing
controllers and other components of our application written in JavaScript, but they can't easily
test DOM manipulation or the wiring of our application. For these, an end-to-end test is a much
better choice.
+
The search feature was fully implemented via templates and data-binding, so we'll write our first
end-to-end test, to verify that the feature works.
+
__`test/e2e/scenarios.js`:__
<pre>
describe('PhoneCat App', function() {
+
describe('Phone list view', function() {
+
beforeEach(function() {
browser().navigateTo('../../app/index.html');
});
+
it('should filter the phone list as user types into the search box', function() {
expect(repeater('.phones li').count()).toBe(3);
+
input('query').enter('nexus');
expect(repeater('.phones li').count()).toBe(1);
+
input('query').enter('motorola');
expect(repeater('.phones li').count()).toBe(2);
});
@@ -110,64 +143,109 @@ describe('PhoneCat App', function() {
});
</pre>
+
Even though the syntax of this test looks very much like our controller unit test written with
Jasmine, the end-to-end test uses APIs of {@link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11L8htLKrh6c92foV71ytYpiKkeKpM4_a5-9c3HywfIc/edit?hl=en&pli=1#
angular's end-to-end test runner}.
+
To run the end-to-end test, open the following in a new browser tab:
+
* node.js users: {@link http://localhost:8000/test/e2e/runner.html}
* users with other http servers:
`http://localhost:[*port-number*]/[*context-path*]/test/e2e/runner.html`
* casual reader: {@link http://angular.github.com/angular-phonecat/step-3/test/e2e/runner.html}
+
This test verifies that the search box and the repeater are correctly wired together. Notice how
easy it is to write end-to-end tests in angular. Although this example is for a simple test, it
really is that easy to set up any functional, readable, end-to-end test.
+
# Experiments
+
* Display the current value of the `query` model by adding a `{{query}}` binding into the
`index.html` template, and see how it changes when you type in the input box.
-* Change `index.html` to reflect the current search query in the html title by replacing the title
-tag in the head section with:
- <title>Google Phone Gallery: {{query}}</title>`
+* Let's see how we can get the current value of the `query` model to appear in the HTML page title.
+
+
+You might think you could just add the {{query}} to the title tag element as follows:
+
+
+ <title>Google Phone Gallery: {{query}}</title>
+
+
+However, when you reload the page, you won't see the expected result. This is because the "query"
+model lives in the scope defined by the body element:
- If you reload the page, you won't see the expected result. This is because the "query" model
- lives in the scope defined by:
<body ng:controller="PhoneListCtrl">
- In order to be able to bind to the query mode from `<title>`, we need to move the
- `ng:controller` declaration to an element that is a common parent for both the body and title
- elements. In our case that's the html element:
+
+If you want to bind to the query model from the `<title>` element, you must __move__ the
+`ng:controller` declaration to the HTML element because it is the common parent of both the body
+and title elements:
+
<html ng:controller="PhoneListCtrl">
-* Make the end-to-end test fail by changing the first `toBe(3)` statement to `toBe(4)`, and
-refresh the end-to-end test runner tab in the browser to rerun the test.
-* Add a `wait();` statement into the end-to-end test and rerun it. You'll see the runner pausing,
+
+Be sure to *remove* the `ng:controller` declaration from the body element.
+
+
+* Add the following end-to-end test into the `describe` block within `test/e2e/scenarios.js`:
+
+
+ <pre>
+ it('should display the current filter value within an element with id "status"', function() {
+ expect(element('#status').text()).toMatch(/Current filter: \s*$/);
+
+
+ input('query').enter('nexus');
+
+
+ expect(element('#status').text()).toMatch(/Current filter: nexus\s*$/);
+
+
+ //alternative version of the last assertion that tests just the value of the binding
+ using('#status').expect(binding('query')).toBe('nexus');
+ });
+ </pre>
+
+
+ Refresh the browser tab with end-to-end test runner to see the test fail. Now add a `div` or `p`
+element with `id` `"status"` and content with the `query` binding into the `index.html` template to
+make the test pass.
+
+
+* Add a `wait();` statement into an end-to-end test and rerun it. You'll see the runner pausing,
giving you the opportunity to explore the state of your application displayed in the browser. The
app is live! Change the search query to prove it. This is great for troubleshooting end-to-end
tests.
+
+
# Summary
+
With full text search under our belt and a test to verify it, let's go to step 4 to learn how to
-add sorting capability to the phone app.
+add sorting capability to the phone app.
+
<table id="tutorial_nav">
<tr>
<td id="previous_step">{@link tutorial.step_02 Previous}</td>
- <td id="step_result">{@link http://angular.github.com/angular-phonecat/step-3/app Live
- Demo}</td>
+ <td id="step_result">{@link http://angular.github.com/angular-phonecat/step-3/app Live Demo}</td>
<td id="tut_home">{@link tutorial Tutorial Home}</td>
<td id="code_diff">{@link https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat/compare/step-2...step-3 Code
Diff}</td>
<td id="next_step">{@link tutorial.step_04 Next}</td>
</tr>
</table>
+