Vue.js 2: Working with APIs

1h 56mIntermediate2019-10-18

Authors

Ray Villalobos

Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning

Course details

Modern apps are shifting to a model where APIs provide the data and interactivity. Front-end developers decide how to present the information and interactions, and the APIs power the rest. Vue.js was built with these challenges in mind; it’s a view-only framework specifically designed to integrate elegantly with other libraries. Join instructor Ray Villalobos in this hands-on course, where he introduces a quick project that will help you understand how to access and use different APIs using Vue.js. Learn how to build a simple music player using the HTML audio element and libraries like Bootstrap and Font Awesome—which both come with their own APIs. He then shows how to work with local and remote data with the Fetch, Axios, and Vuex APIs, and integrate Google Firebase for real-time multi-user features.

Learning objectives
Preparing apps for APIs
Adding additional modules
Using state in subcomponents
Looping through state
Lifecycles and the Fetch API
Working with external APIs
Managing state with Vuex
Creating Vuex actions
Displaying and modifying Firebase data

Skills covered

Vue.jsJavaScript FrameworksWeb DevelopmentOpen SourceDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Using APIs with Vue.js
02 - Using the exercises for this course

1. Preparing Apps for APIs

03 - Installation with Vue CLI
04 - Adding additional modules
05 - Theming our installation

2. Working with Local State

06 - Working with state
07 - Using state in sub-components
08 - Looping through your state
09 - Using the HTML Audio API

3. Working with APIs

10 - Lifecycles and the Fetch API
11 - Connecting with Axios
12 - Working with external APIs

4. Other Options

13 - State management with Vuex
14 - Creating Vuex actions
15 - Installing Firebase
16 - Displaying Firebase data
17 - Modifying data in a multi-user environment

Conclusion

18 - Next steps