Using Google App Engine（簡體書）

即便你在編程或者Web開發方面只有很少或者沒有任何經驗，使用Google APP Engine和這本書就能快速并且充滿自信地構建那些激動人心的可擴展Web應用。 App Engine幾乎是近年來最引人注目的Web技術，它提供了一個簡單易用的應用程序框架以及基本的Web工具。盡管Google自帶的教程已經展示了主要的步驟，但是《Google App Engine開發》將會幫助任何人開始上手使用這個平臺。讀完本書你將學會如何構建完整的交互應用，并且將它們部署到和]Google搜索引擎使用同樣服務器的云中。 擁有這本書，你將會：縱覽Google App Engine相關必備技術；學習如何使用Python、HTML、層疊樣式表（CSS）、HTTP和IDataStore（App Engine的數據庫）；領會創建高級動態web應用的必備技術要點；掌握部署應用的前提要件。 《Google App Engine開發》同樣也是那些想要獲得Web開發技能的資深程序員的極佳參考資源。構建Web應用曾是專家們獨占的領地，但自從有了Google App Engine和這本書，任何人都能創建一個動態Web網站。

Charles Severance是密歇根大學信息學院的兼職助理教授。他也是IMS全球學習聯合會的IMS開發者網絡協調員。

Preface
1. Programming on the Web
The Request/Response Cycle
What Is Google App Engine？
What Is a Cloud？
Why Did Google Build App Engine and Give It Away for Free？
What Is the Google Infrastructure Cloud？
Enter the Application Engine
Your Application Must Be a Good Citizen in the Google Cloud
How the Cloud Runs Your Application
Why You Really Want to Run in the Cloud
The Simplest App Engine Application
Summary
Exercises
2. HTMLandCSS
A Brief History of HTML and CSS
HyperText Markup Language （HTML）
A Well-Formed HTML Document
Validating Your HTML
HyperText Links （Anchor Tags）
Multiple Files
Lists in HTML
Specifying Styles Using CSS
Styling Tags with CSS
Exerting More Control over Markup
Validating CSS
Tools to Help You Work with css
Building the Navigation Menu
The CSS Box Model
Adding Navigation Hints for Users
Summary
Exercises
3. Python
What Is Programming？
About Pyttion
Installing Python
The Essence of Programming
Input, Processing, and Output
Conditional Steps: A Number-Guessing Web Application
Variables and Expressions
Naming Variables
Constants
Handling Text Data Using Strings
Using the String Library
Types and Conversion
Variables with Many Values at the Same Time: Lists
Repeated Code: Loops
Pythons Backpack: Dictionaries
Looping Through a Dictionary
Stored and Reused Code: Python Functions
Turning Traceback to Our Advantage Using Try and Except
Object-Oriented Python
Comments in Python
The Tao of Programming
Summary
Exercises
4. Sending Data to Your Application
Making an HTTP Request
Hacking the HTTP Protocol
The HTTP Protocol Standards
Watching HTTP in Action
HTML: Building a Form
Sending Form Data to the Server Using POST
Handling Form Data in the App Engine Server
Sending Form Data to the Server Using GET
App Engine Log
Looking at All the Data Available on an HTTP Request
Advanced: Multipart POST Data with File Upload
Summary
Exercises
5. TheApp Engine webapp Framework
A Trivial App Engine Application
An Equivalent Trivial webapp Application
The Handler Callback Pattern
Looking at the Handler Code
What Is self and Why Is It There？
Number Guessing Using the webapp Framework
Web Server Logs
Summary
Exercises
6. Templates
Template Syntax
Using the Templates from Python
The Number-Guessing Game Using Templates
Abstraction and Separation of Concerns: Model View Controller
Building a Multiscreen Application
Static Files in App Engine
Referencing Static Files
Generalizing Template Lookup with Multiple Templates
Extending Base Templates
Conditional Processing Templates
Replacing More Than One Block in the Base Template
Extending Our Application
Syntax Errors
More on Templates
Summary
Exercises
7. Cookies and Sessions
HTTP Cookies
Logging In and Logging Out Using Sessions
Installing the Simple Session Utility
Using the Session to Mark Login and Logout
Changing the User Interface for a Logged-In User
Summary
Exercises
8. AppEngineDatastore
The Model-View-Controller Pattern
Defining Models
Adding a New Account Form
Adding a User Account
Looking Through the Datastore
Logging In and Checking Accounts and Passwords
Retrieving and Displaying Many Objects
Terminology: Different Types of Keys
References Between Data Models
Interactions Between Models
Pt/tting the Primary Key into Session
Adding the Chat Feature
Summary
Exercises
9. lavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX
jquery
Create a View of the Chat Messages in HTML
Asynchronously Updating a Using AJAX
Summary
Exercises
10. Running Your Application on the Google Infrastructure
Application Engine Accounts
Creating an Application on App Engine
Uploading Your Application
Testing Your Application
Logs, Statistics, and Other Features
Uploading New Versions
Collaboration on Applications
Summary
Exercises
11. Memory Cache
The Rules of Memory Cache
Using the Memory Cache
Using the Application Console to Examine Memory Cache
Using a Memory Cache in Your Application
Building a Session Store Using Memory Cache
Sessions and Memory Cache
Summary
Exercises
A. Installing and Running Google App Engine on Windows XP
B. Installing and Running Google App Engine on Windows Vista
C. Installing and Running Google App Engine on a Macintosh System
D. Installing and Running Google App Engine on a Linux System
Index