Building Mobile Apps with Ionic

Ionic is a powerful HTML5 SDK that allows developers to build native mobile applications using web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It integrates seamlessly with Angular, providing a structure for developing high-quality mobile applications.

2.1 Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your machine.
• Angular CLI installed globally.
• Basic knowledge of Angular framework.

2.2 Install Ionic CLI

Use the following command to install Ionic globally:

npm install -g @ionic/cli

2.3 Create a New Ionic Project

To create a new Ionic project, run:

ionic start myApp blank --type=angular

The structure of an Ionic application is similar to an Angular application with additional Ionic specific files:

• src/: Contains application source files.
• app/: Contains the main application module and routing information.
• assets/: Contains images, icons, and other static resources.
• theme/: Contains styling files.

Ionic provides a robust navigation system that allows you to manage state and transitions between pages easily. You can set up routing in your application as follows:

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';
import { HomePage } from './home/home.page';

const routes: Routes = [
    { path: '', component: HomePage }
];

@NgModule({
    imports: [RouterModule.forRoot(routes)],
    exports: [RouterModule]
})
export class AppRoutingModule { }

Ionic comes with a powerful set of pre-built UI components that are styled using CSS. You can customize your app's look by modifying the variables.scss file located in the src/theme/ directory.

:root {
    --ion-color-primary: #3880ff;
    --ion-color-secondary: #0cd1e4;
    --ion-color-tertiary: #7044ff;
}