Learning Sinatra

Learn how to rapidly build web applications with Sinatra, a lightweight Ruby web application library.

Introduction

• Welcome
• How to use the exercise files
• What is Sinatra?
• Install Sinatra

1. Routes

• Launch the server
• Define routes
• Route HTTP methods
• Route patterns
• Route parameters
• Redirect requests

2. Templates

• Configure file paths
• Render static files
• Render templates
• Add code to a template
• Template variables
• Render partial templates
• Layouts
• Challenge: Templates
• Solution: Templates

3. Helpers and Filters

• Define custom helpers
• Escape HTML
• Cookies
• Sessions
• Filters

4. Useful Techniques

• Classes
• Form parameter array
• Databases

Conclusion

• Next steps