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| 1 | +# Web APIs |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Web APIs are interfaces provided by the browser that allow you to interact with the browser and the underlying operating system. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Some common Web APIs include: |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +- **DOM API**: Allows for dynamic manipulation of HTML and CSS. |
| 8 | +- **Fetch API**: Enables network requests to retrieve resources from servers. |
| 9 | +- **Geolocation API**: Provides the user's location. |
| 10 | +- **Canvas API**: Used for drawing graphics via JavaScript. |
| 11 | +- **Storage API**: Allows for storing data on the client-side. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +### Why Use Web APIs? |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +Web APIs are essential for modern web development because they: |
| 16 | +- **Enable Rich User Experiences**: They allow developers to create interactive and dynamic web applications. |
| 17 | +- **Provide Access to Browser Capabilities**: Web APIs offer access to features like geolocation, notifications, and local storage. |
| 18 | +- **Facilitate Communication with Servers**: They make it easy to fetch data from servers, submit forms, and interact with web services. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +### How Web APIs Work? |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Web APIs work by providing a set of functions and properties that developers can use to interact with the browser. These functions are exposed by the browser and can be called using JavaScript. When a function is called, the browser performs the corresponding action, such as fetching data from a server or updating the DOM. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +#### Example Workflow |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +1.User Action: The user interacts with the web application, such as clicking a button. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +2.API Call: JavaScript code in the web application makes a call to a Web API. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +3.Browser Action: The browser performs the requested action, such as retrieving data or updating the display. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +4.Response Handling: The web application handles the response from the API and updates the user interface accordingly. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +## DOM Manipulation |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +The Document Object Model (DOM) is a programming interface for web documents. It represents the page so that programs can change the document structure, style, and content. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +### Example Code: Changing the Content of an Element |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +```javascript |
| 43 | +document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Hello, World!"; |
| 44 | +``` |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +## Fetch API |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +The Fetch API provides an interface for fetching resources (including across the network). |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +### Example Code: Simple Fetch Request |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +```javascript |
| 55 | +fetch('https://api.example.com/data') |
| 56 | + .then(response => response.json()) |
| 57 | + .then(data => console.log(data)) |
| 58 | + .catch(error => console.error('Error:')); |
| 59 | +``` |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +## Geolocation API |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +The Geolocation API allows the user to provide their location to web applications if they so desire. For privacy reasons, the user is asked for permission to report location information. |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +### Example Code: Getting User Location |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +```javascript |
| 68 | +if ("geolocation" in navigator) { |
| 69 | + navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) { |
| 70 | + console.log("Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude); |
| 71 | + console.log("Longitude: " + position.coords.longitude); |
| 72 | + }); |
| 73 | +} else { |
| 74 | + console.log("Geolocation is not supported by this browser."); |
| 75 | +} |
| 76 | +``` |
| 77 | +## Canvas API |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +The Canvas API provides a means for drawing graphics via JavaScript and the HTML <canvas> element. |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +###Example Code: Drawing Shapes on Canvas |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +```javascript |
| 84 | +let canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas'); |
| 85 | +let context = canvas.getContext('2d'); |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +// Draw a rectangle |
| 88 | +context.fillStyle = '#FF0000'; |
| 89 | +context.fillRect(10, 10, 150, 100); |
| 90 | +``` |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +## Storage API |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +The Web Storage API provides mechanisms by which browsers can store key-value pairs, in a much more intuitive fashion than using cookies. |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +### Example Code: Storing Data in localStorage |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +#### Local stoage |
| 100 | +```javascript |
| 101 | +// Save data to local storage |
| 102 | +localStorage.setItem('key', 'value'); |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +// Retrieve data from local storage |
| 105 | +let value = localStorage.getItem('key'); |
| 106 | +console.log(value); |
| 107 | +``` |
| 108 | +#### Session Storage |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +```javascript |
| 111 | +// Save data to session storage |
| 112 | +sessionStorage.setItem('key', 'value'); |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +// Retrieve data from session storage |
| 115 | +let value = sessionStorage.getItem('key'); |
| 116 | +console.log(value); |
| 117 | +``` |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +## Notification API |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +The Notification API allows web pages to control the display of system notifications to the end user. |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +### Example Code: Displaying a Notification |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +```javascript |
| 126 | + |
| 127 | +if (Notification.permission === "granted") { |
| 128 | + new Notification("Hello, World!"); |
| 129 | +} else if (Notification.permission !== "denied") { |
| 130 | + Notification.requestPermission().then(permission => { |
| 131 | + if (permission === "granted") { |
| 132 | + new Notification("Hello, World!"); |
| 133 | + } |
| 134 | + }); |
| 135 | +} |
| 136 | +``` |
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