Welcome

Welcome to the CoffeeScript Cookbook! CoffeeScript recipes for the community by the community. Head over to the Contributing page and see what you can do to help out!

1. Syntax

   • Embedding JavaScript
   • Comparing Ranges
   • Code Reuse on Client and Server
   • For Loops

2. Classes and Objects

   • Class Methods and Instance Methods
   • Cloning an Object (Deep Copy)
   • Create an Object Literal if It Does Not Already Exist
   • A CoffeeScript Type Function
   • Class Variables
   • Chaining Calls to an Object

3. Strings

   • Repeating a String
   • Lowercasing a String
   • Uppercasing a String
   • Finding Substrings
   • Trimming Whitespace from a String
   • Capitalizing Words
   • Splitting a String
   • String Interpolation
   • Matching Strings
   • Generating a Unique ID

4. Arrays

   • Creating a String from an Array
   • Python-like Zip Function
   • Max Array Value
   • Using Arrays to Swap Variables
   • Define Ranges Array
   • Shuffling Array Elements
   • Mapping Arrays
   • Reducing Arrays
   • Filtering Arrays
   • Reversing Arrays
   • Concatenating Arrays
   • Testing Every Element
   • List Comprehensions
   • Removing Duplicate Elements from Arrays

5. Dates and Times

   • Calculate the Date of Easter Sunday
   • Calculate the Date of Thanksgiving (USA and Canada)
   • Finding the Last Day of the Month
   • Get Days Between Two Dates
   • Calculate Phase of the Moon for a Date
   • Finding Last (or Next) Month

6. Math

   • Faster Fibonacci Algorithm
   • A Random Integer Function
   • Generating Random Numbers
   • Math Constants
   • Generating Predictable Random Numbers
   • Fast Inverse Square Root
   • Converting Radians and Degrees

7. Functions

   • Recursive Functions
   • When Function Parentheses Are Not Optional
   • Splat Arguments

8. Metaprogramming

   • Detecting and Creating Missing Functions
   • Extending Built-in Objects

9. jQuery

   • AJAX
   • Create a jQuery Plugin
   • Callback Bindings

10. Ajax

    • Ajax Request Without jQuery

11. Regular Expressions

    • Replacing Substrings
    • Replacing HTML Tags with HTML Named Entities
    • Using Heregexes
    • Searching for Substrings

12. Networking

    • Bi-Directional Server
    • Bi-Directional Client
    • Basic Client
    • Basic HTTP Client
    • Basic Server
    • Basic HTTP Server

13. Design Patterns

    • Builder Pattern
    • Bridge Pattern
    • Decorator Pattern
    • Interpreter Pattern
    • Command Pattern
    • Factory Method Pattern
    • Strategy Pattern
    • Memento Pattern
    • Singleton Pattern

14. Databases

    • MongoDB
    • SQLite

15. Testing

    • Testing with Jasmine