Getting Started with XData: A Step-by-Step Guide

Getting started with a new framework should not be complicated.Getting Started with XData is a practical, step-by-step introduction to building REST APIs with Delphi and TMS XData.Starting with a simple Hello World service, you will gradually build a small but complete archery system. Along the way, you will learn how to create services and endpoints, work with JSON and more complex data structures, connect your API to a database, implement CRUD operations, and add authentication and authorisation.You will then build a Delphi VCL client that communicates with the API, giving you experience with both sides of an XData application.The book deliberately keeps the examples simple and focused. Rather than introducing production-level complexity too early, each chapter adds one concept at a time, allowing you to understand what XData is doing and why.You will learn how to: - Create your first XData REST API - Define services and endpoints - Work with Delphi objects and JSON - Connect XData services to a database using FireDAC - Implement CRUD operations - Add authentication and authorisation - Build a Delphi VCL client for your API - Understand object ownership and memory management - Take the database layer a step further with connection poolingWhether you are exploring XData for the first time or want a practical introduction before using it in your own projects, Getting Started with XData will take you from your first endpoint to a working client-server application - one step at a time.