Server Side Swift with Vapor (Second Edition): Building Web APIs and Web Apps in Swift

Learn How to Use Swift on the Server!

Server Side Swift with Vapor introduces you to the world of server development with the added bonus of using Swift. You’ll learn how to build APIs, web sites, databases, application servers and use off site hosting solutions such as Vapor's own Vapor Cloud, Heroku and AWS. You’ll use many of Vapor’s modules such as Fluent, Vapor’s ORM, and Leaf, the templating engine for building web pages.

Who This Book Is For

This book is for iOS developers who already know the basics of iOS and Swift development and want to transfer that knowledge to writing server based applications.

Topics Covered in Server Side Swift with Vapor:

• HTTP: Learn the basics of how to make requests to and from servers.
• Fluent: Learn how to use Fluent to save and manage your models in databases.
• Controllers: Learn how to use controllers to route your requests and responses.
• Leaf: Learn how Vapor’s Leaf module and its templating language allow you to build dynamic web sites directly.
• Middleware: Learn how built-in Vapor modules can assist with common tasks such as validating users, settings required response headers, serving static files and more.

One thing you can count on: After reading this book, you’ll be prepared to write your own server-side applications using Vapor and, of course, Swift.

About the Vapor Team

The Vapor book team is comprised of some of the most prolific Vapor developers, including Core Developers Tanner Nelson, Logan Wright and Jonas Schwartz. Another stalwart of the book is active Vapor community member Tim Condon, who really got his teeth into this project and, along with the Core Developers, made the book possible.

If you enjoyed the book, there’s also a video series produced by our own Tim Condon. You’ll find these videos and more resources on our website at www.raywenderlich.com.