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 working API, connect it 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 examples are deliberately kept simple and focused. Each chapter introduces one concept at a time, helping you understand what XData is doing and how you can use it in your own applications.

From your first endpoint to a working client-server application, one step at a time.

Acknowledgements

What is XData

Your first XData Server

Services and endpoints

An archery domain

Database

Connecting the API to the database

Working with more complex data structures

Authentication and Authorisation

Create Update and Delete

A VCL Client

Memory Management and Ownership

Authentication and Authorisation

Using Authentication and Authorisation

Completing the Client

Appendix