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Building Low-Code Applications with Mendix

By : Bryan Kenneweg, Imran Kasam, Micah McMullen
Book Image

Building Low-Code Applications with Mendix

By: Bryan Kenneweg, Imran Kasam, Micah McMullen

Overview of this book

Low-code is a visual approach to application development. It enables developers of varying experience levels to create web and mobile apps using drag-and-drop components and model-driven logic through a graphic user interface. Mendix is among the fastest-growing platforms that enable low-code enthusiasts to put their software ideas into practice without having to write much code, and Building Low-Code Applications with Mendix will help you get up and running with the process using examples and practice projects. The book starts with an introduction to Mendix, along with the reasons for using this platform and its tools for creating your first app. As you progress, you’ll explore Mendix Studio Pro, the visual environment that will help you learn Mendix app creation. Once you have your working app ready, you’ll understand how to enhance it with custom business logic and rules. Next, you’ll find out how to defend your app against bad data, troubleshoot and debug it, and finally, connect it with real-world business platforms. You’ll build practical skills as the book is filled with examples, real-world scenarios, and explanations of the tools needed to help you build low-code apps successfully. By the end of this book, you’ll have understood the concept of low-code development, learned how to use Mendix effectively, and developed a working app.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Section 1: The Basics
6
Section 2: Building Your First App
11
Section 3: Leveling Up Your App

Consuming REST

Consuming a REST API is simply a way to indicate that your application is using that REST API or making a call to it. That call may be a GET, POST, or any of the call types that are available for that API that another application has made available and you are connected to. In this section, we will discuss what some of the Mendix native artifacts are for helping you connect your application to a REST API and start consuming it. Later, in the Let's go make it! section, we will put into practice some of the things mentioned in this section.

JSON structure

The first artifact we will discuss is called a JSON structure. This allows us to store a JSON string to help define how it is constructed. This then allows Studio Pro to create a structure of the schema and ultimately define what the Mendix objects will be.

The JSON structure is made up of two main components: the JSON snippet and the Structure. The JSON snippet is simply the JSON string, and the structure...