This is the most basic demonstration application made with ObjectReef technology. Although it is very simple and does not contain much source code, it meets the requirements of a complete and functional service. The sample is released under the terms of the MIT license, the content of which you can find here.
NOTE: This is only backend part of the application. Samples of frontends, made with different functionalities, you can find here:
The most convinient way to develop ObjectReef solutions is to use Visual Studio Code with Reefs Language support extension.
To run the service on the local machine, type the following command at the command line in the project directory:
reef dev
The first time you use it, or after a long break, ObjectReef may ask you for credentials to install the certificate you need to use ObjectReef on your local machine.
ObjectReef will try to start the web service by opening an unsecured port 1996. If the port is not used by any other process, then the message local service: http://localhost:1996/ will appear, indicating that the service is ready for use and the running reef dev process is in interactive mode.
Before we move on to testing, the source code still needs to be compiled, so let's type:
build
This command reads the project settings file .refs and all source files with extension .reef. The compiler creates intermediate executable code, executed by ObjectReef run-time environment.
After a successfull compilation you should see the message:
SUCCESS: Compiled: 4 classes, 5 operations, 0 invariants, 0 constraints, 0 functions. Parsed 4 source files.
NOTE: The application model consists of 4 classes, each in a separate file. A detailed description of the structure can be found on the home page of the project: https://objectreef.dev/samples/octopus-mini
Although the application model is ready the service does not have any data yet. We can quickly fix this by calling the operation:
app/InitSample4Basic
As you can see in the definition of the App::InitSample4Basic operation, we have just created 3 lists with different tasks to perform. We have also added two users who will be able to share tasks among themselves.
At the end of the preparation, it is worth saving the data just created, so as not to call this operation in the future.
sys/save
Now that our service is ready to use, you can send HTTP requests to it using any client, i.e. cURL, Postman or using one of the sample fronteds listed above.
ObjectReef is a complete platform to design, test and deploy any high performance backend service. It ensures robust, scalability and security with zero tech debt. That Low Code Backend as a Services (BaaS) solution offers you everything you need to develop, maintain, integrate and run the software without the advanced technical knowledge.
No matter, if you are creating the simple or complex and critical product, ObjectReef is the platform, that simplifies the process of delivering the application backend. It has never been so quick and so robust.
More info you'll find at https://objectreef.dev/