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SvelteKit Up and Running

SvelteKit Up and Running

By : Dylan Hildenbrand
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SvelteKit Up and Running

SvelteKit Up and Running

4.4 (11)
By: Dylan Hildenbrand

Overview of this book

The JavaScript ecosystem has grown vast, complex, and daunting for newcomers. Fortunately, SvelteKit has emerged, simplifying the process of building JavaScript-based web applications. This book aims to demystify SvelteKit, making it as approachable as it makes web app development. With SvelteKit Up and Running you’ll be introduced to the philosophy and technologies underlying SvelteKit. First, you’ll follow a standard educational programming approach, progressing to a 'Hello World' application. Next, you’ll explore the fundamental routing techniques, data loading management, and user submission, all through real-world scenarios commonly encountered in day-to-day development, before discovering various adapters employed by SvelteKit to seamlessly integrate with diverse environments. You’ll also delve into advanced concepts like dynamic route management, error handling, and leveraging SvelteKit to optimize SEO and accessibility. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered SvelteKit and will be well-equipped to navigate the complexities of web app development.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Part 1 – Getting Started with SvelteKit
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Part 2 – Core Concepts
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Part 3 – Supplemental Concepts

API Endpoints

We’ve covered the +page.svelte, +page.js, and +page.server.js files but we have yet to discuss +server.js files. These files enable us to accept more than just POST requests. As web application developers, we may be expected to support various platforms. Having an API simplifies the transmission of data between our server and these other platforms. Many APIs can accept GET and POST requests as well as PUT, PATCH, DELETE, or OPTIONS.

A +server.js file creates an API endpoint by exporting a function with the name of the HTTP request method you would like for it to accept. The functions exported will take a SvelteKit-specific RequestEvent parameter and return a Response object. As an example, we can create a simple endpoint that would allow us to create posts for a blog. This could be useful if we used a mobile app to write and post from. Note that a +server.js file should not exist alongside page files as it is intended to handle all HTTP request types:

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