This document summarizes the history and capabilities of Swift for server-side development. It discusses how Swift was introduced by Apple and became open source in 2015. It then outlines several web frameworks for Swift including Vapor, Perfect, and Kitura. It provides benchmarks comparing Swift to other languages and describes how to set up and build a basic web app with the Vapor framework using routing, views, and modules.

1. By
@Cegonya
@Coderpug
SERVER SIDE
DEVELOPMENT
SWIFT + VAPOR

2. @cegonya @coderpug

3. SWIFT

4. “The powerful programming language
that is also easy to learn”
Apple

5. HISTORY
Introduced at

6. HISTORY
Swift 2.0 released at

7. HISTORY
Swift 2.2 was made Open Source Software on Dec 3 2015
“One of the most exciting aspects of developing Swift in the open is knowing
that it is now free to be ported across a wide range of platforms, devices, and
use cases”
https://swift.org

8. HISTORY
Open Source Software (OSS) ???
iOS macOS watchOS tvOS
SERVER

9. HISTORY
Swift 3.0 released at

10. PERFORMANCE
(2014) http://www.primatelabs.com/blog/2014/12/swift-performance/

11. PERFORMANCE
(2016) http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u64q/performance.php?test=spectralnorm

12. SERVER-SIDE
EFFORTS

13. Web Frameworks and HTTP Server
PERFECT VAPOR KITURA
ZEWO

14. MOST USED
https://github.com/paulofaria/swiftpm-packages-statistics

15. BENCHMARK
https://medium.com/@qutheory/server-side-swift-vs-the-other-guys-2-speed-ca65b2f79505
#.vh4uy8mqh

16. BENCHMARK
https://medium.com/@qutheory/server-side-swift-vs-the-other-guys-2-speed-ca65b2f79505
#.vh4uy8mqh

17. BENCHMARK
https://medium.com/@qutheory/server-side-swift-vs-the-other-guys-2-speed-ca65b2f79505
#.vh4uy8mqh

18. SWIFT SERVER APIs
WORK GROUP
https://swift.org/server-apis/

19. VAPOR

20. MODULES

21. ENGINE
MODULES
https://github.com/vapor/engine

22. STRUCTURE
PROJECT
.
├── Sources
│ └── App
│ └── Controllers
│ └── Middleware
│ └── Models
│ └── main.swift
├── Public
├── Resources
│ └── Views
└── Package.swift

23. ROUTING
PROJECT
Standard HTTP methods GET/POST/PUT/DELETE and
more.
Basic : Method + Path + Closure

24. VIEWS/Leaf
PROJECT
Template framework
Token-based #

25. MODULES

26. MODULES

27. CONFIGURATION

28. Requirements :
Xcode 8+ with Swift 3+
Vapor toolbox :
Install
curl -sL toolbox.vapor.sh | bash
ENVIRONMENT SETUP

29. ENVIRONMENT SETUP

30. vapor xcode
ENVIRONMENT SETUP
Create a base template project
From the project folder
vapor new Hello

31. ENVIRONMENT SETUP

32. DEMO
Pugmanity
http://shrouded-forest-39648.herokuapp.com/
https://github.com/CoderPug/pugmanity

33. READY 4 PRODUCTION?

34. NOT YET!

35. SWIFT 3 does NOT have
ABI Compatibility

36. Web Frameworks < 1 yo
Server = Maturity

37. ?

39. @NSCoderMDZ

40. @NSCoderBA

41. http://nsconfarg.com/

42. www.twitter.com/cocoalima

45. main.swiftFM
http://www.cocoalima.com/mainswift
https://github.com/CoderPug/main.swiftFM

46. www.santexgroup.com