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Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800208759

Length 402 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

OutSystems

Concepts

Application Development

Author (1):

Ricardo Pereira

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: OutSystems 101

2. Chapter 1: Exploring the OutSystems Platform FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Components, Tools, and Capabilities

4. Chapter 3: Starting Work with OutSystems

5. Section 2: The Magical Path of the Backend

6. Chapter 4: Using Your Modules to Simplify and Encapsulate Your Code

7. Chapter 5: Modeling Data by Using Entities

8. Chapter 6: Server-Side Logic

9. Chapter 7: Exceptions Handling

10. Section 3: Create Value and Innovate with the Frontend

11. Chapter 8: Reactive UI Development

12. Chapter 9: Using Mobile Patterns for Fast Mobile UI Development

13. Chapter 10: Client-Side Logic

14. Chapter 11: Local Storage and Data Synchronization

15. Chapter 12: Debugging and Troubleshooting Mobile and Reactive Web Apps

16. Section 4: Extensibility and Complexity of the OutSystems Platform

17. Chapter 13: Designing the Architecture of Your OutSystems Applications

18. Chapter 14: Integrating OutSystems with Your Ecosystem

19. Chapter 15: BPT Processes and Timers – Asynchronous Tools in OutSystems

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Applying modules to the correct architecture layers

In order to define our modules in the correct layers, we must know their purpose at the time we create them. For this, they can be categorized in different ways and depending on the layer they belong to.

Foundation layer

In this layer, we can have specific types of modules to support our applications; that is, they are like the foundations of a house. They serve to ensure that foundations are present, well organized, and reusable wherever they are needed.

Library modules

Library modules are business-agnostic modules that are a perfect match for the foundation layer, as they are intended to support non-functional or foundation functionalities of our applications, like the foundations of a house.

These modules can support the following types of artifacts: