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<p>Serverpod Mini is a slimmer version of Serverpod that does not need to be connected to a Postgres database. Before you begin, make sure that you have <strong><a href="https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flutter</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/">Serverpod</a></strong> installed.</p>
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<p>Create a mini project by running:</p>
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<p>Serverpod will create a new project for you. It contains three Dart packages, but you only need to pay attention to the <code>myminipod_server</code> and <code>myminipod_flutter</code> directories. The server directory contains your server files, and the flutter directory contains your app. The third package (<code>myminipod_client</code>) contains generated code that is used by the Flutter app to communicate with the server.</p>
<p>Start your server by changing directory into your server directory, and run the <code>bin/main.dart</code> file:</p>
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<p>Your default project comes with a sample Flutter app, all hooked up to talk with your server. Run it with the <code>flutter</code> command:</p>
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<p>Easy as that. 🥳</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="creating-models">Creating models<a href="#creating-models" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Creating models" title="Direct link to Creating models"></a></h2>
<p>In Serverpod, you define your models in easy-to-read YAML-files, which you place anywhere in your server’s <code>lib</code> directory with the <code>.spy.yaml</code> extension. Model files will be converted to Dart classes that can be serialized and sent to and from the server to your app. This is an example of a model file:</p>
<div class="language-yaml codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-yaml codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token key atrule" style="color:#00a4db">class</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"> Company</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token key atrule" style="color:#00a4db">fields</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token key atrule" style="color:#00a4db">name</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"> String</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token key atrule" style="color:#00a4db">foundedDate</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"> DateTime</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">?</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token key atrule" style="color:#00a4db">employees</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"> List<String</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">></span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div>
<p>For types, you can use most basic Dart types, such as <code>String</code>, <code>double</code>, <code>int</code>, <code>bool</code>, <code>DateTime</code>, and <code>ByteData</code>. You can also include <code>List</code> and <code>Map</code>, just make sure to specify their types. Any other class specified among your models is also supported.</p>
<p>Whenever you add or edit a model file, run <code>serverpod generate</code> in your server directory. Then, Serverpod will generate all the updated Dart classes:</p>
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain">$ </span><span class="token builtin class-name">cd</span><span class="token plain"> myminipod/myminipod_server</span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain">$ serverpod generate</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z"></path></svg></span></button></div></div></div>
<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="adding-methods-to-your-server">Adding methods to your server<a href="#adding-methods-to-your-server" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Adding methods to your server" title="Direct link to Adding methods to your server"></a></h2>
<p>With Serverpod, you add Dart methods to endpoints placed in your server’s <code>lib/src/endpoints</code> directory. By doing so, Serverpod will analyze your server code and automatically generate the corresponding methods in your Flutter app. Calling a method on the server is just like calling a local method in your app.</p>
<p>For the server methods to work, there are a few things you need to keep in mind:</p>
<ul>
<li>You must place the methods in a class that extends the Endpoint class.</li>
<li>The methods must return a typed Future. The types you use in your methods are the same as those supported by your models.</li>
<li>The first parameter of your method must be a Session object. The session contains extra information about the call being made to the server, such as the HTTP request object.</li>
</ul>
<p>This is an example of an endpoint that uses the Company class that we defined in the example model in the previous section.</p>
<div class="language-dart codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-dart codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string-literal string" style="color:#e3116c">'package:serverpod/serverpod.dart'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">CompanyEndpoint</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">extends</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Endpoint</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Future</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style="color:#393A34"><</span><span class="token generics">bool</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style="color:#393A34">></span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">isLegit</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token class-name">Session</span><span class="token plain"> session</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Company</span><span class="token plain"> company</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">async</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:#999988;font-style:italic">// Check if the company has the foundedDate set and that it</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style="color:#999988;font-style:italic">// has been around for more than one year.</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">if</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token plain">company</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">.</span><span class="token plain">foundedDate </span><span class="token operator" style="color:#393A34">==</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">null</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">return</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token boolean" style="color:#36acaa">false</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">var</span><span class="token plain"> oneYearAgo </span><span class="token operator" style="color:#393A34">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">DateTime</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">.</span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">now</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">.</span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">subract</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token class-name">Duration</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token plain">days</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style="color:#36acaa">365</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">return</span><span class="token plain"> company</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">.</span><span class="token plain">foundedDate</span><span class="token operator" style="color:#393A34">!</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">.</span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">isBefore</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token plain">oneYearAgo</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">}</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" 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<p>After adding or modifying endpoints and endpoint methods, you must run <code>serverpod generate</code> to keep your Flutter app up-to-date.</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="calling-the-server-methods-from-the-app">Calling the server methods from the app<a href="#calling-the-server-methods-from-the-app" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Calling the server methods from the app" title="Direct link to Calling the server methods from the app"></a></h2>
<p>When you run <code>serverpod generate</code> Serverpod will add your endpoints and server methods to the <code>client</code> object in your Flutter app. From the client, you can access all endpoints and methods.</p>
<p>To call the endpoint method we just created from Flutter, just create a <code>Company</code> object, call the method, and await the result:</p>
<div class="language-dart codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockContent_biex"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-dart codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">var</span><span class="token plain"> company </span><span class="token operator" style="color:#393A34">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Company</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string-literal string" style="color:#e3116c">'Serverpod'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> foundedDate</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">DateTime</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token number" style="color:#36acaa">2021</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style="color:#36acaa">9</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style="color:#36acaa">27</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> employees</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">:</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">[</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string-literal string" style="color:#e3116c">'Alex'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string-literal string" style="color:#e3116c">'Isak'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string-literal string" style="color:#e3116c">'Viktor'</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">]</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain" style="display:inline-block"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">var</span><span class="token plain"> result </span><span class="token operator" style="color:#393A34">=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style="color:#00009f">await</span><span class="token plain"> client</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">.</span><span class="token plain">company</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">.</span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">isLegit</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">(</span><span class="token plain">company</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">)</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#393A34">;</span><br></span></code></pre><div class="buttonGroup__atx"><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" title="Copy" class="clean-btn"><span class="copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonIcon_y97N"><path fill="currentColor" d="M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS"><path fill="currentColor" 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