Getting Started with Dart Frog New Backend

Introduction

Dart Frog is a framework for building backends in Dart. It was first released in beta in May 2022, and the 1.0 release was just announced on August 2, 2023.

This blog post will walk you through the steps of getting started with Dart Frog new backend. We will cover the following topics:

• Installing Dart Frog
• Creating a new project
• Writing your first route
• Running your server

Installing Dart Frog

The first step is to install Dart Frog. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

dart pub global activate dart_frog_cli

This will install the Dart Frog CLI tool, which you will use to create and manage your Dart Frog projects.

Creating a new project

Once you have installed Dart Frog, you can create a new project by running the following command:

dart_frog create my_project

This will create a new directory called my_project with all the necessary files to get started with Dart Frog.

Writing your first route

A route is a way to map an HTTP request to a function in your Dart code. To write your first route, you need to create a file called routes.dart in the root of your project. In this file, you can define your routes using the get function. For example, the following code defines a route that handles requests to the /hello endpoint:

import 'dart:async';

import 'package:dart_frog/dart_frog.dart';

void main() {
  get('/hello', (Request request) async {
    return Response.ok('Hello, world!');
  });
}

Running your server

Once you have written your routes, you can run your server by running the following command in the root of your project:

dart_frog dev

This will start a development server that you can use to test your routes.

Conclusion

This blog post has given you a brief overview of how to get started with Dart Frog new backend. For more information, please refer to the Dart Frog documentation.

I hope this helps!