This Swift Server Generator module of the IBM API Connect Developer Toolkit is provided as a Tech Preview.

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Supplementary Installation Instructions

Additional prerequisites:

• Swift 3.0.x

Getting Started

1. Get help on the apic command set:

   $ apic -h

2. Create a Swift Server Generator application (take the defaults creates an empty application):

   $ apic swiftserver --name notes

3. Change into the Swift Server Generator application directory:

   $ cd notes

4. Create a model:

   $ apic create --type model-swiftserver --name note
   ? Custom plural form (used to build REST URL): notes
   Let's add some note properties now.
      
   Enter an empty property name when done.
   ? Enter the property name: title
   ? Property type: string
   ? Required? No
   ? Default? No
   ? Enter the property name:

5. Start the services for the local unit test environment:

   $ apic start

6. Use curl to invoke the sample application to create a note and then list the notes. Scroll to the right to see the full command :

   curl -k -X POST https://localhost:4002/api/notes -H 'X-IBM-Client-Id: default' -H 'X-IBM-Client-Secret: SECRET' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -d '{ "title": "This is my first note" }' -v
   curl -k https://localhost:4002/api/notes -H 'X-IBM-Client-Id: default' -H 'X-IBM-Client-Secret: SECRET'