Developing web client JavaScript applications with WebBroker on the server

Many Delphi developers think that if you need to develop a web solution, you have to look for something other than Delphi. So, they give up years of Delphi knowledge and start to create a web solution with another technology. Although there are cases where Delphi is not the best choice (for instance, if you are developing a classic website with server-side dynamic generated pages), in most scenarios, Delphi can behave even better than many of the web-only technologies available today. What you need is a good framework to work with. In this recipe, we'll look at the WebBroker technology, available since Delphi 4, and consume it from a JavaScript application. Let's start!

Getting ready

This recipe uses two external open source projects:

• DelphiMVCFramework:
  • A powerful Delphi framework to develop RESTful web services
  • Project website: https://github.com/danieleteti/delphimvcframework
  • Written by Daniele Teti and a lot of good...