Configuring Providers, Fluent, and Databases

In the previous chapter, we learned about Vapor and its packages, as well as how to build a basic web server using those packages. We learned about the Vapor toolbox and how to use the toolbox to Bootstrap a new Vapor application. We also learned about the general structure of a Vapor application. In this chapter, we will look into Providers, which are packages that can be imported into your Vapor application and provide it with additional functionality. In particular, we will examine the Fluent provider and learn about what Fluent is and its purpose in Vapor applications. We will also touch upon databases, and one database, in particular, called MongoDB in this chapter. This chapter will lay the foundation of our server-side API for the Shopping List app we built in Chapter 2, Creating the Native App and will connect all...