Chapter 9. The Server-Side Glide API
In 2003, CEO Fred Luddy started a company called GlideSoft, which specialized in IT service management applications. Three years later, the company changed its name to ServiceNow, but the Glide name stuck for the API, which is why we have APIs like GlideSystem (gs) and GlideRecord. Since then, ServiceNow has renamed its namesake platform from the ServiceNow platform to the Now platform, though the company name remains ServiceNow.
The Glide API is available on both the server and the client (though only a subset of the API is available on the client), and it consists of several classes which we'll learn about in this chapter; including:
- Server-side Glide classes:
- GlideRecord
- GlideAggregate
- GlideElement
- GlideDate and GlideDateTime
- GlideSession
- GlideSystem
- Client-side Glide classes:
- GlideRecord
- GlideAjax
- GlideForm
- GlideList2
- GlideMenu
- GlideUser
Each class in the Glide API may consist of methods (executable functions within the class), and properties (variables...
