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    • Modules
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    • Modules List
      • Mobile applications
      • Authentication
        • Auth
        • Sign-in with Google
        • Sign-in with Facebook
        • Sign-in with LinkedIn
        • Sign-in with Apple
        • Google OAuth 2.0
      • Security & Data Validation
        • Crypto
        • Validators
        • IP Filter
      • Payments
        • Stripe
      • Maps & GIS
        • Universal Map
        • Cities and Countries
        • Google Maps
        • MapBox
      • Messengers
        • Telegram
        • Slack
        • Intercom Messenger
        • Discord
      • Video Conferencing & Webinars
        • Zoom API
      • Mailings, advertising
        • Intercom API
        • Google AdMob
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        • GetResponse
        • Mail Chimp
        • SMS messaging
          • ClickSend
          • Telesign
          • MessageMedia
          • SMSto
          • Twilio
          • Nexmo
      • Email
        • Custom SMTP
          • Custom SMTP and Gmail
        • Gmail API
        • Email (SMTP Client)
      • Media files
        • Youtube Player
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      • Date & Time
        • ICalendar
      • Data Storages
        • Amazon S3
        • OpenStack SWIFT
      • Language translators
        • Microsoft Translator
        • Google Translate
        • DeepL Translator
      • Special modules
        • Autodesk Partner API
      • File Archives
      • Google Indexing
      • Barcode Scanner
      • CloudConvert
  • Data Design
    • What are data models
    • Data Models Designer
      • Creating and modifying data models
      • Creating and modifying relations
      • System fields
    • Data types
    • Relation types
    • Auto-generation of data models
      • Virtual Data Models
      • Modules data models
      • List of generated models
        • Data Model User
        • Data Model User Session
  • Business Logic
    • Business Processes Editor
    • Best Practices for BP Separation
    • Blocks List
      • Logic
        • If-Else
        • For Each Loop
        • Loop
        • Break Loop
        • Switch
        • Set Variable
        • Raise Error
        • Comparison
        • Type Conversion
          • Date & Time to String: Format Guide
      • Functions
        • Math
          • Operators
          • Random Integer/Float
          • Round Up/Down
          • Mod
          • Is Even Number
          • Array Operations
        • String
          • Random String
          • Concat Strings
          • String Length
          • Has Substring
          • Hash
          • Is Valid Email
          • To Lower/Uppercase
          • Trim String
          • Replace String
          • Get Char at Position
          • Split String
          • Slice String
          • Validate String (Regex)
        • Boolean
          • Logic AND
          • Logic OR
          • Logic NOT
        • Array
          • Append Array
          • Prepend Array
          • Concat Array
          • Array Size
          • In Array
          • Random Element
          • Shuffle Array
          • Array Element
        • Date & Time
          • Make Date/Time/Date & Time/Time Span
          • Expand Date/Time/Date & Time/Time Span
          • Add/Subtract Time Span
          • Current Date & Time
          • Date & Time Difference
          • Delay
        • File
          • Get File
          • Create File
          • Read CSV File
          • Read XLSX File
          • Read XLS File
        • Miscellaneous
          • App Info
          • Write to Log
          • Get Request Header
          • Set Response Header
          • Get Request Body
      • Model Functions
        • Search
        • GetOne
        • Delete
        • Create
        • Patch
        • Update
        • Expand
        • Make
        • External API Requests Data Models
          • Make APIRequestName URL Params Model In
          • Make APIRequestName Body Model In
          • Make APIRequestName Headers Model In
          • Make APIRequestName Query Model In
          • Expand APIRequestName Headers Model Out
          • Expand APIRequestName Response Status Model Out
          • Expand APIRequestName Body Model Out
        • Virtual Data Models
          • Make Virtual Data Model
          • Expand Virtual Data Model
      • User-Created BPs
      • External API Requests
      • Variables
      • Models
      • Enums
      • Group Auth
        • Registration
        • Authentication
        • Authorization
        • Logout
        • Change Password
        • Restore Password
        • Add User to Group
        • Remove User from Group
        • Get Current User
        • Generate Auth Token
        • Hash Password
        • Probe Password
      • Group Crypto
      • Group Validators
        • Validate OGRNIP RU
        • Validate OGRN RU
        • Validate SNILS RU
        • Validate INN RU
        • Validate KPP RU
        • Validate BIK RU
        • Validate IIN KZ
        • Validate Bank Card Number (Luhn)
        • Validate KS RU
        • Validate RS RU
    • Global Variables
    • External API Requests
    • FAQ
  • Endpoints (API)
    • Endpoints Configuration
    • Middleware
      • Middleware: Token Auth
    • Access & Permissions
  • WEB APPS
    • Web Applications Designer
    • Working with Components
    • Signup and Login Forms
    • Workflow in web applications
    • Components list
      • Container
      • Button
      • Dropdown
      • Table
      • View
      • Tabs
      • Switch
      • Label
      • Image
      • Video
      • Chart
      • Form
      • Input (string)
      • Input (text)
      • Input (integer)
      • Input (float)
      • Input (email)
      • Input (password)
      • Input (phone)
      • RichText Editor
      • Time Span
      • Date Picker
      • Time picker
      • DateTime Picker
      • Select
      • Select (enum)
      • Relselect
  • MOBILE APPS
    • Mobile Applications Designer
    • Creating a Mobile App
    • Mobile Designer Interface
    • Working with Screens
    • Working with Widgets
    • Publishing a Mobile App
      • Testing in AppMaster.io Developer App
      • Publishing to Google Play
        • Create Google Developer Account
        • Create Firebase Project
        • Register Android App & Download Config File
        • Generate & Download Private Key
        • Generate APK/AAB File
        • Upload App for Testing
        • Set Up Google Play Store Listing
      • Publishing to App Store
        • Create Apple Developer Account
        • Create Apple Bundle ID
        • Create App in App Store Connect
        • Create App Store Connect API Key
        • Generate Build & Upload to TestFlight
        • Submit App to App Store
  • DEPLOYMENT
    • Deployments Configuration
    • AppMaster.io Cloud Services
    • Data Export
    • Logs
  • How-To
    • Import CSV/Excel File
    • Buttons Setup
    • User Interface Layout
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  1. Getting Started

Best Practices

How to get most of AppMaster.io

While AppMaster.io was created with the best possible usability in mind there are a couple of non-obvious concepts that have to be clarified. This article will cover the main methodology and concept behind the platform.

For most no-code platforms nowadays there is quite a common approach to start an application creation process from the user interface. While such an approach gives a feeling of ease start, it is not suitable for medium and large projects. AppMaster follows the standard way of the software development process, used by developers worldwide for many years with one minor modification.

Pick the modules first

We recommend starting from the selection of modules. AppMaster.io modules can contain data models, business logic, predefined settings, interface elements, custom code, and automation scripts inside. Every module was created to speed up development by prebuild logic and data. It's can be difficult to select all required modules at the start of your project, but it definitely will save you hundreds of hours designing due to the nature of modules.

There is quite a common situation when you created a lot of data models and at some point want to enable a module. Because of module supply data models, business logic, and other components there is a chance that you already created something that module has inside. This can cause unneeded intersections and additional time to adjust data models, endpoints, and UI bindings. So, there is simple advice: starts from selecting modules for your project.

Data is the foundation of everything

AppMaster.io creates applications with a data-centric approach. This means that most components can be created only based on data models. When you are finished with modules the next step is to create data models. And it's simpler than it seems. Just create each model (aka entity) with required fields (aka entity properties) and make some relations if needed.

Once you will click the Save button in Data Models Designer, AppMaster AI will automatically create basic business logic for all your data models (search records, get one record, update the record, delete the record, and some other), will create endpoints for just created business process and even will generate basic Admin Web Application pages (aka admin panel).

Almost every UI element requires a data source to be rendered. For example, the table component will use an endpoint to create a list of columns. In its turn endpoint relies on the attached business process, business process based on the data model and its fields usually (but not always!).

To get most of AppMaster.io the only thing you need is an understanding of the basic concepts of software development and data modeling, everything else can be figured out in the process of creating your first application.

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