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Stack9 Guides

Welcome to Stack9 guides! Whether you're just getting started or looking to master advanced features, these step-by-step tutorials will help you build powerful, scalable applications.

Quick Start

New to Stack9? Start with Building a CRUD Application to learn the fundamentals.

How to Use These Guides​

Each guide includes:

  • Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced
  • Time Estimate: How long it typically takes to complete
  • Prerequisites: What you should know before starting
  • Hands-on Examples: Real code you can use in your projects

🎯 Foundations​

Master the core concepts of Stack9. These guides cover the essential building blocks you'll use in every application.

🚀Beginner

Building a CRUD Application

Learn the fundamentals by building your first Create, Read, Update, Delete application with Stack9.

⏱️ 30 min📦 No prerequisites
📋Beginner

Creating Entities

Define your data models with entities. Understand fields, types, validations, and entity configuration.

⏱️ 20 min📦 Basic Stack9 knowledge
🔗Intermediate

Entity Relationships

Connect your entities with one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many relationships.

⏱️ 35 min📦 Creating Entities

📊 Data & Queries​

Learn how to query, filter, and search your data effectively. Build powerful data retrieval patterns.

🔍Intermediate

Custom Queries

Build custom database queries with filters, joins, aggregations, and complex conditions.

⏱️ 40 min📦 Entity knowledge
🔎Intermediate

Implementing Search

Add full-text search capabilities to your application with filters and advanced search patterns.

⏱️ 45 min📦 Custom Queries
📑Intermediate

Master-Detail Screen

Create sophisticated UI patterns with master-detail views for navigating related data.

⏱️ 50 min📦 Entity Relationships

⚙️ Business Logic​

Implement validation rules, business logic, and custom behaviors with hooks and actions.

✅Intermediate

Validation Hooks

Ensure data integrity with custom validation rules and real-time validation feedback.

⏱️ 35 min📦 Creating Entities
🪝Advanced

Entity Hooks

Tap into entity lifecycle events: before/after create, update, delete, and query operations.

⏱️ 55 min📦 Validation Hooks
💼Advanced

Implementing Business Logic

Build complex business rules and workflows that enforce your application's requirements.

⏱️ 60 min📦 Entity Hooks
⚡Advanced

Building Custom Actions

Create reusable actions that can be triggered from UI, workflows, or external systems.

⏱️ 50 min📦 Business Logic

🔄 Workflows & Automation​

Automate repetitive tasks and build sophisticated workflows that respond to events.

🌊Intermediate

Building Workflows

Design multi-step workflows with conditional logic, approvals, and state transitions.

⏱️ 45 min📦 Custom Actions
📋Advanced

Workflows

Deep dive into workflow patterns, error handling, retries, and advanced orchestration.

⏱️ 70 min📦 Building Workflows
🤖Advanced

Automations

Set up event-driven automations that run in the background without user intervention.

⏱️ 55 min📦 Workflows

🔌 Integration & Reporting​

Connect to external services and generate insights from your data.

🌐Intermediate

Integrating External APIs

Connect your Stack9 application with third-party services, REST APIs, and webhooks.

⏱️ 40 min📦 Custom Actions
📊Intermediate

Creating Reports

Build dashboards and reports with charts, aggregations, and data visualizations.

⏱️ 45 min📦 Custom Queries

🏗️ Architecture & Scale​

Design scalable applications with best practices for structure, performance, and reusability.

🏛️Beginner

Structuring Your Application

Learn best practices for organizing code, modules, and features in large applications.

⏱️ 30 min📦 Basic Stack9 knowledge
⚡Advanced

Performance Optimization

Optimize queries, caching strategies, and application performance for production workloads.

⏱️ 65 min📦 Advanced knowledge
📦Advanced

Creating Reusable Modules

Build and share reusable modules across projects for common functionality and patterns.

⏱️ 60 min📦 Application Structure

🎓 Learning Paths​

Not sure where to start? Follow these curated learning paths based on your goals:

Perfect for: First-time Stack9 users

  1. Building a CRUD Application
  2. Creating Entities
  3. Structuring Your Application
  4. Entity Relationships
  5. Custom Queries

Time: ~3 hours | Outcome: Build your first complete Stack9 application

💡 Need Help?​

  • Community Forum: Ask questions and share your projects
  • Discord: Join our community for real-time help
  • API Reference: Detailed documentation for all Stack9 features
  • Examples Repository: Browse complete example applications
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