Decoupled Drupal in Practice

The first comprehensive guide to decoupled Drupal across the stack.

Decoupled Drupal, across the stack.

The comprehensive authority on decoupled Drupal, and a foreword by Dries Buytaert, who called this Apress book “a must-have guide,” can only be found in Decoupled Drupal in Practice. Buy now

Decoupled Drupal in Practice

The first and only comprehensive guide to decoupled Drupal, available now.

What's in the book?

Decoupled Drupal in Practice has everything you need to know to architect and implement decoupled Drupal projects. Get the full-stack finesse and expert knowledge you need. Read an excerpt

Part 1: Decoupled Drupal fundamentals

The changing web
The server side: From monolithic to decoupled CMS
The client side: From static to dynamic pages
Decoupled Drupal
Advantages of decoupled Drupal
Disadvantages of decoupled Drupal

Part 2: Decoupling Drupal

Decoupling Drupal 8 core
Decoupling Drupal 8 with contributed modules
Authenticating requests in Drupal 8

Part 3: Consuming and manipulating Drupal 8

Core REST
Using Views with core REST
JSON:API in Drupal
RELAXed Web Services
GraphQL in Drupal

Part 4: The decoupled Drupal ecosystem

API-first distributions
SDKs and reference builds

Part 5: Integration with consumers

React
React Native
Angular
Vue.js
Ember

Part 6: Advanced topics in decoupled Drupal

The REST plugin system
Contributed modules for advanced use cases
Schemas and generated documentation
Caching
The future of decoupled Drupal

Praise for Decoupled Drupal in Practice

“A must-have guide to decoupling Drupal ... When you finish reading, I think you will agree that decoupled Drupal is an essential element of the bright future in front of Drupal.”
Dries Buytaert, Drupal project lead and Acquia founder

“This is a really great book. I’ve been reading blog posts by Preston, hearing him present, and asking him questions on decoupled every chance I can get and I’m so glad to have those thoughts in a physical form I can read through and consult whenever I have questions.”
Greg Knaddison, Drupal Security Team member

“I believe I have found my guide by picking up the book Decoupled Drupal in Practice ... I found Preston’s back-to-basics approach to be very helpful and it provided the context I needed. It allowed me to look at past projects and recognize how they were the beginnings of progressive decoupling. As I move further along in the book, I’m feeling more confident and finding my place in the decoupled conversation.”
Andy Olson, Senior Front-End Developer at Bounteous