docs/docs/00100-intro/00200-quickstarts/00160-svelte.md
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Get a SpacetimeDB Svelte app running in under 5 minutes.
This will start the local SpacetimeDB server, publish your module, generate TypeScript bindings, and start the Svelte development server.
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spacetime dev --template svelte-ts
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The template includes a basic Svelte app connected to SpacetimeDB.
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Edit `spacetimedb/src/index.ts` to add tables and reducers. Edit `src/App.svelte` to build your UI.
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my-spacetime-app/
├── spacetimedb/ # Your SpacetimeDB module
│ └── src/
│ └── index.ts # Server-side logic
├── src/ # Svelte frontend
│ ├── App.svelte
│ └── module_bindings/ # Auto-generated types
└── package.json
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Tables store your data. Reducers are functions that modify data — they're the only way to write to the database.
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import { schema, table, t } from 'spacetimedb/server';
const spacetimedb = schema({
person: table(
{ public: true },
{
name: t.string(),
}
),
});
export default spacetimedb;
export const add = spacetimedb.reducer(
{ name: t.string() },
(ctx, { name }) => {
ctx.db.person.insert({ name });
}
);
export const sayHello = spacetimedb.reducer(ctx => {
for (const person of ctx.db.person.iter()) {
console.info(`Hello, ${person.name}!`);
}
console.info('Hello, World!');
});
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spacetime call add Alice
"Alice"
spacetime call say_hello
spacetime logs 2025-01-13T12:00:00.000000Z INFO: Hello, Alice! 2025-01-13T12:00:00.000000Z INFO: Hello, World!
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## Next steps
- Read the [TypeScript SDK Reference](../../00200-core-concepts/00600-clients/00700-typescript-reference.md) for detailed API docs