I was excited by the improvements and shininess in the Drupal 8, but I found the mysterious Typed Data API lurking beneath the surface. I jumped down the scarcely-documented hole over a year ago. I followed this white rabbit collecting the pieces of the API puzzle that I need for my module. I have not found the end.

But we are not lost and alone in 19th century Wonderland – We share what we find.

I will share how I leveraged Typed Data in the first 30 minutes with an emphasis on:

• Web Services
• Drupal 8 Plugins
• PHPUnit tests

Finally I ask for others to share challenges and encourage others to share pieces of the puzzle they have collected.