This webinar deck provides a primer on DreamFactory's open source REST API platform, including:
- Cloud installation options
- Configuring an application
- Connecting to a SQL database
- Setting up role permissions
- Performing database queries with the REST API
- Making API calls to your database using DreamFactory's mobile SDKs
2. Mobilize Your Data
DreamFactory
provides REST API
Services to your data
Build apps for phone,
tablet, desktop or
device
Install Connect Develop
+ =
Install DreamFactory
on cloud or server
3. Native SDKs
• User Management
• Roles & Permissions
• Enterprise Security
• Application Hosting
SQL
PostgreSQL, SQL
Server, MySQL
Automatically
provide REST API
Hook up any
backend system
NoSQL
MongoDB, CouchDB
DynamoDB, Azure
Tables
Files
S3, Cloud Files,
Azure Blob, Local
DSP
HTML5 SDKs
5. Step 1 – Get DreamFactory
A few options…
1. DreamFactory Hosted Account (Free)
2. Bitnami Hosted Account
3. Bitnami Installers (Server, VM, or Cloud)
4. GitHub Package (Mac, Linux, Windows)
Details at
https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dsp-
core/wiki/Usage-Options
6. Step 2 – Register Your App
A few options…
1. App code resides in your DreamFactory
instance
2. App code resides on desktop or mobile
device
3. App code resides on your own server
Note: App name is your API key
7. Step 3 – Connect to SQL
Securely connect…
• Select vendor (MySQL, Postgres, SQL
Server)
• Specify database connection string
• Specify database credentials
Note 1: You can also connect to NoSQL, files,
and external REST APIs
Note 2: Oracle and DB2 on 2014 roadmap
8. Step 4 – Set up Roles
Specify role permissions…
• Which users belong to this role
• Which apps can this role access
• Which data can this role access
Note: Users and roles have a REST API (e.g.
self-register users from your app)
9. Step 5 – Use REST API for SQL
Browse the live Swagger API docs…
• REST API for both SQL records and schema
• CRUD operations on single or multiple
records
• API returns SQL data in JSON or XML
format
• API supports query filters, limits, order by,
related data, and more
10. Step 6 – Make API Calls with SDKs
REST API is conveniently exposed with SDKs
• Follow directions in Quickstart tab
• Download SDKs in the Apps tab
• SDKs for: iOS, Android, Windows, Titanium,
Javascript, AngularJS
Note: SDKs are not mandatory, but should
make your life easier
