Oracle Mobile Application Framework

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Mobile Development
Denis Abrantes
Product Management

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Mobile Web App
(Viewed in Safari)
3 Mobile Application Types
Mobile Web
Apps
 Online application
accessed through
mobile device
browser
 Browser governs
access to local
storage and device
services (camera,
GPS, etc.)
 Highly reusable
code
 Highly portable
Native Mobile
Apps
 Application installed &
runs on device
 Optimized for specific
mobile platform and
form factor
 Direct access to local
storage and device
services
 Code reuse can be
complex
 Portability requires
work
Hybrid Mobile
Apps
 Application installed &
runs on device with
HTML5 UI
 Optimized for specific
mobile platform & form
factor
 Direct access to local
storage and device
services
 Code reuse simplified
 Portability simplified
Native App
(iOS)

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Java HTML5
Use Existing Skills Set
Built On Standards
Mobile Development
Unique Hybrid Mobile Framework

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Mobile Development Overview
 Thin Native container on each
platform
– Allows for native application
install
– Allows for device interaction
– Push notification support
 HTML5/JavaScript based
Frontend
 Java Backend
 Encrypted SQLite

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Business Services Development
 Code logic with Java
 Lightweight JVM
 Native library on device
 Easy access to remote services
– SOAP
– REST (JSON/XML)

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UI Development
 Device native user experience
 Spring board and tab bar for
feature navigation
 Advanced HTML5-based UI
– Full animation, gesture, and
touch interaction support
 Interactive Data Visualization
Components
Rich User Interfaces

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UI Development
 XML format built visually in JDeveloper
 50+ Components
 Drag & Drop to the Page
 Declarative data binding
 Rendered into HTML5 on device at RT
ADF Mobile XML (AMX)

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Rich Component Set
Oracle proprietary and confidential
• T-Maps • Carousel
• ListView
• Gauge
• Charts
• GeoMap
• Basic Components • Forms

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ADF Controller
 Define the flow of your application
 Navigate between pages
 Similar to ADF Web Controller
True MVC Architecture

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ADF Binding – Simplify UI Creation
 Drag and drop service components
to create UI components
 Drag data or methods
 Drop as various UI components
 Easily expose
– Java classes
– Web services (SOAP and REST)
Map Data to the UI

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Device Features Interaction
 Leverages Apache Cordova
 Drag and drop to use
– Email
– SMS
– Contacts
– GPS
– Camera
 Or access programmatically

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Local Data Storage
 SQLite database
– Portable, lightweight relational database
 JDBC database access
 Encrypted data
Encrypted
SQLite DB

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Native Push Notification Support
 Push notifications to mobile users
from a single code base
 Leverage native push notification
– iOS: Apple Push Notification
– Android: Google Cloud Messaging
Service
 Tightly integrated
– With the application lifecycle and
business logic

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