Bluemix Mobile Cloud Services - Accelerating Mobile App Development
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This document discusses how mobile cloud services can accelerate mobile application development. It describes a TODO list application called BlueList that was developed using Swift and leverages the Mobile Data service on Bluemix for data storage. It also provides an example of a more advanced e-commerce application called Amazing Apparel that incorporates additional features like social login, push notifications, location services, integration with third-party APIs, and analytics. The document outlines how these applications use various Mobile Cloud Services on Bluemix to handle tasks like user authentication, data storage and access, push notifications, and analytics collection.
Bluemix Mobile Cloud Services - Accelerating Mobile App Development
- 1. Accelerating Mobile Application Development with Mobile Cloud Services Todd Kaplinger Senior Technical Staff Member MobileFirst for iOS Cloud Architect @todkap Erin Bartholomew MobileFirst for iOS Developer @eebart
- 2. Swift + iOS8 Simple TODO Application 2
- 3. BlueList Application • Bluemix Hosted • Leverages Mobile Cloud Boilerplate • Mobile Data • Push Notifications • Social Login (Google+) • Linked Identity to Data Stored in Cloud Bluemix Google+ Identity 3
- 4. BlueList Application • Focus on Swift version designed for iOS8 • CocoaPods Dependency Management • Article available on devWorks • Port an iOS app from Objective-C to Swift It's easy with the IBM Mobile Data service in the Bluemix cloud platform • Available on command line via GIT 4 DevOps GIT Hosted on DevOps CocoaPods http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/mo-bluemix-swift-app/index.html
- 5. BlueList in Swift • Variant of BlueList Mobile Data written in Swift • Simple TODO list for tracking outstanding items (IBM_Item.swift Class) (2 ViewControllers / One AppDelegate / One Storyboard) • Leverages Bolts Framework to simplify data access patterns 5 https://github.com/BoltsFramework/Bolts-iOS Data CRUD BlueList Storyboard
- 6. DEMO 6
- 7. Amazing Apparel Application • Business to Consumer (B2C) - iPhone • Business to Enterprise (B2E) - iPad • Advanced Applications • ~ 2 unique Storyboards • ~ 22 ObjectiveC View Controllers • ~ 10 Data Objects written in ObjectiveC • Security Integration with Mobile Cloud Services • Enterprise Security (IBM Identity) • Social Login (Google+) • Location based services w/ Store Location Maps • Push Notifications Support • Integration with 3rd Party Weather Service •MQA sentiment analysis and crash reporting •Operational Analytics calculating usage patterns Google+ Identity IBM Identity 7
- 8. Enterprise Security • Mobile Cloud Services (Mobile Boilerplate) • Single Sign On Add On • Social Identities • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn • Google • IBM (IBM Identity - devWorks) • OAUTH2 Auth Protocol • Security Model • Client Identifier • Client Secret 8
- 9. IBM Identity • OAUTH2 Server Side Flow • Node based solution deployed as part of the Mobile Cloud Boilerplate • Leverages NPM Modules • Express (REST Interface) • Passport (OAUTH Flow) • Passport-Bluemix (UAA Integration) • Authentication Scope • Profile • Access to user profile info (email/preferred name/ photo) • Independent of Mobile Application Security (could be integrated) 9 Passport OAUTH
- 10. Social Integration • Mobile Application Security (Google+ Authentication) • OAUTH2 Client Side Flow • Native iOS Libraries w/ ObjectiveC • Authentication Scope • Profile • Access to user profile info (email/preferred name/ photo) • Integrated with Mobile Application Security 10
- 11. Mobile Data • Client-side APIs provide intuitive environment for storing data on the cloud • Full CRUD support without writing a line of SQL • Specializations allow developers to create client-side models to encapsulate data • Object Models - Items, Shopping Cart, Stores, and Purchase History • Data accessible across iOS, Android, and JavaScript platforms 11 Shopping Cart
- 12. Push Notification Integration • Employee subscribes to notifications on new purchases when starting the app • Customer subscribes to notifications on order updates after logging in • Visual notifications • Alerts appear to inform employee of a new purchase • Notifies a customer if the status of her/his order has changed • Data channel • Employee’s view of pending orders is automatically reloaded when a new purchase order is created • Customers’ purchase statuses are updated when the view is reloaded 12
- 13. 13 Location • Device level APIs for obtaining user’s current location • APIs map store locations in close proximity to the user • User can denote preferred store location and obtain directions.
- 14. 14 Weather Service • Server Side Integration Logic written in Node.js • APIs get current weather for the various store locations using 3rd party weather service
- 15. 15 Mobile Quality Assurance • Admin dashboard on Bluemix • Pre-production or production SDKs • Capture device metrics with every bug report • Analyze errors by build, device, etc. MQA Dashboard
- 16. 16 Mobile Analytics • Operational Analytics catered to the mobile app developer • Request metrics are automatically captured for the various Mobile Cloud Services • Capture mobile OS levels • Analyze errors by build, device, etc. Data Analytics Push Analytics Security Analytics
- 17. DEMO 17
- 18. Thank You! 18 Todd Kaplinger @todkap Erin Bartholomew @eebart