We need a simple, schemaless REST-based storage API for use by Javascript and native mobile apps. This "backend as a service" should provide a simple mechanism for storing state for thick-client apps that don't want to invest, at least initially, in server-side logic.
Parse is the best known example of this kind of service. A service like Parse enables this kind of simple app dev workflow:
| def salesforce_oauth(s, oauth_url, username=None, password=None): | |
| """s should be a requests session""" | |
| r = s.get(oauth_url) | |
| params = urlparse.parse_qs(urlparse.urlparse(r.url).query) | |
| data = {"un":username, | |
| "width":2560, | |
| "height":1440, | |
| "hasRememberUn":True, | |
| "startURL":params['startURL'], |
cloudconnect is an add-on that connects your Salesforce account to your Heroku app.
Cloudconnect creates a relational database containing your Salesforce data, and synchronizes data changes in both directions to that database.
By using cloudconnect, you can interact with your Salesforce data by connecting to a PostgresSQL or Mysql database using your favorite language or web framework like Rails, Django, or PHP.