Datastore API (beta)

#1

Post by gluegadget » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 6:38 PM UTC

Re: Datastore API (beta)

#2

Post by alexobenauer » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 6:53 PM UTC

For the iOS library specifically, I wonder if it would be possible to build a library that would (nearly) automatically map a core data store in to this Datastore API. If so, including such functionality would make the library a no-brainer for many.

Re: Datastore API (beta)

#3

Post by frankcaron » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 6:54 PM UTC

I wonder how Apple will react to @dropbox's new Datastore sync in the long run. Hopefully it won't pull the rug out a la IAP, UDID, OF, ...

Re: Datastore API (beta)

#4

Post by obilgic » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 6:59 PM UTC

What app.net wanted to accomplish.

Re: Datastore API (beta)

#5

Post by jimsilverman » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 7:04 PM UTC

this is basically what iCloud was supposed to be.

Re: Datastore API (beta)

#6

Post by BadassFractal » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 7:11 PM UTC

What is the long term vision here? Is the idea that consumers will have little apps here and there that will procedurally interact with the owner's data on Dropbox? Or, is Dropbox making a product along the lines of S3 so that backends can consider using it too? I guess given how expensive space is at this point, that's not really an option.

Re: Datastore API (beta)

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Post by ZitchDog » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 7:14 PM UTC

alexobenauer wrote: post #2

For the iOS library specifically, I wonder if it would be possible to build a library that would (nearly) automatically map a core data store in to this Datastore API. If so, including such functionality would make the library a no-brainer for many.

I think with NSIncrementalStore it would be totally doable, and a great alternative to Core Data Sync.

Re: Datastore API (beta)

#8

Post by mmahemoff » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 7:14 PM UTC

Something I don't get about Dropbox API: Why can't I just throw URLs at it?

If a user wants to save , I have to pull it to my server and push it into Dropbox. Dropbox could just have grabbed it directly and in many cases, won't even have to thanks, to system-wide caching.

(This is based on the last time I looked at the API; maybe this is supported now, but I don't think so.)

Re: Datastore API (beta)

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Post by chacham15 » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 7:19 PM UTC

BadassFractal wrote: post #6

What is the long term vision here? Is the idea that consumers will have little apps here and there that will procedurally interact with the owner's data on Dropbox? Or, is Dropbox making a product along the lines of S3 so that backends can consider using it too? I guess given how expensive space is at this point, that's not really an option.

dhouston has said more than once that he wants dropbox to be the filesystem of the internet.

Re: Datastore API (beta)

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Post by joejohnson » Tue, Jul 09, 2013, 7:22 PM UTC

So Dropbox is becoming a more-direct competitor with iCloud. Meh.

I'd rather they work on an end-to-end encryption system with a focus on ease of use.