worklight building, deploying and running mobile applications

Worklight: building, deploying, and running mobile applications

Daniel Yellin, PhD, Director, IBM Mobile Platform Development and Israel Software Lab

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Director, IBM Mobile Platform Development and Israel Software Lab

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Overview

�Example application

�Key features of Worklight

�Future Directions


CityPulse: Connecting municipalities with their citizens


Mobile citizens


Analytics


Challenges

� Supporting multiple devices

� Application governance and management

� Analytics


Fast and cost-effective development, integration and management of rich, cross-platform mobile

applications

Delivering for multiple mobile platformsIBM Worklight

Client Challenge

Using standards-based technologies and tools and delivering an enterprise-grade platform that meets the needs of mobile employees and customers


Key Principles

employees and customers

Mobile-optimized middleware

� Open approach to mobile development and 3rd-party integration

� HTML5 as the core cross-platform technology

� Reduces the overhead for enterprise-grade mobile apps: integration, security and authentication, application management, analytics, development process,

� B2C, B2E, and B2B

Approaches to application developmentNative AppsNative Apps

Platform-specific.

Requires unique

expertise, pricy and

long to develop.

Can deliver higher

user experience.

Hybrid Apps -

Mixed

Hybrid Apps -

MixedUser augments web

code with native

language for unique

needs and

maximized user

experience.

Hybrid Apps - WebHybrid Apps - Web

HTML5 code and

Worklight runtime

libraries packaged

within the app and

executed in a native

shell.

Web AppsWeb Apps

Written in HTML5

JavaScript and

CSS3. Quick and

cheap to develop,

but less powerful

than native.

Browser AccessBrowser Access Hybrid Apps - WebHybrid Apps - Web Hybrid Apps - MixedHybrid Apps - Mixed Native AppsNative Apps


Native Application

Device APIs

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Native Shell

Web Native

Device APIs

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Web Code

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Device APIs

Mobile Browser

Web Code

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Browser Access Downloadable Downloadable Downloadable

Worklight ServerMobile middleware offering unified push notifications,

Worklight StudioThe most complete, extensible development environment with maximum code reuse and per-device optimization

Worklight delivers all types of native, hybrid, and mobile web in a

single solution


Mobile middleware offering unified push notifications, version management, security and integration

Worklight Console & Enterprise App StoreA web-based console for real-time analytics and control of your mobile apps and infrastructure

Worklight Runtime ComponentsExtensive libraries and client APIs that expose and interface with native device functionality and the

Worklight Server←←←←

Common web codebase facilitates reuse

• Common code is

placed in a primary

location

• Environments

optimizations allow

overrides to the

common code

• Common code is

placed in a primary

location

• Environments

optimizations allow

overrides to the

common code


common code

• Worklight optimizes

the delivery and

merge of the various

environments

common code

• Worklight optimizes

the delivery and

merge of the various

environments

Native build and test with device SDKs


• Create native components as needed

• Final packaging step for hybrid apps

• Debug native components using device SDK simulators

Different Screen Sizes

Different Screen Densities

Provide different user experiences with runtime skins


Different Input Method

Screen Densities

Supportfor HTML5

Mobile UI visualization

Worklight Design

Perspective


Mobile Views• Select which view

displays in design tab• Modify view properties• Create and delete

mobile views

Rich Page Editor• Source, Design and Split

views• UI rendering using

browser engine, synched with source pane

Palette• Drag and drop visual

elements into the Editor pane.

• Offers HTML constructs and Dojo widgets

Extensive libraries and client APIs that expose

and interface with native device functionality

and the Worklight server

•Cross-Platform Compatibility Layer

•Server Integration Framework

Extensive libraries and client APIs that expose

and interface with native device functionality

and the Worklight server

•Cross-Platform Compatibility Layer


Worklight – Device Runtime



•Encrypted Storage

•Offline Authentication

•Runtime Skinning

•Statistics and Diagnostics Reporting


•Encrypted Storage

•Offline Authentication

•Runtime Skinning

•Statistics and Diagnostics Reporting

• A mechanism for

storing sensitive data on the client side

• Implemented using HTML5 local storage

technology

• Encrypts data with a combination of user-

provided key and server-retrieved randomly

• A mechanism for

storing sensitive data on the client side

• Implemented using HTML5 local storage

technology

• Encrypts data with a combination of user-


Encrypted cache on-device



generated token for security

• Stores data using key-value pairs

• Like a security deposit box – it will remain

open until you close it, so don’t forget to

close the cache once you are done working

with it


generated token for security

• Stores data using key-value pairs

• Like a security deposit box – it will remain

open until you close it, so don’t forget to

close the cache once you are done working

with it

An middleware component which deliveries unified notifications, runtime skinning, version management, security features, and integration Services

• Distribution of mobile web apps

• Enterprise connectivity:

• Secure client/server connectivity

• Direct access to enterprise back-end

An middleware component which deliveries unified notifications, runtime skinning, version management, security features, and integration Services

• Distribution of mobile web apps

• Enterprise connectivity:

• Secure client/server connectivity


Worklight Server



data and transaction capabilities

• Authentication enforcement

• Client control:

• Application version management and

remote disabling

• Direct update of application code

• Unified Push Notifications

• Aggregation of usage statistics


data and transaction capabilities

• Authentication enforcement

• Client control:

• Application version management and

remote disabling

• Direct update of application code

• Unified Push Notifications

• Aggregation of usage statistics

Worklight’s Unified Push Notifications Framework

Back-end

System

Back-end

SystemBack-end System

Back-end System

Polling Adapters

Unified

Notification State

Database

iOSDispatcher

Android Dispatcher

BlackBerry

Apple

Push Servers (APN)

Google Push

Servers (C2DM)

Worklight

Client-side

Push

Services

Worklight

Client-side

Push

Services

Worklight Worklight

iOS

Push API

iOS

Push API

Android Push APIAndroid

Push API


Back-end System

Back-end SystemBack-end System

Back-end System

Message-based

Adapters

Unified Push API

User-Device

Database

BlackBerry Dispatcher

Win Phone Dispatcher

SMS Dispatcher

RIM Push Servers

Microsoft Push

Servers

SMS/MMS BrokersAdministrative Console

Worklight Client-side

Push Services

Worklight Worklight Client-side

Push Services

BlackBerryPush API

BlackBerryPush API

WindowsPush APIWindowsPush API

Broker APIBroker API

Roadmap

Roadmap

Roadmap

Enforcing security updates

Remote Direct

Security Features Mapping

Compatibility App

Protecting data on the device

Encrypted Offline Secure

challenge-


Remote disable

Direct update

Providing robust authentication and

authorization

Auth

integration

framework

Data protection

realms

Device provisioning

Streamlining Corporate security

processes

Mobile platform as a trust factor

Application Security

Code protection

SSL with server identity

verification

Proven platform security

Compatibility with jailbreak detection libs

App authenticity

testing

Encrypted offline cache

Offline authentication

challenge-response on

startup

Direct update

Native Shell

Pre-packaged resources

1 Download

App Store

2 Transfer

1. Web resources initially

packaged with the app to

ensure first offline availability

2. Web resources transferred to

app's cache storage

3. App checks for updates

1. Web resources initially

packaged with the app to

ensure first offline availability

2. Web resources transferred to

app's cache storage



Worklight Server

4 Update web resource

Web resources

Cached resources

2 Transfer

3 Check for updates


• On startup

• On return to foreground

4. Updated web resources

downloaded when

necessary


• On startup

• On return to foreground

4. Updated web resources

downloaded when

necessary

Direct update – client user experience

1. Detection upon startup and foreground

2. Dialog for easy user selection

3. App download progress bar


4. Application restarts automatically

Enterprise Store: Download Application over-the-air to the device


Provide Feedback or switch back


Feedback aggregated on Application Center console


Analytics

� IBM Worklight comes with an extensive reporting mechanism

� Both predefined and custom actions can be logged and processed

� Server side BIRT reports viewer application to view reports generated by WL server

� Separate reports are generated for application usage and notifications data (both push and

SMS)


Application Governanc

e

• Enterprise App Store

• Application Governance

• Integration with IBM MDM (IBM Endpoint Manager)

Platform

• SMS notifications

• New target devices: Windows 8, Java ME

• New integration points: JMS adapter

New features and enhances in IBM Worklight v5.0.5


Advanced Mobile

capabilities

• on-device, offline available, reliable, scalable, encryptable, and syncable JSON database

• Server triggered security challenges

Apps and Tooling

• Native libraries for iOSand Android

• jQuery tooling support

• Updates: iOS6,Android 4.1, Cordova 2.2

IBM Worklight

V5.0.5

New environment – Windows 8 Metro Applications

� IBM Worklight brings support for Windows 8 Metro Applications

� Windows 8 environment can be added from Add New Environment wizard

� Once built IBM Worklight will generate a native Windows 8 Metro Application project that

can be edited and compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio


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