REST API Applications

Applications developed using 3rd Party SDKs, such as Sencha and PhoneGap, for any device platform, and using any programming language that supports sending and receiving HTTP messages can use the Unwired Platform REST APIs to call services provided by the Unwired Platform Runtime.

Unwired Server provides RESTful services so that applications can be built as any standard HTTP application to leverage Unwired Server for security and push features among others. The following administrative features are provided through this development approach:

Registration (creating an application connection)
Authentication
Native push notification
Configuration

You build your client applications using third party developer tools, and without using any Sybase SDK or native client libraries. Sybase Unwired Platform provides management and monitoring of the applications, and support for native push notification such as Apple Push Notification Service, BlackBerry Enterprise Server push, or Google Cloud Messaging.

Optionally, you may use certain Sybase Unwired Platform native client libraries to enable complex application capabilities, such as OData parsing and building, or data vault management. You may also use third party JavaScript helper libraries such as those from Sencha, Appcelerator, or Adobe PhoneGap.

Learn about developing this type of application for deployment to Sybase Unwired Platform with Developer Guide: REST API Applications.