Introduction To TouchDB

A brief high-level introduction to TouchDB, and more generally why you want to keep the network off your app's critical path by using a sync engine to do the networking for you.

Originally presented at the Silicon Valley iOS Developers' Meetup.

Transcript

1. 1 TouchDB Jens  Al(e Mobile  Engineering  Peer TouchDB
2. 1 TouchDB Jens  Al(e Mobile  Engineering  Peer TouchDB I write iOS & Mac code
3. 1 TouchDB Jens  Al(e Mobile  Engineering  Peer TouchDB NoSQL database company I write iOS & Mac code
4. 2 WHAT  IS  THIS  I  DON’T  EVEN TouchDB
5. 2 WHAT  IS  THIS  I  DON’T  EVEN TouchDB C
6. 2 WHAT  IS  THIS  I  DON’T  EVEN TouchDB
7. 2 WHAT  IS  THIS  I  DON’T  EVEN TouchDB A  Mobile  NoSQL  Database  &  Sync  Engine
8. TouchDB 3 TouchDB  Is
9. TouchDB 3 TouchDB  Is • An  easy-­‐to-­‐use,  scalable  data  storage  library – No  finicky  schema – “Property-­‐lists  on  steroids!”  (aka  all-­‐JSON)
10. TouchDB 3 TouchDB  Is • An  easy-­‐to-­‐use,  scalable  data  storage  library – No  finicky  schema – “Property-­‐lists  on  steroids!”  (aka  all-­‐JSON) • A  powerful  data-­‐sync  engine – AutomaNc  caching  &  offline  support – Share  content  with  other  users
11. TouchDB 3 TouchDB  Is • An  easy-­‐to-­‐use,  scalable  data  storage  library – No  finicky  schema – “Property-­‐lists  on  steroids!”  (aka  all-­‐JSON) • A  powerful  data-­‐sync  engine – AutomaNc  caching  &  offline  support – Share  content  with  other  users • OpNmized  for  mobile  apps – Under  500k  code  size  (iOS) – IniNalizes  in  <  100ms
12. TouchDB 3 TouchDB  Is • An  easy-­‐to-­‐use,  scalable  data  storage  library – No  finicky  schema – “Property-­‐lists  on  steroids!”  (aka  all-­‐JSON) • A  powerful  data-­‐sync  engine – AutomaNc  caching  &  offline  support – Share  content  with  other  users • OpNmized  for  mobile  apps – Under  500k  code  size  (iOS) – IniNalizes  in  <  100ms • Open  Source
13. TouchDB 3 TouchDB  Is • An  easy-­‐to-­‐use,  scalable  data  storage  library – No  finicky  schema – “Property-­‐lists  on  steroids!”  (aka  all-­‐JSON) • A  powerful  data-­‐sync  engine – AutomaNc  caching  &  offline  support – Share  content  with  other  users • OpNmized  for  mobile  apps – Under  500k  code  size  (iOS) – IniNalizes  in  <  100ms • Open  Source • A  be*er  approach  to  networking  for  apps
14. 4 TAKE  THE  NETWORK OUT  OF  THE  CRITICAL  PATH!
15. TouchDB The  CriNcal  Path:  Launch,  Open,  Save 5
16. My  Cool  App TouchDB The  CriNcal  Path:  Launch,  Open,  Save 5
17. My  Cool  App TouchDB The  CriNcal  Path:  Launch,  Open,  Save 5 D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
18. My  Cool  App TouchDB The  CriNcal  Path:  Launch,  Open,  Save 5 D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Saving…
19. My  Cool  App TouchDB The  CriNcal  Path:  Launch,  Open,  Save 5 D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Saving… Network  Error
20. My  Cool  App TouchDB The  CriNcal  Path:  Launch,  Open,  Save 5 D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Saving… Network  Error
21. TouchDB The  Network  On  The  CriNcal  Path 6 Your  App D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
22. TouchDB The  Network  On  The  CriNcal  Path 6 Your  App Network D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
23. TouchDB Fallacies  Of  Distributed  CompuNng 7 • “EssenNally  everyone,  when  they  first  build  a   distributed  applicaNon,  makes  the  following  eight   assumpNons.  All  prove  to  be  false  in  the  long  run  and   all  cause  big  trouble  and  painful  learning  experiences.” – 1.  The  network  is  reliable. – 2.  Latency  is  zero. – 3.  Bandwidth  is  infinite. – 4.  The  network  is  secure.  […] – 8.  The  network  is  homogeneous. Peter  Deutsch, Sun  Microsystems,  1994 Wikipedia:  Fallacies_of_Distributed_CompuJng
24. TouchDB 1.  Networks  Are  Unreliable 8 Your  App  :( Notwork D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
25. TouchDB 2.  Cell  Networks  Have  High  Latency 9 Your  App  :p Knotwork D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah igvita.com/2012/07/19/latency-­‐the-­‐new-­‐web-­‐performance-­‐boTleneck/
26. TouchDB 3.  Networks  Have  Unpredictable  Bandwidth 10 Your  App  :| Nitwork D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
27. D A T A blah blah blah blah secret secret blah blah TouchDB 4.  Networks  &  Servers  Can  Be  Insecure 11 Your  App  :o Network Secure!  SSL!
28. TouchDB 8.  Networks  Are  Not  Homogeneous 12 Your  iOS  App Network
29. TouchDB 8.  Networks  Are  Not  Homogeneous 12 Your  iOS  App Network Your Android App x_x ?
30. TouchDB 8.  Networks  Are  Not  Homogeneous 12 Your  iOS  App Network Your Android App x_x ? Your Windows App x_x ?
31. 13 TAKE  THE  NETWORK OUT  OF  THE  CRITICAL  PATH!
32. TouchDB Take  The  Network  Out  Of  The  CriNcal  Path 14 Your  App Network DB Server DB
33. TouchDB Take  The  Network  Out  Of  The  CriNcal  Path 14 Your  App DB Server DB
34. TouchDB Take  The  Network  Out  Of  The  CriNcal  Path 14 Your  App DB Server DB
35. TouchDB Take  The  Network  Out  Of  The  CriNcal  Path 14 Your  App DB Server DB
36. TouchDB Take  The  Network  Out  Of  The  CriNcal  Path 14 Your  App DB Server DB
37. TouchDB Take  The  Network  Out  Of  The  CriNcal  Path 14 Your  App DB Server DB Data Sync Engine
38. TOUCHDB  IS  A  DATA-­‐SYNC  ENGINE 15
39. TouchDB TouchDB  Is  A  Data  Sync  Engine 16
40. TouchDB TouchDB  Is  A  Data  Sync  Engine 16 • It  manages  “documents” – Arbitrary  JSON  content – Can  contain  large  binary  afachments – Conflict  management  (versioning)
41. TouchDB TouchDB  Is  A  Data  Sync  Engine 16 • It  manages  “documents” – Arbitrary  JSON  content – Can  contain  large  binary  afachments – Conflict  management  (versioning) • It  lets  you  query  them – Map/reduce  “views” – Schemaless,  highly  flexible
42. TouchDB TouchDB  Is  A  Data  Sync  Engine 16 • It  manages  “documents” – Arbitrary  JSON  content – Can  contain  large  binary  afachments – Conflict  management  (versioning) • It  lets  you  query  them – Map/reduce  “views” – Schemaless,  highly  flexible • It  syncs  them  for  you – Whenever  the  network’s  available – All  data  or  filtered – ConNnuous,  live  updates  without  blocking  your  UI
43. TouchDB TouchDB’s  Server-­‐Side  Partner:  CouchDB 17 – Same  data  model – CompaNble  API – Common  sync  protocol
44. TouchDB Running  CouchDB 18
45. TouchDB Running  CouchDB 18
46. TouchDB Running  CouchDB 18 $ sudo apt-get couchdb
47. TouchDB Running  CouchDB 18 $ sudo apt-get couchdb
48. TouchDB Running  CouchDB 18 $ sudo apt-get couchdb
49. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App TouchDB
50. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App TouchDB 1.  Create  a  local  database
51. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App TouchDB 1.  Create  a  local  database
52. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App TouchDB 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with
53. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with
54. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with 3.  Populate  your  UI  from  the  local  data
55. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with 3.  Populate  your  UI  from  the  local  data
56. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with 3.  Populate  your  UI  from  the  local  data 4.  Use  KVO  &  bindings  to  update  the  UI
57. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with 3.  Populate  your  UI  from  the  local  data 4.  Use  KVO  &  bindings  to  update  the  UI
58. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with 3.  Populate  your  UI  from  the  local  data 4.  Use  KVO  &  bindings  to  update  the  UI
59. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with 3.  Populate  your  UI  from  the  local  data 4.  Use  KVO  &  bindings  to  update  the  UI 5.  Write  changes  back  to  the  local  db
60. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with 3.  Populate  your  UI  from  the  local  data 4.  Use  KVO  &  bindings  to  update  the  UI 5.  Write  changes  back  to  the  local  db TouchDB
61. TouchDB Syncing  With  CouchDB 19 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 1.  Create  a  local  database 2.  Set  the  remote  URL  to  sync  with 3.  Populate  your  UI  from  the  local  data 4.  Use  KVO  &  bindings  to  update  the  UI 5.  Write  changes  back  to  the  local  db TouchDB
62. TouchDB Peer-­‐to-­‐Peer  Syncing  With  TouchDB 20 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TouchDB
63. Your  App D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TouchDB Peer-­‐to-­‐Peer  Syncing  With  TouchDB 20 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TouchDB
64. Your  App D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TouchDB Peer-­‐to-­‐Peer  Syncing  With  TouchDB 20 Your  App Sync TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TouchDB
65. Your  App D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TouchDB Peer-­‐to-­‐Peer  Syncing  With  TouchDB 20 Your  App TouchDB D A T A blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TouchDB TouchDB Sync Sync
66. TouchDB Why  TouchDB  Is  Awesome 21
67. TouchDB Why  TouchDB  Is  Awesome 21 • Flexible  no-­‐schema  NoSQL  data  store
68. TouchDB Why  TouchDB  Is  Awesome 21 • Flexible  no-­‐schema  NoSQL  data  store • Easy  data  networking  &  syncing
69. TouchDB Why  TouchDB  Is  Awesome 21 • Flexible  no-­‐schema  NoSQL  data  store • Easy  data  networking  &  syncing • All  open  source,  no  proprietary  layers
70. TouchDB Why  TouchDB  Is  Awesome 21 • Flexible  no-­‐schema  NoSQL  data  store • Easy  data  networking  &  syncing • All  open  source,  no  proprietary  layers • Cross-­‐plaporm
71. TouchDB Why  TouchDB  Is  Awesome 21 • Flexible  no-­‐schema  NoSQL  data  store • Easy  data  networking  &  syncing • All  open  source,  no  proprietary  layers • Cross-­‐plaporm • MulN-­‐user
72. TouchDB Why  TouchDB  Is  Awesome 21 • Flexible  no-­‐schema  NoSQL  data  store • Easy  data  networking  &  syncing • All  open  source,  no  proprietary  layers • Cross-­‐plaporm • MulN-­‐user • MulNple  server  opNons: – Hosted – Run  your  own – Desktop – Peer-­‐to-­‐peer
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75. 24 TouchDB RESOURCES touchdb.org
76. 24 TouchDB RESOURCES touchdb.org github.com/couchbaselabs/TouchDB-­‐iOS
77. 24 TouchDB RESOURCES touchdb.org github.com/couchbaselabs/TouchDB-­‐iOS couchbase.com
78. 24 TouchDB RESOURCES touchdb.org couchdb.apache.org github.com/couchbaselabs/TouchDB-­‐iOS couchbase.com