So what happens if you make a mistake and expose your admin app api_key or just need to change api_key associated with one of your apps? We have an easy workaround that doesn’t require you to have to change any of your endpoints or having to recreate an app, etc. This article shows you how to access all of your app API keys via MySQL or, if you haven’t fully started exploring DreamFactory yet, the default SQLite database.
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As a follow up to our other blog posts on adding a REST API to your SQL database and retrieving related data from that REST API, I wanted to describe, in more detail, the power of the “related records” feature of our SQL DB Service of the REST API.
Continue reading “SQL and REST – Working with Related Data”The importance of loose coupling in REST API design
One of the most important ideas in the world of software engineering is the concept of loose coupling. In a loosely coupled design, components are independent, and changes in one will not affect the operation of others. This approach offers optimal flexibility and reusability when components are added, replaced, or modified. Conversely, a tightly coupled design means that components tend to be interdependent. Changes in a single component can have a system wide impact, with unanticipated and undesirable effects.
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The DreamFactory REST API enables database connections using a wide variety of front end scenarios. This simple sample app demonstrates how DreamFactory easily can be used as a backend for a JavaScript application. It’s a simple address book, where contacts can be created, shown, updated, deleted and grouped: basically, CRUD operations.
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How To Configure An ELK Stack With DreamFactory
DreamFactory has had support for Logstash since version 2.3 for our Gold Tier version. Elastic makes some great tools to support very robust logging. Incorporating Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana into your powerful, scalable DreamFactory instance is a no brainer, especially for users who have a lot of data being pushed and pulled through various endpoints. This will make the lives of your admins so much easier with the amount of detail they can grab to troubleshoot issues. Continue reading “How To Configure An ELK Stack With DreamFactory”
What if Chuck Norris Wanted to Create a Service That Automated APIs?
Chuck Norris Joke Enthusiasts Trust DreamFactory to Automate APIs
Thanks to amusing Chuck Norris API database site The Internet Chuck Norris Database, you can have some fun and keep the Chuck Norris jokes flowing. With the help of DreamFactory and our API automation tools, you will always have life-changing insights making those around you just a bit more intelligent, good looking and successful. Who doesn’t need to understand such nuggets as:
Contrary to popular belief, the Titanic didn’t hit an iceberg. The ship was off course and ran into Chuck Norris while he was doing the backstroke across the Atlantic.
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DreamFactory is Coming to Your City! Grab a Drink On Us!
A bunch of DreamFactory employees will be out and about in April, looking to meet up with customers and developers to chat about our up and coming platform changes.
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DreamFactory 2.12 adds Bitbucket Support for Git Services
DreamFactory 2.12 has shipped! 2.12 has a bunch of great new features, including support for Bitbucket and Git services, beta support for MemSQL, and the ability to disable date and time types formatting when there are no translations configured. You can get the DreamFactory 2.12 release now from Bitnami or GitHub. Here’s what’s new: Continue reading “DreamFactory 2.12 adds Bitbucket Support for Git Services”
Dreamfactory and GraphQL
In the 2.11 release of Dreamfactory we added support for GraphQL, the open sourced query language written by Facebook. You can now harness the power of GraphQL inside of the API automation & integration structure of Dreamfactory. Both REST and GraphQL offer advantages and disadvantages depending on your use case. There are several articles and posts out there expanding on this, but let’s walk through how to incorporate this service in your Dreamfactory instance. GraphQL is available in all of our product levels: Open Source, Silver and Gold.
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Introducing Alternate User Authentication in DreamFactory 2.11
DreamFactory supports all kinds of authentication schemes out of the box, including traditional native authentication (managing users and passwords in its own database), OAuth 1.0 and OAuth 2.0, as well as OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0. While these options cover most authentication scenarios, there are situations where none of these solutions work. For these cases, DreamFactory 2.11 includes an alternate user authentication feature that allows you to use your own database and user table for DreamFactory user authentication.
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