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JQuery Parse: Dead simple way to save data

37 points by jamesjyu 15y ago

clemesha 15y ago
This is cool. What would be even cooler is if Parse made JavaScript a first class citizen (so to speak), and truly supported a JavaScript API. Am I missing something that might prevent them from doing this? Or is it maybe that this feature is in the works? They sure as hell push out cool new features fast...
- jamesjyu 15y ago
  It's on our radar. Stay tuned.
martinkallstrom 15y ago
What would be the best way to get around the limitation of having access keys displayed openly in the javascript code? In order to actually use this for early versions of production apps. The only solution I can think of is to make the queries through a thin proxy server that adds the access keys to the requests. Is there a solution that Parse could implement to make pure js apps reality?
- jschuur 15y ago
  I actually asked them this just last night. Here's the response I got: So right now, you're restricted to using the master key for the REST API (and thus, javascript applications). We have plans to make this more secure in the future in the same way as we do with our SDKs. For our SDKs, we have a few ways to secure your app, via class level permissions and object level permissions (ACL): http://www.parse.com/docs/data http://www.parse.com/docs/data You're able to lock down permissions on the client key, and this should be able to secure the majority of apps that you want to make. But, this won't work with the REST API.
ColdAsIce 15y ago
What is the deal with these new cloud/Saa services? Convenience over installing your own server and managing your own data? Outsource it to parse.com? How can you be certain your data wont be compromised, read or misused by parse.com or whoever is behind it? For serious apps, I wouldnt let a third-party peek at anything I store, when and how. This is more like a toy.
- jschuur 15y ago
  What's the difference between a third party provider that stores your data, and a provider that hosts your entire application?
  - moe 15y ago
    Lock-in?
bergie 15y ago
The remoteStorage library from Unhosted provides a somewhat similar approach: https://github.com/unhosted/remoteStorage.js https://github.com/unhosted/remoteStorage.js With Unhosted, users can choose where their data goes, and even host it themselves.

37 points by jamesjyu 15y ago

This is cool. What would be even cooler is if Parse made JavaScript a first class citizen (so to speak), and truly supported a JavaScript API. Am I missing something that might prevent them from doing this? Or is it maybe that this feature is in the works? They sure as hell push out cool new features fast...

jamesjyu 15y ago
It's on our radar. Stay tuned.

martinkallstrom 15y ago

What would be the best way to get around the limitation of having access keys displayed openly in the javascript code? In order to actually use this for early versions of production apps. The only solution I can think of is to make the queries through a thin proxy server that adds the access keys to the requests. Is there a solution that Parse could implement to make pure js apps reality?

jschuur 15y ago
I actually asked them this just last night. Here's the response I got: So right now, you're restricted to using the master key for the REST API (and thus, javascript applications). We have plans to make this more secure in the future in the same way as we do with our SDKs. For our SDKs, we have a few ways to secure your app, via class level permissions and object level permissions (ACL): http://www.parse.com/docs/data http://www.parse.com/docs/data You're able to lock down permissions on the client key, and this should be able to secure the majority of apps that you want to make. But, this won't work with the REST API.

ColdAsIce 15y ago

What is the deal with these new cloud/Saa services? Convenience over installing your own server and managing your own data? Outsource it to parse.com? How can you be certain your data wont be compromised, read or misused by parse.com or whoever is behind it? For serious apps, I wouldnt let a third-party peek at anything I store, when and how. This is more like a toy.

jschuur 15y ago
What's the difference between a third party provider that stores your data, and a provider that hosts your entire application?
- moe 15y ago
  Lock-in?

bergie 15y ago

The remoteStorage library from Unhosted provides a somewhat similar approach: https://github.com/unhosted/remoteStorage.js https://github.com/unhosted/remoteStorage.js With Unhosted, users can choose where their data goes, and even host it themselves.