What's happening today:

• Readings
• Discussion: Tools, Libraries and Resources
• Indexed DB Example
• Skald Example
• Drive Realtime API Instructions
• Angular and Firebase Example

Required Readings

Indexed DB

• Basic Concepts
• Usage Overview
• API Reference

Drive Realtime API

• Overview
• Quickstart
• API Reference

Google Drive Realtime API (Web)

This SDK allows you to store files on your user's Google Drive account.

This is an OAuth API and you first must set up an account, projects and permissions in the Google Developer Console

Once you've created a project, go to 'APIs and Auth' and enable the 'Drive API' and 'Drive SDK'

Next, click 'Credentials' and create a new OAuth Client ID

Follow the prompt to configure the consent screen

Application Type: Web Application

Authorized Domains: http://localhost (for development)

Create Client ID

Follow the quickstart guide (starting at Step 2):

Testing and building skills...

Realtime API Playground

Quickstart Video

Office Hours

Discussion of Realtime API Concepts and Applications

What is Firebase?

Firebase is a backend as a service (BaaS) that offers similar functionality to the Drive Realtime API.

They were recently bought by Google as well.