Application Services - Java SDK

The App Client

When using the SDK to access the App Services backend, you start with an App object. This object provides all other functionality related to App Services. The App object is initialized with the App ID, which you can find in the App Services UI.

Authentication & User Management

One of the most challenging aspects of client development is implementing a robust and secure authentication system. With the Realm SDKs, however, you can use any of the App Services authentication providers with very minimal backend setup or client-side code required. With the authentication APIs, you can implement the following functionality:

• Creation of new user accounts

• User log-in and log-out

• Multiple users logged on at the same time on the same device

• Linking user accounts from different providers

• Providing custom user data

Calling Functions

Functions enable you to define and execute server-side logic for your application. You can call these functions from your client applications via the Realm SDKs. These server-side functions can run under the context of the authenticated user, and thus honor the rules, roles, and permissions that you have assigned to your collections.

By using Functions, you provide a secure way for a variety of client applications to share complex functionality without having to reproduce that logic client-side.

Accessing MongoDB

The Realm SDKs include APIs for accessing a MongoDB Atlas instance directly. With these APIs, you can perform all of the standard CRUD operations from your client. For security, you configure server-side data access rules to dynamically determine read & write permissions for every object that is accessed.