Backendless 5 is Released!

We are thrilled to announce that Backendless version 5.0 has been released. The Backendless Cloud installation has been updated; all apps run on the new version now. The new release is a major milestone for Backendless as it significantly strengthens our position as a leader in the mobile application development space. The new release delivers the following functionality:

• Real-Time Database – changes in the database are pushed to the connected clients whenever new objects are created, updated or deleted. Multiple instances of the client application can stay up-to-date with the latest data with minimal client-server API traffic.
  Real-Time Database API Documentation: Android  iOS  JS
  
• Real-Time Messaging – the publish/subscribe system has been redesigned so that published messages are delivered to the subscribers in real-time. Previously the system used the polling approach. With the new implementation not only the messages are delivered significantly faster, the number of API calls to receive messages is reduced to zero.
  Real-Time Messaging Documentation: Android  iOS  JS
  
• Management of Counters and Cache – Atomic Counters and the data in Backendless Cache can now be managed in Backendless Console. You can now see a list of cache entries and counters, create new ones, modify or delete the data:
  
• API Documentation Generation – Backendless Console can now generate API docs in a variety of well-known formats for all Data Service API operations. Supported formats include:
  • OpenAPI/Swagger 2.0 (JSON and YAML)
  • Open API 3.0 (JSON and YAML)
  • RAML 1.0
  • WADL
  • API Blueprint 1A
  • Postman Collection

  To generate an API document:

  1. Login to Backendless Console and switch to the Data screen.
  2. Select a data table and click the REST CONSOLE tab.
  3. Click the Generate API Docs link
  4. Select a format from the drop-down list and click the GENERATE button.
  5. Backendless generates the document and provides a download link:
     

Our roadmap for version 5 consists of some very exciting features. We are looking forward to bringing all this great functionality to you so you can continue building powerful apps while enjoying Backendless more than ever.