Mobile Gateway Service (MGS) is a component of Mobile PaaS (mPaaS) that acts as a bridge between mobile clients and server-side services. MGS simplifies data exchange and communication protocols, which significantly improves developer productivity and network efficiency.
Features
The mobile gateway is a bridge between mobile clients and backend services. Clients use the gateway to access backend service APIs. The mobile gateway:
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Automatically generates client-side RPC call code. This eliminates the need for developers to handle network communication, protocols, or data formats.
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Automatically deserializes server-side responses into Objective-C objects without requiring extra code.
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Provides enhanced services, such as data compression and caching.
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Provides unified exception handling, such as displaying dialog boxes and toast notifications.
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Supports RPC interceptors for custom request and response handling.
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Implements a unified security encryption mechanism and a tamper-proofing mechanism for request signature validation.
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Provides throttling to protect backend servers.
Benefits
The benefits of Mobile Gateway Service include the following:
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Adapts to various devices and connects to heterogeneous backend services with simple configuration.
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Automatically generates a mobile SDK. This separates frontend and backend development and improves developer productivity.
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Supports service registration, discovery, and management. This enables service aggregation and integration, which reduces management costs and security risks.
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Provides optimized data and communication protocols to improve network communication quality and efficiency.
Scenarios
Common scenarios for Mobile Gateway Service include the following:
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Publishing mobile services
The mobile Internet and inclusive finance are growing rapidly. Businesses often want to publish their existing backend services for mobile access. Mobile Gateway Service lets them create mobile services with minimal additional development.
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One service for multiple clients
Modern services must support a wide variety of devices, which can lead to system complexity. You can define a service once in the mobile gateway to support access from multiple client types.
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Standardized interfaces for heterogeneous services
Businesses often have backend services written in different languages and with different structures. By connecting these services to the mobile gateway based on a defined standard, you can expose them through a single, standardized interface.