Rhomobile is an open source mobile application development platform that allows developers to write applications once and deploy them across multiple mobile platforms. Key features include: - The Rhodes microframework for building locally executing, natively optimized mobile apps using HTML, CSS, and Ruby. - RhoSync for synchronizing data between mobile apps and web services or application backends. - Tools like RhoGen and RhoVer to generate, build, test and distribute mobile apps. - Support for building rich client apps that work offline using local databases and work well on smartphones. Apps can be written once and deployed across platforms like iPhone, Android, Blackberry.

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7. RhoSync Architecture RhoSync Server Rhodes runtime your app other app backends SugarCRM Siebel SalesForce BaseCamp SOAP SOAP SOAP REST REST

10. Sample Rhosync Source Query select_fields = ['name','case_number','priority','status','type','description','resolution'] result = client.get_entry_list(session_id,'Cases','','case_number',0,select_fields,'10000',0);

11. Rhodes Architecture RhoSync Server other app backends SugarCRM Siebel SalesForce BaseCamp database (SQLite, PerstLite) Rhodes app RhoSync client web server ORM(Rhom) Rhodes runtime browser control Ruby interpreter HTML (ERB) templates model controller model HTML (ERB) templates controller

13. Edit A View <form title=&quot;Edit Account&quot; class=&quot;panel&quot; id=&quot;account_edit_form&quot; method=&quot;POST&quot; action=&quot;<%=url_for('update')%>&quot;> <fieldset> <input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;id&quot; value=&quot;<%=@account.object%>&quot;/> <div class=&quot;row&quot;> <label>Name: </label> <input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;account[name]&quot; value=&quot;<%=@account.name%>&quot;/> </div> <div class=&quot;row&quot;> <label>Industry: </label> <select name=&quot;account[industry]&quot;> <%@industries.each do |i|%> <option value=<%=i%> <%if @account.industry==i%> selected<%end%>><%=i%> </option> <%end%> </select> </div> </fieldset> <input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;Update&quot;/> </form>

14. Build/Test On Your Favorite Device

18. RhoVer DeviceCap 3) User hits vending machine for app with mobile browser Download app for your Kogan Agora 4) Uses DeviceCap (useragent strings/devices) to send back download link 1) user signs up via desktop browser 5) User downloads runner/ app for device enterprise app backend 2) SMS sent to user with download URL RhoSync 6) App is running on device rhohub.com/vending/yourapp ! Rhodes Your app