Providing data aggregated from various sources to a client application

A method for generating a repository in a server system for use on a client device, the method comprising:

• determining a repository format supported by the client device;
• creating a repository according to the repository format supported by the client device;
• populating the repository with data to be used by a client application executing on the client device;
• and
• transmitting the populated repository to the client device for access by the client application.

A computer readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate a repository to be used on a client device, the instructions when executed cause the processor to:

• determine a repository format supported by the client device;
• create a repository according to the repository format supported by the client device;
• populate the repository with data to be used by a client application executing on the client device;
• and
• transmit the populated repository to the client device for access by the client application.

A system for generating a repository to be used on a client device, the system comprising:

• a server repository configured to store data received from a plurality of data sources;
• a data processing engine configured to:
• receive a request for data from a client device;
• determine a repository format supported by the client device;
• create a repository according to the repository format supported by the client device;
• populate the repository with a subset of the data stored in the server repository, the subset of the data to be used by a client application executing on the client device;
• and
• transmitting the populated repository to the client device for access by the client application.