Extensible applications using a mobile application framework

A method of creating an extensible application, comprising:

• defining one or more configuration files for the extensible application, the one or more configuration files including metadata for the extensible application;
• combining code defining behavior of the extensible application with a mobile application framework, the mobile application framework including a plurality of generic components, the plurality of generic components including:
• a core component executable by a processor and configured to expose one or more application program interfaces (APIs) that initialize the mobile application framework when executed;
• a user interface component executable by the processor and configured to encapsulate a metadata-driven view for the application;
• a data component executable by the processor and configured to provide bindings to one or more business objects defining data for the application;
• and
• a configuration component executable by the processor and configured to read and parse metadata in the one or more configuration files and transform the metadata to constructs native to the extensible application;
• the code including calls made to one or more of the generic components;
• compiling the code;
• uploading one or more of the configuration files to a mobile platform server for storage;
• uploading the compiled code to a platform server for distribution to one or more devices;
• altering one or more of the configuration files to alter an aspect of the extensible application;
• and
• uploading the altered one or more configuration files to the mobile platform server for storage.