Facilitating client-side data-management for web-based applications

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating client-side data management for web-based applications, the method comprising:

• receiving a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) at a browser hosted on a client machine;
• retrieving a web page associated with the URL;
• executing a script associated with the web page;
• receiving a request to open a database connection;
• in response to the request, using a database engine that is embedded in the browser to open the database connection to a database on the client machine associated with the web page;
• retrieving a database command from the web page;
• and
• using, at the browser, a binding interface associated with the database engine to execute the database command on the database, wherein the binding interface provides script commands which are bound to database commands associated with the database engine embedded in the browser.

An apparatus that facilitates client-side data management for web-based applications, comprising:

• a microprocessor;
• a memory;
• a receiving mechanism configured to receive a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) at a browser hosted on a client machine, wherein the receiving mechanism is further configured to receive a request to open a database connection;
• a page-retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve a web page associated with the URL;
• a script-execution mechanism configured to execute a script associated with the web page;
• a database engine that is embedded in the browser and configured to open the database connection to a database on the client machine that is associated with the web page in response to the request;
• a command-retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve a database command from the web page;
• and
• a database-execution mechanism that is embedded in the browser and configured to use a binding interface associated with the database engine to execute the database command on the database, wherein the binding interface provides script commands which are bound to database commands associated with the database engine embedded in the browser.