Create a Thing without DB entry?

wojciech1 · 2024-10-24T11:06:51.560Z

Hey,

I am just starting with bubble and so far it felt amazing.

Until I realised that every-Thing I create, is stored in DB. Given that I have my own api’s to be used (non-negotiable), I see the data being stored in Bubble database only as a problem.

Is there a way to create thing of specific type and put it to custom state, without storing in to database? I really like the concept of Things, but cannot get them stored in dbs outside of my apis.

adamhholmes · 2024-10-24T11:18:34.257Z

A ‘Thing’, buy definition, is an item from your app’s built in database.

But you don’t have to use the Bubble database… you can use an external database as you prefer (but there is no such thing as a ‘Thing’ in that case).

wojciech1 · 2024-10-24T12:04:32.737Z

shame… I do really like the concept of “type” or entity (or “Thing” using Bubble terminology), I do not want just random variables floating around the app…

some of the competitors have a cool solution for that - they allow “non persistable entities”, so in their environment I can create “a thing” but it wont be stored in DB

AndyMountHood · 2024-10-24T13:59:56.807Z

If you search plugins marketplace for the word storage, you might find something that fits your needs. I haven’t tried any of them yet, but I plan to use one in my app.

gloriaui · 2024-10-24T15:10:08.195Z

Depending on the type of thing you want to save, you can save it in a custom state. This is useful when you need your app to remember some information that you don’t need to store permanently in the database.
Custom states are reset when the page is reloaded.

manual.bubble.io

Custom states | Bubble Docs

This section covers custom states, that are used to store temporary variables of different kinds