iOS Core Data - Sql-lite Integration & Its Implications on Data Portability

I h开发者_开发问答ave some very fundamental question with regard to using Core Data vs Sql-lite for data persistance on the iOS platform (4.0+).

Basically I am looking to build some cross platform app which basically are quite data-intensive i.e get frequent updates from central db.

Based on what I have read below, I have come to the conclusion that even given the inherent performance advantage of the Core Data framework, I will have to utilise the FMDb for reading the SQL-Lite database directly as Core Data frame-work will be unable to work with a generated DB.

So my questions are the following

1) Is my conclusion above valid? Is there some other solution I am overlooking?

2) Can I use a mix of the two? My understanding is that the Core Data framework is primarily a object graph management api, ergo, Can I utilize the Core Data Framework to manage the in memory graph of the objects while still using FMDb to populate it?

I am quite new at iOS programming so any insights will be quite helpful.

Please feel free to ask any questions if I have not been very clear with my question.

Thanks

Shreyas N

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P.S Before I get slapped on the wrist for asking something which might have been answered :) , here are the questions I looked into before posting this.

Core Data vs SQLite 3

Core Data vs. SQLite for SQL experienced developers

Portability of Core Data's SQLite file between OS X and iPhone OS

and some other place online using a bit of fundamental google-fu.

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1) Is my conclusion above valid? Is there some other solution I am overlooking?

Not exactly. Depending on your server-side capabilities, you could make the SQLite database that is being pushed to the iOS client using Core Data on the server.

2) Can I use a mix of the two? My understanding is that the Core Data framework is primarily a object graph management api, ergo, Can I utilize the Core Data Framework to manage the in memory graph of the objects while still using FMDb to populate it?

Yes. I have done this in many projects.