Lightning Connect | Force.com Apex Code Developer's Guide

Lightning Connect Overview
Lightning Connect provides a seamless view of data across system boundaries by letting your users view and search data that’s stored outside your Salesforce organization. For example, perhaps you have data that’s stored on premises in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Instead of copying the data into your organization, use external objects to access the data in real time via Web service callouts.

Get Started with the Apex Connector Framework
To get started with your first custom adapter for Lightning Connect, create two Apex classes: one that extends the DataSource.Connection class, and one that extends the DataSource.Provider class.

Key Concepts About the Apex Connector Framework
The DataSource namespace provides the classes for the Apex Connector Framework. Use the Apex Connector Framework to develop a custom adapter for Lightning Connect. Then connect your Salesforce organization to any data anywhere via the Lightning Connect custom adapter.

Considerations for the Apex Connector Framework
Understand the limits and considerations for creating Lightning Connect custom adapters with the Apex Connector Framework.

Apex Connector Framework Examples
These examples illustrate how to use the Apex Connector Framework to create custom adapters for Lightning Connect.