Systems and methods for providing access to a data file stored at a data storage system

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at an application server hosting a plurality of applications and from a user device, a first request to create a data file that is to be stored at a third-party storage server;

responsive to receiving the first request to create the data file that is to be stored at the third-party storage server, sending, by the application server and to the third-party storage server, a second request indicating that the data file is to be created at the third-party storage server;

receiving, from the third-party storage server, an indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server;

responsive to receiving the indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server, generating, by the application server, an instance of the data file that is stored at the application server; and

providing, by the application server and to the user device, the instance of the data file for edit via a relevant application of the plurality of applications hosted by the application server.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

uploading, by the application server and to the third-party storage server, a latest version of the data file stored at the application server.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the application server periodically uploads the latest version of the data file stored at the application server to the third-party storage server via an application programming interface (API) that operates under Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first request to create the data file that is to be stored at the third-party storage server comprises a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) message that was generated at the user device within a display area of a browser-based application, the display area defined by a structural tag associated with the browser-based application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first request comprises an access token issued by the third-party storage server for the user device, wherein the access token grants access to the data file for the user device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second request comprises a file identifier, a file name, and an indication that no content for the data file exists at the application server.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server comprises receiving metadata associated with the data file created at the third-party storage server.

8. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, to:

receive, at an application server hosting a plurality of applications and from a user device, a first request to create a data file that is to be stored at a third-party storage server;

responsive to receiving the first request to create the data file that is to be stored at the third-party storage server, send, by the application server and to the third-party storage server, a second request indicating that the data file is to be created at the third-party storage server;

receive, from the third-party storage server, an indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server;

responsive to receiving the indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server, generate, by the application server, an instance of the data file that is stored at the application server; and

provide, by the application server and to the user device, the instance of the data file for edit via a relevant application of the plurality of applications hosted by the application server.

9. The system of claim 8 , the processor further to:

upload, by the application server and to the third-party storage server, a latest version of the data file stored at the application server.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the application server to periodically upload the latest version of the data file stored at the application server to the third-party storage server via an application programming interface (API) that operates under Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first request to create the data file that is to be stored at the third-party storage server comprises a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) message that was generated at the user device within a display area of a browser-based application, the display area defined by a structural tag associated with the browser-based application.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first request comprises an access token issued by the third-party storage server for the user device, wherein the access token grants access to the data file for the user device.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second request comprises a file identifier, a file name, and an indication that no content for the data file exists at the application server.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein to receive the indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server comprises receiving metadata associated with the data file created at the third-party storage server.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, responsive to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at an application server hosting a plurality of applications and from a user device, a first request to create a data file that is to be stored at a third-party storage server;

responsive to receiving the first request to create the data file that is to be stored at the third-party storage server, sending, by the application server and to the third-party storage server, a second request indicating that the data file is to be created at the third-party storage server;

receiving, from the third-party storage server, an indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server;

responsive to receiving the indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server, generating, by the application server, an instance of the data file that is stored at the application server; and

providing, by the application server and to the user device, the instance of the data file for edit via a relevant application of the plurality of applications hosted by the application server.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

uploading, by the application server and to the third-party storage server, a latest version of the data file stored at the application server.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the application server periodically uploads the latest version of the data file stored at the application server to the third-party storage server via an application programming interface (API) that operates under Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first request to create the data file that is to be stored at the third-party storage server comprises a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) message that was generated at the user device within a display area of a browser-based application, the display area defined by a structural tag associated with the browser-based application.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first request comprises an access token issued by the third-party storage server for the user device, wherein the access token grants access to the data file for the user device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein receiving the indication that the data file has been created at the third-party storage server comprises receiving metadata associated with the data file created at the third-party storage server.