US Patent 10938934 Managing dynamic configuration-based database connections using a proxy datasource

Methods for managing dynamic configuration-based database connections using a proxy datasource are disclosed. In embodiments, a method includes: receiving, by a proxy datasource of a computing device, a connection request for a connection to a database from a software application of the computing device, wherein the software application is in an application container environment; obtaining, by the proxy datasource of the computing device, configuration data associated with the connection request; creating, by the proxy datasource of the computing device, a concrete datasource according to the configuration data; and returning, by the proxy datasource of the computing device, the connection to the database to the software application.