Configurable persistence in applets

Disclosed are novel methods and apparatus for providing configurable persistence in applets. In an embodiment, an apparatus for persisting data is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a persistence manager module, a persistent element, and a stream generator module. The persistence manager module may receive a data path request from the persistent element. The persistence manager module may resolve at least one token present in a data path provided by the persistent element. The stream generator module may correspond to a type of data provided by the persistent element. The persistence manager may further activate the stream generator module. In a further embodiment, the persistent element persists data based on a result of a persistence stream request.