Android Simple client app sending text to google cloud datastore ? example, hints

Question

I am new to this environment and trying to explore while doing this task.

Description: The client application should display a textbox of any kind, and a submit button of any kind.

Assumptions: The server should be written in Google Application Framework and deployed online in a Google Application Framework account.

What's the relationship with GWT? (you used it as a tag), and what is "Google Application Framework" ? — Thomas Broyer, Aug 26 '11 at 12:53
Good question - what is "Google Application Framework"? I've never heard of it before, and I work here. — Nick Johnson, Aug 30 '11 at 00:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 09:59

All in all, this is not an easy task.

First read tutorials on all your basic technologies: AppEngine and Android. There are plenty around. You should know how to make a text box on Android and handle click events.

Then to post some data to AppEngine from Android you'll need:

The hardest part - user authentication. Three options:
- Your own username/passwords. You need a signup/login pages on AppEngine and at least a login page on Android. You also need a email confirmation.
- OpenID. Easy to setup on AppEngine. Hard to do on Android: Webservice credentials - OpenID/Android AccountManager?
- OAuth. Easy on Appengine. Pretty easy on Android. Requires Google account on Android phone and access to it (app privileges - not all people like this).
REST service on AppEngine. Use Resteasy. And GSON for JSON conversion.
REST client on Android. Example, video. Also use GSON.

Thank you Peter , Nice Fragmentation of solution and help. – user837663 Aug 26 '11 at 17:25 — user837663, Aug 26 '11 at 17:25

Android Simple client app sending text to google cloud datastore ? example, hints

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