RESTful Web service - Android

[&roid junkie]

Hi All,

I have been following this forum for several weeks now, and finally decided to post my question and see if anybody can help me...

I want to create an Android App (client-server) that will interact with already running web server.
(think of something similar like the Facebook App - where the user is able (thru a custom GUI) to view/add/delete photos, edit his blog..etc).
I want to use the code I already have written for the Website.
I have decided to use REST as opposed to SOAP, because I am using WCF (which is .svc), and it's more secure for HTTP transfer.

Here are my 2 questions:

• What data format is more reliable and simple to use? JSON or Open Data protocol (odata.org) ?
• How do I make the first communication between the server and the app?

I need to call the server, and then get a response (just to test the connection).
Please include some code as an example or a link to where I can lern more!

Thanks

&roid junkie

 

[DotNetWebs]

Hi there.

First post for me too. I am in similar situation. I have be developing in .net since it's launch but have only just started with Android.

I have an existing C# application which I have just connected to a WCF web service exposing JSON data to an Android client.

I have found two sources invaluable in pointing me in the right direction:

1. The O'Reilly book RESTful .NET by John Flanders.

and

2. This blog post:

Eddie@Blog: Comsuming WCF Services With Android

I have already had to modify the code above to handle large data streams but it was enough to get me started.

Regards

Dotty

 

[&roid junkie]

Thanks Dotty!
At the moment I have 4 different Android books, but none of them explain it in detail...
I will definetly get this book! AND the blog post is very helpful!

Cheers

 

[javarose]

Hi,

I am having Restful webservice and Android client for Restful Webservice in Java. I sucessfully coded to get the respose using HttpGet() method. but i coudnt how to Post using HttpPost() to Restful Service from Android.

Here are my Webservice:
package com.myeclipseide.ws;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.TreeMap;
import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
import javax.ws.rs.GET;
import javax.ws.rs.POST;
import javax.ws.rs.Path;
import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
import com.sun.jersey.spi.resource.Singleton;
@Produces("application/xml")
@Path("customers")
@Singleton
public class CustomerResource {
private TreeMap<Integer, Customer> customerMap = new TreeMap<Integer, Customer>();
public CustomerResource() {
// hardcode a single customer into the database for demonstration
// purposes
Customer customer = new Customer();
customer.setName("Harold Abernathy");
customer.setAddress("Sheffield, UK");
addCustomer(customer);
}
@GET
public List<Customer> getCustomers() {
List<Customer> customers = new ArrayList<Customer>();
customers.addAll(customerMap.values());
return customers;
}
@GET
@Path("{id}")
public Customer getCustomer(@PathParam("id") int cId) {
return customerMap.get(cId);
}
@POST
@Path("add")
@Produces("text/plain")
@Consumes("application/xml")
public String addCustomer(Customer customer) {
int id = customerMap.size();
customer.setId(id);
customerMap.put(id, customer);
return "Customer " + customer.getName() + " added with Id " + id;
}


}


My Android Code

I dont know how to give the URL for Post Method in HttpPost()

public​

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void post1()
{
// String xml = "<customer><address>1223</address><name>niwin</name></customer>";​

String xml =​

"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>"​

+​

"<customers><customer><address>Sheffield, UK</address>"​

+​

"<id>0</id><name>Harold Abernathy</name></customer></customers>";
StringEntity se = null;
HttpPost postRequest = new HttpPost("http://192.168.2.23:1234/RestfulWS/services/customers/add");
try {
se = new StringEntity(xml,HTTP.UTF_8);
se.setContentType("text/xml");
postRequest.setHeader("Content-Type","application/soap+xml;charset=UTF-8");
postRequest.setEntity(se);

HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
//HttpResponse resp=httpclient.execute(postRequest);​

BasicHttpResponse httpResponse;
​

try {
httpResponse = (BasicHttpResponse) httpclient.execute(postRequest);
Log.d("HTTPStatus",httpResponse.getStatusLine().toString());
} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block​

e.printStackTrace();
}​

catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block​

e.printStackTrace();
}



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}​

catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block​

Log.d(​

"UnsupportedEncodingException ","Resp:\n"+e.getMessage());
e.printStackTrace();
} ​

The above programs execute with error free but i am not getting the Posted values in Webservice
Please Help me how to overcome this one?

 

[harishandro]

can anyone tell how to use webservices in android ..suggest any book