Client-Server Communication app

This APPLICATION have two projects here. it makes use of Socket Programming in android development to demonstrate communication between different applications on different devices.

Installation

• Clone this repository and import into two instances of Android Studio

   git clone [email protected]:wizzywit/Android-Socket-Programming.git

On the server-side project of the Android Studio

• Connect the android device to your PC
• Click Run
• Click the Run app
• Select the connected device you plan to install the app and click enter

On the Client-side project of the Android Studio

• Change the SERVER_IP of the Code snippet bellow to the installed server device

  public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
  //initialize to any specified port between 1024 to 65535
  public static final int SERVER_PORT = ;
  
  //get the IP of the server Device and replace below
  public static final String SERVER_IP = "Replace IP Address here";
  private ClientThread clientThread;
  private Thread thread;
  private LinearLayout msgList;
  private Handler handler;
  private int clientTextColor;
  private EditText edMessage;
  
  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
  
      setTitle("Client");
      clientTextColor = ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.green);
      handler = new Handler();
      msgList = findViewById(R.id.msgList);
      edMessage = findViewById(R.id.edMessage);
  }

• Connect the client android device
• Click Run
• Click the Run app
• Select the connected device you plan to install the app and click enter

Usage

• Connect both device to the same network
• Click on the start server button of the server app
• CLick the connect to server button on the Client-side app
• You can now send and recieve messages between both apps

Configuration

Keystores:

Create app/keystore.gradle with the following info:

ext.key_alias='...'
ext.key_password='...'
ext.store_password='...'

And place both keystores under app/keystores/ directory:

• playstore.keystore
• stage.keystore

Build variants

Use the Android Studio Build Variants button to choose between production and staging flavors combined with debug and release build types

Generating signed APK

From Android Studio:

1. Build menu
2. Generate Signed APK...
3. Fill in the keystore information (you only need to do this once manually and then let Android Studio remember it)

Maintainers

This project is mantained by:

• Wisdom Praise
• Diretnan Domnan

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
4. Push your branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request