Originally the Appsrox.com IM using GCM but now with AppCompat and more
This is to start with a Clone of the appsrox.com Instant Messaging app using Google Cloud Messaging (GCM). (clone of source code that was included in the apk).
This is a basic GCM chat app using a GAE engine. The web server has one Table two column db for email and RegistrationId. The gui has chat bubbles and notifications. ContentProver and Cursor Loaders are handling the chat. It's a great skeleton to build on and you will learn basic core android functionality.
My changes in first commit is adding:
- ActionBarActivity
- android-support-v4.jar
- minSdkVersion 9
- extends CursorAdapter
- lazy loading of contact photos
To run this you need:
- DemoServerInstaChatX located here
- android-support-v7-appcompat.jar (create library project)
- android-support-v4.jar (included)
It's been a while since this was posted so the DemoServerInstaChatX dep libs might be out of date. Delete and reimport the android-support-v4.jar's and for the server WAR folder also might need to updated some jars
Don't forget to change InstaChat Constants.java and Demo server Constants.java with your API KEY and project id
To smoothen the debugging I suggest
Create two emulators (genymotion). Have only one e-mail account on each emulator and then try it. monitor stuff like: Login to appengine.google.com and look at db row insertions. Pay attention to Consol output (eclipse). Create Log lines and debug since part of the code is swallowing errors. Also check the web server log at appengine.google.com. Eclipse when you debug the Web server locally right click "Terminate" for stopping it. Always do that before start another debug session.
Web server ip address on your developer machine if you using Genymotion http://bbowden.tumblr.com/post/58650831283/accessing-a-localhost-server-from-the-genymotion
source tutorial: http://www.appsrox.com/android/tutorials/instachat/#