Thanks Mark, this info (and the posts Jason sent) are very useful. Originally I considered sending XML strings and building the objects on each end...however that still left me with the some issues:
1. Building an XML parser on each platform (unless I can link my android project to my already built java one somehow...doubtful) 2. Managing object classes in multiple locations I think I will pursue this now though. Now I know this is a dumb question but I'll ask anyways...but how do I put my object class into a separate JAR file? I'm assuming there's no mechanism in Eclipse for this, I need to use ant? Ryan On Thursday, May 3, 2012 9:26:56 AM UTC-6, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote: > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Ryan Groten wrote: > > I have a standard java server listening for connections from > "clients"...in > > this case a client could be a straight java web client OR a android > device > > client. Because of this I have two separate projects (one for the java > > client, one for the android client). Clients use sockets to pass java > > objects back and forth with the server...I want to be sending the SAME > > object to the server regardless of which client it comes from. So I > built > > an object class and attempted to link both client projects to it. The > java > > client works fine, but I can't figure out how to make the android client > > work with the object. If I take that class and put it in the android > > project then the android client works...but the server then doesn't know > > what the object is and it dies. > > Put the "object class" in a separate JAR, and use that JAR on both > your client and your server. > > > Maybe I shouldn't be sending objects in the first place? > > I would recommend you choose a platform-and-language-neutral, > easier-to-debug, easier-to-version on-wire encoding, such as JSON or > XML. Or, if you insist that it has to be binary, choose Apache Thrift > or Protocol Buffers. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training...At Your Office: http://commonsware.com/training > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
