Hi Anil, I just released JVending 2.0: http://code.google.com/p/jvending/. It supports delivery of Java ME and I added support for stocking and delivery of android applications over OMA OTA, which is similar to the JNLP (Web Start) delivery. I'm delivering a client next week that hooks into JV and allows the user to discover, download and install application. The Android client will be open-source as well, but you can setup and kick around the JV server first.
Also if anyone is interested, they can stock their application directly into a JVending server, during a build release using Masa: Maven plugins for Android - http://code.google.com/p/masa/. Shane On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:32 AM, Anil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Will you be developing something similar to Java Web Start for > distribution? > - > Anil > > On Mar 26, 8:57 pm, "Jean-Baptiste Queru" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, I'm the Google engineer who works on that area of Android. > > > > Indeed, the download system is still under development, and you can > expect > > to see changes there at some point. > > > > The two key aspects that you need to know is that: > > -the MIME type is what matters. The URI extension is not relevant in > this case. > > -in order for the files to be downloaded and for your app to be > launched, your > > application needs to register as a viewer the MIME type of your files > > (Intent.VIEW_ACTION). > > > > There's a high probability that in the long run the files downloaded > from the > > browser will be saved on the SD card (which the emulator can emulate). > > However, I am not sure what the exact behavior is in the currently > available > > SDKs. > > > > (For what it's worth, at the implementation level, there's indeed going > to be > > some code that involves some content providers and some permissions, but > > at your level you don't need to worry about that, that's only used by > the > > browser to manage its downloads). > > > > JBQ > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:52 PM, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This stuff is still under development, but I believe right now it is > > > downloaded into a content provider that anyone can access. In the > > > future, this will be downloaded to a more sophisticated download > > > manager, that maintains per-item permissions so only the application > > > requesting a download can access the files it is downloading, and it > > > can then allow other applications to access particular uris -- such > as > > > when the user clicks on one of the downloads, granting the launched > > > activity permission to open that particular uri. > > > > > On Mar 26, 3:29 pm, Amos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for your reply, Dianne! > > > > > > I'll register my Activity like you specified. > > > > > > But how will I be able to access the downloaded file. Will it be > > > > downloaded to a temp location and have global read permission set > on > > > > it? How will the file's path be passed to me using the Intent sent > by > > > > the browser? > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > > > > Amos > > > > > > On Mar 26, 7:02 pm, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > All of Android's file mappings are based on MIME types. As long > as > > > > > your web server is returning the correct MIME type, you can > implement > > > > > an activity that says it knows how to VIEW that MIME type and it > will > > > > > be launched when the user clicks on such a file after downloading > it. > > > > > > > On Mar 26, 3:34 am,Amos<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I would like to implement the following scenario: > > > > > > > > When a user browses a web page withBrowserand clicks a link > with a > > > > > > special file extension (which is unique to my application, such > as > > > > > > "www.mysite.com/somefile.xxx"), that file will be downloaded > and then > > > > > > my application launched to view the downloaded file. > > > > > > > > I'd like thebrowserto handle the file download if possible, and > when > > > > > > it's done start one of my activities and provide the file to > it. > > > > > > > > This is desktop behavior and I'm not sure it conforms to the > Android > > > > > > intent/content provider way of doing things - but this is what > I'd > > > > > > like to happen. > > > > > > > > Any ideas or pointers? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > >Amos > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
