Good point. I haven't spotted a way to change those settings either. Scratch that idea then...
On 11 Jun, 11:09, Semeria Stefano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Reto, > > thanks a lot for your answers. > > Moreover, regarding the last question, I don't know how to make an attempt, > because, as far as I know, I am not able to change the connection settings > (server IP and port) > that Gtalk classes use in their implementation... Am I missing something? > > Thanks a lot anyway. > > My best regards, > > Stefano > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Reto > Sent: mercoledì 11 giugno 2008 12.00 > To: Android Developers > Subject: [android-developers] Re: Questions about using GTalk for P2P > communication > > Hi Sameria, > I'm not from Google but I've been looking at the GTalk APIs recently > as well, so I'll share what I've found with you: > > 1. That's what I've found, yes. To send data between applications you > need to use the GTalk specific protocol (rather than the more generic > XMPP). As a result it implies you need to have a GMail account for > data message passing. > > 2. The IChatSession.sendDataMessage method is a convenience method > that doesn't require a target username. Instead it sends the specified > data to all the participants in that chat session. > > 3. I've found the same thing, my solution is to always put the name of > the sender in the transmitted intent using a "sender" key in the > extras bundle. > > 4. Don't know about this. I'd be surprised it it wasn't the same as > the GTalk client though. > > 5. Again, can't comment on this. Given that the Android GTalk service > uses a specific GTalk protocol rather than 'standard' XMPP you > probably can't get away with your own Jabber server--though it might > be worth a try. > > Cheers > Reto > > On 9 Jun, 11:04, Semeria Stefano > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > I need to evaluate Gtalk as p2p communication protocol for future > > development. > > I read the documentation and did some basic GTalk applications > > > From the info I collected I have the following questions: > > > 1. Every GTalk application shall need a valid gmail account to be > > able to communicate with other applications. Is this right? > > > 2. Every GTalk application shall send text data with > > IChatSession.sendTextMessage() or generic data in the form of Intents with > > IChatSession.sendDataMessage() or IGTalkSession.sendDataMessage() . What is > > the difference (if any) between the two ways? > > > 3. Data sent with IChatSession.sendDataMessage() or > > IGTalkSession.sendDataMessage() shall be retrieved defining an > > IntentReceiver as broadcast intent. Is that the only way to do it? If so, > > I'm not able to retrieve info as the sender identity... do I need to manage > > this on my own, or there's a way to retrieve some more data when receiving > > the intent? > > > 4. Is the Android GTalk implementation the same of the GTalk client > > or not? Moreover, could you provide some reference about the protocol used > > by android to send data? > > > 5. Is it possible to make test with GTalk API without contacting the > > google server? I mean, is there a way I could install a gTalk server in my > > LAN and override the default GTalk API behavior to use it instead of > > Google's? > > > That's pretty all, > > > Thanks a lot for your answers! > > > My best regards, > > > Stefano- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
