Yup, you can definitely use App Engine to create web services like you describe. A networked backend for an Android app is a great use of App Engine. -- Dan
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 2:56 PM, mscwd01 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have taken a look around the App Engine documentation but havent > been able to find a definitive answer to my question, so I hoped i'd > get an answer by posting here ;) > > I am developing an Android application which makes substantial use of > Google APIs; I had planned to set up my own dedicated server for tasks > such as user authentication and storing certain data relating to > members using the application. It would be great, having learnt of the > inbuilt API support offered by App Engine, if I could make use of the > App Engine service for my needs, without the need to setup and run my > own server. > > My question however, is, am I able to use App Engine as a "web > service" instead of a usual "web application"? > > Basically, what I had planned to do was use App Engine, via http calls > from my Android App, as a mechanism to authenticate users and return > security "priviliges" of their account (what content they can/cant > access) and also a method of storing a "facebook style wall" for each > user. > > In short, i'd like to use App Engine to return xml responses to my > Android App - instead of using App Engine for the usual browser based > web application. > > Is this allowed? > > Thanks > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
