You might need to read around. I think you can create a HTTP server on iOS (ie, listen to a socket and do something), and it might be built in to .NET / Mono too.
However, if the app isn't the front up (eg someone switches out to safari for a short period) then it gets shut down - no background processes. Possibly the same if the power button gets hit by accident. As I said in the last one, I'd go for json over http, as it's _easy_, and quite quick. Personally, I think I'd go for a Mac Mini or similar (maybe even a Raspberry PI or something _tiny_, depending on how much control you have over the client setup), and have that as the host. Then you can do whatever you want without having to work around iOS limitations. iOS7 may change that a bit, but I'm not sure I'd build a business on it :) Also think about what happens if the server disappears, or if the network goes down (as they do....) On 27 August 2013 09:24, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I've developed a Point of Sales (POS) app on the iPad and iPhone. The > app used local SQLite database to store data. The app mainly operates in a > single store (close loop) environment with local network router. But in this > environment I need to be able to run several iPad(s) connecting together in > a single database. I want one iPad at the cashier counter to host the > database and the rest of the iPad devices connecting to the host. In the POS > environment all app needs to be responsive in real-time or close to > real-time data access, because there a lot data transfers between them. I > think Core Data, web service, MS Azure, etc. is not going be responsive > enough. Nor having a local desktop Windows server to provide local data > access will NOT cut it because we want the store owner to be able to bring > the host iPad home after closing the shop. > > Questions: 1. Can I develop the app to host local database? 2. What is the > best network protocol for the host? Socket, REST, JASON, WCF > > -Thanks Andrew Pham > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://monotouch.2284126.n4.nabble.com/Hosting-database-server-or-services-in-iOS-tp4658440.html > Sent from the MonoTouch mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > MonoTouch mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch -- Nic Wise t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ _______________________________________________ MonoTouch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch
