Thank, this is exactly what I need... Is there a sample project for this?
On Aug 27, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Craig Dunn wrote: > Here's a pretty old (2009) sample from Mike doing some basic > listening/response from iOS > > http://mikebluestein.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/create-a-mini-web-server-using-monotouch-to-serve-up-a-silverlight-app-to-your-desktop/ > > HTH > > > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Nic Wise <n...@fastchicken.co.nz> wrote: > BTW, thinking about it, you can run a HTTP or FTP Server on iOS, tho > you app must be in the foreground. ewallet and airforms > (http://polarbearfarm.com/airforms/) both do it. They are done in > ObjC, but there is no reason not to be able to do it in Xam.iOS. > > On 27 August 2013 16:41, Nic Wise <n...@fastchicken.co.nz> wrote: > > 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, hocp...@yahoo.com <hocp...@yahoo.com> 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 > >> MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com > >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch > > > > > > > > -- > > Nic Wise > > t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken > > b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ > > > > -- > Nic Wise > t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken > b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ > _______________________________________________ > MonoTouch mailing list > MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >
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