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Reputation: 51

Cross-platform server application to communicate with Android/iOS on WiFi

I am working on an application where I need to establish a server on a Windows/Linux/Mac machine which will need to communicate to an Android/iOS device over an existing WiFi network.

I am just in the research phase for now, and though I can find answers for communicating between PC-Android, PC-iOS, Mac-iOS etcetera, I cannot find an answer using which I can do all of it.

The mobile application will be different for both the platforms, of-course, but the server application should ideally be the same, and should be cross-platform. I should also mention that the server and the clients(mobile-apps) will maintain a 1:n relation, meaning that several Android/iOS devices will be communicating with the server at once.

  1. I need advice on which language/library shall I use for the server which would let the it communicate to both the mobile platforms.
  2. Advice on the libraries I should use for the mobile platforms will also be helpful, though it's not important until I complete the server.
  3. I am just looking for links to helpful resources, though I will be very grateful if you share some code.

I shall also mention, I know Python/Java/C++ which I can use for the server, but you are open to suggest another language which may make the work easier.

EDIT: What I forgot to mention is that, this will be a local server, that is, it needs to communicate with these devices on a LAN (devices on the same wifi network).

Upvotes: 1

Views: 480

Answers (1)

Jib'z
Jib'z

Reputation: 1003

If you Know Java for the server side you cab create an application that hosts a RestFull API running on a tomcat server that you call with a local address (such as http://ip_adress:port/appname)

Tomcat can run on Windows, Linux or Mac.

If you need more informations just ask

Upvotes: 1

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