Android Web Server (FireFly)

Simple and Small footprint TCP/IP Web Server for Android in Java

This is standalone, multithreaded, almost or No dependancy ! http server in Java with example use in Android.

Features supported

• Support basic GET, POST requests
• Render html files
• Render jpeg,png,gif
• Custom api for dynamic web pages (mvc)
• Support javascript rendring
• Multithreaded, support mulitple client

What it does not do?

• File upload, video rendering

Getting Started

How to use it in Android?

1. Add the follow permission to your manifest file

   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
   

2. Copy TinyWebServer.java class from src dir to your android project package

3. Call following from android service or process

   @Override
   protected void onCreate(Bundle savd){
        super.onCreate(savd);
        ...
       //call contructor with local ip, port , public html directory path
       TinyWebServer.startServer("localhost",9000, "/web/public_html");
   }
   
   @Override
   public void onDestroy(){
       super.onDestroy();
        //stop webserver on destroy of service or process
        TinyWebServer.stopServer();
   }
   

How to write custom api?

1. Copy AppApis.java from src directory

2. keep the package name same for AppApis.java like "appapis.queryfiles"

3. open AppApis.java and write your own mehtod/function inside AppApis.java for example,

   public String myfirstapi(HashMap qparms){
     //todo - write your api logic here
     //qparms is collection of GET and POST parameters
   }
   

   you can access this api -> http://localhost:9000/myfirstapi

How to check demo?

• Run the code and hit browser with http://localhost:9000/helloworld
• here port number is 9000
• localhost or your device ip address
• helloworld is api method inside AppApis.java

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