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

2. 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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