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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

Demo ScreenShot

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