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Using Drupal as a backend for Android app
The document outlines the advantages of using Drupal as a backend for mobile apps, particularly for managing mobile app data through its content management and flexible JSON REST interface. It discusses setting up the Drupal services module to enable external applications to interact with Drupal via various web services and endpoints. Additionally, it highlights the benefits of REST for data access and performance, and mentions a custom JSON parser for connecting Android applications to Drupal.
Using Drupal as a backend for Android app
- 1. as a backendfor Android app BarCamp Phnom Penh – 13-14 Sep 2014 Borort Sort borort@gmail.com
- 7. So.. again, WHYDrupal?
- 12. Why use Drupalto manage Mobile app data?
- 13. • Has everythingyou need for content management and permissions • Very flexible in providing a JSON REST interface • Don’t have to write lots of server-side code from scratch • Large Drupal community support
- 14. Configuring Drupal tobe the backend for Mobile • Install Services 3 module for Drupal to act as a REST server • Set up an endpoint URL for the REST service • Enable resources to expose at that endpoint
- 15. Drupal Services 3.0 • A standardized solution of integrating external applications with Drupal • Resource oriented (CRUD = create, retrieve, update, delete, index) • Provide web services via multiple interfaces (REST, XMLRPC, SOAP, JSON, etc.)
- 16. Service Endpoint •[endpoint]/node.json • [endpoint]/node/1.json • [endpoint]/node.json?parameters[nid]=1
- 17. Drupal Services Views • Create view based resource creating Services display in a view [endpoint]/[resource name] [endpoint]/[resource name]?tags=1 • Execute any view via views resource call [endpoint]/views/[view name] [endpoint]/views/[view name]? filters[tags]=1
- 19. Why REST? •Use standard HTTP protocol (simple data access) • Performance (Local caching) • Multiple data formats (JSON, XML, ..)
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- 21. Connecting Android toDrupal
- 22. Classes • JSONParser(custom) • AsynTask
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Editor's Notes
- #9 http://www.prometsource.com/blog/easy-read-guide-drupal-vs-wordpress Drupal has a wide variety of modules that allow sites to be customized for many different use cases, and interact with a wide variety of services and devices.
- #10 The Drupal community has a dedicated security team with an excellent track record. Thousands of government and high-profile websites rely on their thorough process for investigating, verifying and publishing possible security problems.
- #11 Flexibility/Scalability
- #12 Need a site that can actually do something, not just say something