Testing and working examples

To test Android Upload Service, you have the following choices:

• Use your own server (which handles one or more of the supported upload types)
• Use one of the server implementations provided in the examples (read below)
• Use the excellent http://www.posttestserver.com/ (bear in mind that the data you post there is public!) for HTTP Multipart requests

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In the examples folder you will find:

• A simple Android application that uses this library. It's a proof of concept and it's meant to be as minimal as possible. You can do much more with the library. Check JavaDocs.

• Demo servers which handle uploads:

  • node.js (HTTP Multipart and Binary). This is the server implementation used in development, as it's the most easy to get up and running in a matter of minutes, it's flexible and it's possible to make rapid changes when needed. You need to have node.js and npm installed. Refer to this guide. To run the server, open a terminal, navigate to examples/server-nodejs folder and simply execute:

    npm install (only the first time)
    npm start
    

    The following endpoints will be available for upload testing:

    HTTP/Multipart: http://YOUR_LOCAL_IP:3000/upload/multipart
    Binary:         http://YOUR_LOCAL_IP:3000/upload/binary
    

    Follow the instructions and the output that you will get in the console.

  • PHP (HTTP Multipart only). You need a running web server (e.g. Apache + PHP) in which to put the script. To get up and running in minutes you can use a solution like XAMPP (supports Windows, OS X and Linux).