GAE as Android test

portalPart 1.

A walkthrough from Eclipse to ”Hello World”

Outline Introduction

Install Eclipse Plugin

Create a Web Application Project

Run locally

Create Application at GAE

Deploy to App Engine

What do we have?

Introduction GAE as Android test portal

Part 1. Environment and infrastructure in place

Part 2. Backend: Adding users. Data persistence and mail API

Part 3. Frontend. Zepto, Backbone

Development environment: MacBook Pro

Eclipse Indigo

GAE, source Wikipedia

Google App Engine (GAE), is a platform as a service (PaaS) cloud computing platform for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centres. Applications are sandboxed and run across multiple servers.

Google App Engine is free up to a certain level of consumed resources.

It was first released as a preview version in April 2008, and came out of preview in September 2011.

GAE, source Wikipedia con’t

Supported programming languages: Python, Java, Go.

Developer site: https://developers.google.com/appengine/

Deployment site: https://appengine.google.com/

Install Eclipse PluginSelect the Help menu > Install New Software.

Enter URL in Work with

Select SDK and Plugin

Create a project Select the File menu > New -> Web Application Project.

Not using GWT!

Default SDK

Create a project con’t

We want sample code

Press Finish and we are ready to go!

Launch locally Right click on project -> Run As -> Web

Application

localhost:8888

Create GAE Application

Head on to https://appengine.google.com/

Press ‘Create’

Create GAE Application con’t

Enter mobile number

Create GAE Application con’t

Enter mobile numberCode here

Create GAE Application con’t

Enter name

Scroll down and press “Create

Application”

Create GAE Application con’t

Enter name

Scroll down and press “Create

Application”

Application ID

Deploy to App EngineRight click on project ->Properties.

Application ID

Deploy to App Engine con’t

Right click on project -> Google -> Deploy to App Engine

Deploy to App Engine con’t

Right click on project -> Google -> Deploy to App Engine

What do we have? ./src./src/log4j.properties./src/META-INF./src/META-INF/jdoconfig.xml (1)./.../src/se/asapehrsson/testportal/AndroidTestPortalServlet.java (2)./war./war/favicon.ico./war/index.html (3)./war/WEB-INF./war/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml (4)./war/WEB-INF/classes./war/WEB-INF/lib // A bunch of libs./war/WEB-INF/logging.properties./war/WEB-INF/web.xml (5)