Android Question 2 player internet application

[cbal03]

I'm curious if anyone else has created an app (in b4a) that allows 2 ppl to interact over the internet.

I wrote an app that allows 2 ppl to play a game. Here's what I did.
Both devices connect to an online database.
Each device has his own record in a table.
When device #1 performs an action, the action is written to device #2's online record.
Device #2 polls it own online record and reads the action from Device #1 and vice versa.

I've tried data streaming to replace 'polling' but there is always some glitch with the stream that causes unreasonable delays.

The method I use is reliable but I'm curious if there a better or different way to achieve 2 device interation online?

 

[Erel]

You can use a B4J WebSocket server for this. Check the chat example: https://b4x.com:51041/chat/chat.html

Custom push framework: Custom WebSocket Based Push Framework

Web apps: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/webapp-web-apps-overview.39811/#content

 

[cbal03]

You can use a B4J WebSocket server for this. Check the chat example: https://b4x.com:51041/chat/chat.html

Custom push framework: Custom WebSocket Based Push Framework

Web apps: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/webapp-web-apps-overview.39811/#content

Thanks Erel. Will check it out.

 

[cbal03]

Looks promising. I'm going to try implementation.
I'm hopeful that your websocket server could become the new foundation for our game server communications.
Looks like I'll need to update my b4a to v3.8.
Thanks Erel!!

 

[DonManfred]

Looks like I'll need to update my b4a to v3.8.

buy a new update and you then can update directly to 5.8 (3.8 is really old now)