cloud-endpoints for Java client

[Martin Trummer]

is it possible to use google cloud endpoints for a Java-Client?
the docs only mention mobile (Android, iOs) and Web (Java-script)

[Vinny P]

On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 2:29 AM, Martin Trummer <ds.marti...@gmail.com> wrote:

is it possible to use google cloud endpoints for a Java-Client?
the docs only mention mobile (Android, iOs) and Web (Java-script)

 Yes, you can use Endpoints for a Java client, or any client in any coding language for that matter. 

First of all, what type of client is this? Is it a GWT application? An Android app (in which case you can use the Android directions)? A standalone Java application? A servlet? Depending on your choice, there's a specific way to go about accessing Endpoints.

Generally though, you can take the JSON output from endpoint services, extract it using your preferred parser, and process the data as you like.

 

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[Martin Trummer]

it's a Java-standalone application.

I just wonder if it really works, because only Android, iOs and Java-Script are mentioned in the doc: https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/java/endpoints/.

As I understand it, I just annotate my classes and then start a generator to create a client lib for the endpoints (https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/java/endpoints/gen_clients).

So is it correct, that I just start the generator for Android and then I can use those generated code for my Java Standalone App.?

Generally though, you can take the JSON output from endpoint services, extract it using your preferred parser, and process the data as you like.

That sounds too easy :)

i.e. what about Authentication, etc.? How to provide this in plain Java when there's no Android.

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[Vinny P]

On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:46 AM, Martin Trummer <martin....@dewesoft.com> wrote:

That sounds too easy :)

i.e. what about Authentication, etc.? How to provide this in plain Java when there's no Android.

Depending on your use case and application design, yes it is that easy. 

As for authentication, it's relatively easy (again, depending on your use case and app design). You can roll your own authentication (there are libraries to make this easy, search GitHub) or use some other authentication service, in which case you'll need to refer to their documentation to see how their auth flow works.

On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:46 AM, Martin Trummer <martin....@dewesoft.com> wrote:

I just start the generator for Android and then I can use those generated code for my Java Standalone App.?

No. You can only use the Android-targeted libraries within an Android environment.