TheTaximeterProxyServiceprovidesremoteaccesstothePlanetCoops'TaximeterAPIoveraWi-Finetwork.Integratorsarenowfreetorundispatch/MDT,backseatapplicationsonadifferentdevicetoTaximeter.
Setupiseasy.Simplyinstallandruntheserviceontheremoteandlocaldevice.ThedevicewithourTaximeterappinstalledonitwillassumeaserverroleandwillregisteritsservicesonthelocalsubnet.ThedevicewithoutTaximeterinstalledonitwillassumeaclientroleandwilldiscoverandconnecttotheservicesregisteredbytheserver.Theservicesupportsoneserverandmultipleclientspersubnet.
ExistingAPIclientsrequireonlyminimalchangestousetheproxyservice.TheywillneedtoconnecttotheproxywhenTaximeterisnotpresentandtocatchanadditionalexception,anIllegalStateException,whichtheproxyusestoreporterrors.Ascommunicationerrorsareusuallytransientinnature,theAPIclient'sstrategyfordealingwithanyproxyexceptionwillalsoneedtobereviewed.
WehaveupdatedourTaximeterAPIexampleprojecttodemonstratehowtoconnectviatheTaximeterProxyServiceseeLink:https://goo.gl/iFKjtC.
❉ FEATURES
✔ SecurecommunicationusingTLS
✔ AuthenticateclientrequestsusingaPINcode
✔ LocktheservicetoaparticularTaximeterinstance
Note:Requiresversion1.1.72orlaterofTaximeter,seeLink:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.planetcoops.android.taximeter.
Note:ContinueduseofWi-Firunninginthebackgroundcandramaticallydecreasebatterylife.