Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Trio Pro-Book 10.1 2-in-1 Tablet

Trio Pro-Book 10.1 2-in-1 Tablet

Trio Pro-Books have been featured by Shopko for a awhile so I took a chance on a 40% off $199 or $120

It looks like a poor man's Surface. Be wary it's actually a terrible tablet running the low power Atom, but I found  that for the price it can do a lot if you buy a usb wifi adapter, and battery lasts longer and it is lighter than the original surface pro, though if you have money the Surface Go looks like what this thing tries to do. If you can use a terrible but cheap windows tablet, this might work for you.

The AC charger was junk, would not make reliable charger connection, I got a replacement for $5 at Five and Under, 2 amp chargers run $5 at Walmart too.

The wifi is junk too, I have 3 floors but it only works on 1st floor, barely on 2nd floor and not at all on 3rd floor when all my other computers and phones work.

Fortunately, there is one full-size USB port on the keyboard half, and put an EDUP wifi dongle with an antenna, and it seems to only give usable wifi performance with it stuck in.

It runs a Atom but the passmark is only about 1/10 a high end i7, and only about double the original Atoms that first showed up in netbooks.

I found that it is too slow for Chromecasting the Spectrum / Charter TV app, but it is fast enough to run the TV app on its own.

There is an even cheaper windows tablet without a keyboard.

Friday, May 10, 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Angular CRUD with Firebase Tutorial

Angular CRUD with Firebase

https://angular-templates.io/tutorials/about/angular-crud-with-firebase

Introduction to this Angular CRUD example

In this angular tutorial, we are going to explain how to perform a CRUD in an Angular 6 application using cloud firestore as a database.
We are going to create an angular example website that will have:
  • A list of users which can be filtered by name and by age
  • A page to add a new user
  • A page to edit the data of a user
  • Delete a user
The data of a user will be: Name, Surname, Image, Age.
... see link above to continue 

$30 for angular site template

Create angular project from scratch



How to Install Node.js® and NPM on Windows - Treehouse Blog
https://blog.teamtreehouse.com › Learn

With Node.js and NPM installed you'll soon be able to take advantage of the huge world of NPM modules that can help with a wide variety of tasks both on the ...
JavaScript is quickly becoming the go-to language for web developers. Front-end web developers use JavaScript to add user interface enhancements, add interactivity, and talk to back-end web services using AJAX. Web developers who work on the server-side are also flocking to JavaScript because of the efficiencies and speed offered by JavaScript’s event-driven, non-blocking nature.
fact, concentrating on JavaScript as your language of choice offers the opportunity to master a single language while still being able to develop “full-stack” web applications. The key to this server-side JavaScript revolution is Node.js® — a version of Chrome’s V8 JavaScript runtime engine — which makes it possible to run JavaScript on the server-side.
Node.js is also used for developing desktop applications and for deploying tools that make developing web sites simpler. For example, by installing Node.js® on your desktop machine, you can quickly convert CoffeeScript to JavaScript, SASS to CSS, and shrink the size of your HTML, JavaScript and graphic files. Using NPM — a tool that makes installing and managing Node modules — it’s quite easy to add many useful tools to your web development toolkit.

Installation Steps

  1. Download the Windows installer from the Nodes.js® web site.
  2. Run the installer (the .msi file you downloaded in the previous step.)
  3. Follow the prompts in the installer (Accept the license agreement, click the NEXT button a bunch of times and accept the default installation settings).
    installer
  4. Restart your computer. You won’t be able to run Node.js® until you restart your computer

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Saturday, January 19, 2019

React.js Tutorials

React.js Tutorials


Official website tutorial

https://reactjs.org/tutorial/tutorial.html

Tutorial: Intro to React

This tutorial doesn’t assume any existing React knowledge.

Before We Start the Tutorial

We will build a small game during this tutorial. You might be tempted to skip it because you’re not building games — but give it a chance. The techniques you’ll learn in the tutorial are fundamental to building any React apps, and mastering it will give you a deep understanding of React.

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Android REST Sample Programs

Android REST Sample Programs

http://windows8index.blogspot.com/2018/03/android-rest-sample-programs.html

What You Should Know

Retrofit is a class that provides a Java client interface for REST services that return JSON strings.

For example, the Openweather API server wants you to do http GET on an endpoint once you get your own appid

Thank you for the subscription to OpenWeatherMap Free service!


Dear Customer,
Your account and API key are activated for operating with OpenWeatherMap Free weather services.
API documentation
Endpoint for any API calls
Example of API call

GET


in browser returns json string

{"coord":{"lon":145.77,"lat":-16.92},"weather":[{"id":802,"main":"Clouds","description":"scattered clouds","icon":"03n"}],"base":"stations","main":{"temp":300.15,"pressure":1007,"humidity":74,"temp_min":300.15,"temp_max":300.15},"visibility":10000,"wind":{"speed":3.6,"deg":160},"clouds":{"all":40},"dt":1485790200,"sys":{"type":1,"id":8166,"message":0.2064,"country":"AU","sunrise":1485720272,"sunset":1485766550},"id":2172797,"name":"Cairns","cod":200}


Square documentation page
http://square.github.io/retrofit 

Introduction

Retrofit turns your HTTP API into a Java interface.
public interface GitHubService {
  @GET("users/{user}/repos")
  Call<List<Repo>> listRepos(@Path("user") String user);
}
The Retrofit class generates an implementation of the GitHubService interface.
Retrofit retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
    .baseUrl("https://api.github.com/")
    .build();

GitHubService service = retrofit.create(GitHubService.class);
Each Call from the created GitHubService can make a synchronous or asynchronous HTTP request to the remote webserver.
Call<List<Repo>> repos = service.listRepos("octocat");
Use annotations to describe the HTTP request:
  • URL parameter replacement and query parameter support
  • Object conversion to request body (e.g., JSON, protocol buffers)
  • Multipart request body and file upload

To work with Retrofit you need basically three classes.
  • Model class  POJO which is used to map the JSON data to Has one field for every item in the data
  • Interfaces which defines the possible HTTP Operations and endpoints
  • Client class which uses Interface and Retrofit.Builder class - Instance which uses the interface and the Builder API which defines URL end point for the HTTP operation.
Retrofit makes use of OkHttp (from the same developer) to handle network requests.

Retrofit does not have a built-in any JSON converter to parse from JSON to Java objects. Instead it ships support for the following JSON converter libraries to handle that and fill in POJO plain old java objects which have fields for each piece of data:

Gson: com.squareup.retrofit:converter-gson
Jackson: com.squareup.retrofit:converter-jackson
Moshi: com.squareup.retrofit:converter-moshi


Videos





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Retrofit Tutorial — Getting Started and Creating an Android Client

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8:07Retrofit Tutorial for Android
github source code
https://github.com/opendroid/RetrofitExample

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Beginner Android REST Tutorial - Implementing Retrofit REST Adapter, OKHttp, JSON, DataModel
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18:17Retrofit Android Example – Fetching JSON from URL
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Retrofit Android Example. In this video we will learn fetching JSON data from a URL using RetrofitLibrary. For the source code and





10:35Make your REST Client easily in Android with Retrofit 2 and GSON - Part 1
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Beginner Android REST Tutorial - What is REST, and why do we need it?3:47
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Android Tutorial #7 - Get Stuff from Internet - Retrofit 2.0
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Android JSON Retrofit Example [Parsing JSON Data from Web ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx1e_fdnNxA
May 2, 2017 - Uploaded by CodingWithMitchAndroid JSON Retrofit Example [Parsing JSON Data from Web] Android Advanced Tutorial #9 In this video ...


Github

https://github.com/ahmed-adel-said/Retrofit-Library-Tutorial

Articles


JSON Parsing in Android
http://www.androiddeft.com/2017/10/08/retrofit-android/


android - Retrofit 2: Get JSON from Response body - Stack Overflow
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40973633/retrofit-2-get-json-from-response-body
Mar 12, 2017 - and use dependencies in gradale compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.3.0' compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.+'. NOTE: The error occurs because you changed your JSONinto POJO (by use of addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create()) in retrofit). If you want response in JSON then remove the ...
Get Started With Retrofit 2 HTTP Client - TutsPlus Code - Envato Tuts+
https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/getting-started-with-retrofit-2--cms-27792
Dec 16, 2016 - Retrofit, on the other hand, is very well planned, documented, and tested—a battle-tested library that will save you a lot of precious time and headaches. In this tutorial, I will explain how to useRetrofit 2 to handle network requests by building a simple app to query recent answers from the Stack Exchange ...

,Retrofit was built on top of some other powerful libraries and tools. Behind the scenes, Retrofit makes use of OkHttp (from the same developer) to handle network requests. Also, Retrofit does not have a built-in any JSON converter to parse from JSON to Java objects. Instead it ships support for the following JSON converter libraries to handle that:

Gson: com.squareup.retrofit:converter-gson
Jackson: com.squareup.retrofit:converter-jackson
Moshi: com.squareup.retrofit:converter-moshi

Getting started with Retrofit 2 | zeroturnaround.com
https://zeroturnaround.com/rebellabs/getting-started-with-retrofit-2/
Jun 2, 2016 - We're excited to announce that JRebel For Android 2.0 has landed! If you're as sick of slow development as we are, click below to check out the latest version of our awesome Android dev tool. LEARN MORE. This post was modified from its original version, we've rewritten it to include latestRetrofit 2.0+ ...
 we quickly got from zero to a functional sample that we can run from the Android Studio. What is even better it’s that the new Android emulator that came with the Android Studio 2.0 is pretty snappy too. 

Retrofit - Square Open Source
square.github.io/retrofit/
Introduction. Retrofit turns your HTTP API into a Java interface. public interface GitHubService { @GET("users/{user}/repos") Call<List<Repo>> listRepos(@Path("user") String user); }. The Retrofit class generates an implementation of the GitHubService interface. Retrofit retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder() .
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Overview (Retrofit 2.3.0 API)
https://square.github.io/retrofit/2.x/retrofit/
Body · Call · CallAdapter · CallAdapter.Factory · Callback · Converter · Converter.Factory · DELETE · Field · FieldMap · FormUrlEncoded · GET · HEAD · Header · HeaderMap · Headers · HTTP · HttpException · Multipart · OPTIONS · Part · PartMap · PATCH · Path · POST · PUT · Query · QueryMap · QueryName · Response ...


Using Retrofit 2.x as REST client - Tutorial - Vogella
www.vogella.com/tutorials/Retrofit/article.html
Feb 13, 2018 - It also provides a REST API which is well documented on the Stackoverflow API side. In this exercise you use the Retrofit REST library. You will use it to query StackOverflow for tagged questions and their answers. We use the following query URL in our example. Open this URL in the browser and have a ...

To work with Retrofit you need basically three classes.
  • Model class which is used to map the JSON data to
  • Interfaces which defines the possible HTTP operations
  • Retrofit.Builder class - Instance which uses the interface and the Builder API which allows defining the URL end point for the HTTP operation.
Retrofit · ‎Retrofit converters and ... · ‎Retrofit authentication · ‎Exercise: Build an ...


Retrofit — Getting Started and Creating an Android Client - Future Studio
https://futurestud.io/tutorials/retrofit-getting-started-and-android-client


Dec 1, 2014 - This is the first tutorial in an extensive series on Retrofit. The series dives through all aspects of Retrofit and prepares you for many potential use cases. You'll get to know Retrofit's range of functions and extensibility. Update — October 21st 2015. We've added new code examples for Retrofit 2 besides the ...
Prepare Your Android Project · ‎How to Describe API ... · ‎Retrofit REST Client
Making REST call is common in now days app. There are lots of Opensource lib available in the market which can full-fill your requirement

Retrofit - Fast and effective 
Volley    - Fast effective in android specially for short time operation
OkHttp - Cool easy with high performance task 
Android Asynchronous Http Client  -Callback based API allow to pars data ready made.

Consuming REST API using Retrofit Library in Android - AndroidPub
https://android.jlelse.eu/consuming-rest-api-using-retrofit-library-in-android-ed47aef01e...What is rest on Android?
Retrofit is a REST Client library (Helper Library) used in Android and Java to create an HTTP request and also to process the HTTP response from a REST API. ... We can also simply say that a RESTful API is an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data.Mar 19, 2017

Android Restful Webservice Tutorial – Introduction to RESTful ...
programmerguru.com/android-tutorial/android-restful-webservice-tutorial-part-1/
May 1, 2014 - In this post, I will be discussing about creating and invoking RESTful webservice inAndroid applications. This tutorial will be ... RESTful Web services are designed with less dependence on proprietary middleware (for example, an application server) than the SOAP- and WSDL-based kind. As per the ...

Consuming REST API using Retrofit Library in Android - AndroidPub
https://android.jlelse.eu/consuming-rest-api-using-retrofit-library-in-android-ed47aef0...
Mar 19, 2017 - Retrofit is a REST Client library (Helper Library) used in Android and Java to create an HTTP request and also to process the HTTP response from a REST API. It was created by Square, you can also use retrofit to receive data structures other than JSON, for example SimpleXML and Jackson.


Calling RESTful services from your Android app - TechRepublic
https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/.../calling-restful-services-from-your-android-app/
Mar 20, 2012 - There are a number of documents available on the web explaining what constitutes aREST service and how to implement one. There are also a number of write-ups explaining how to consume REST services from a client. Yet a common request I see in Android forums is for examples of Java-based ...

Source code for an Android AsyncTask (REST client) example ...
https://alvinalexander.com/android/android-asynctask-http-client-rest-example-tutorial
Mar 5, 2018 - This tutorial shares the complete source code for an Android AsyncTask and REST example. ... TextView; public class TestFragment extends Fragment { private static final String TAG = "AATestFragment"; // you'll want to call a REST service, but for basic network testing i use any url //private static final String ...


Creating a Simple Android REST Client Using HTTP-RPC - DZone ...
https://dzone.com/articles/creating-a-simple-android-rest-client-using-http-r
Dec 29, 2016 - HTTP-RPC, an open-source framework for simplifying the development of RESTapplications, can be used to invoke services provided by JSONPlaceholder.

https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/web/quickstart/android

Android Quickstart

Complete the steps described in the rest of this page, and in about ten minutes you'll have a simple Android application that makes requests to the Drive API.


Weather app uses REST
https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-weather-app-on-android--cms-21587

We can get the current weather details of any city formatted as JSON using the OpenWeatherMap API. In the query string, we pass the city's name and the metric system the results should be in.
For example, to get the current weather information for Canberra, using the metric system, we send a request to http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Canberra&units=metric
The response we get back from the API looks like this:
Create a new Java class and name it RemoteFetch.java. This class is responsible for fetching the weather data from the OpenWeatherMap API.
We use the HttpURLConnection class to make the remote request. The OpenWeatherMap API expects the API key in an HTTP header named x-api-key. This is specified in our request using the setRequestProperty method.
We use a BufferedReader to read the API's response into a StringBuffer. When we have the complete response, we convert it to a JSONObject object.
As you can see in the above response, the JSON data contains a field named cod. Its value is 200 if the request was successful. We use this value to check whether the JSON response has the current weather information or not.

Weather API

Our weather API is simple, clear and free. We also offer higher levels of support, please see our paid plan options. To access the API you need to sign up for an API key if you are on a free or paid plan.

Current weather data

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