Design and implementation of a file sharing application for android

Thesis Overview

<p> </p><p>INTRODUCTION</p><p>11 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Background</p><p>12 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Aim of the Project</p><p>13 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Application of the Project &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>14 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Requirements of the Application</p><p>15 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Report Structure</p><p><strong>CHAPTER TWO</strong></p><p>LITERATURE REVIEW</p><p>20 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; INTRODUCTION</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (i) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Removable media</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (ii) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Centralized servers on computer networks</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iii) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; World wide web based hyperlinked documents</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (iv) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Distributed peer to peer networking</p><p>21 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Android</p><p>22 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cloud Computing</p><p>23 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Java Programming Language</p><p>24 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A Brief Overview Of Similar Applications</p><p>241 &nbsp; &nbsp;Dropbox Overview</p><p>242 &nbsp; &nbsp;Google Drive Overview</p><p>243 &nbsp; &nbsp;Icloud Overview</p><p>244 &nbsp; &nbsp;Skydrive Overview</p><p>245 &nbsp; &nbsp;Sugarsync Overview &nbsp;</p><p><strong>CHAPTER THREE</strong></p><p>DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT APPROACH</p><p>30 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction</p><p>31 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Design Requirements </p><p>311 &nbsp; &nbsp;Functional Requirements</p><p>312 &nbsp; &nbsp;Non Functional Requirements</p><p>32 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; System Architecture &nbsp;</p><p>33 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Restful Architecture</p><p>34 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Development Approach</p><p>35 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Android Sdk</p><p>36 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Server Side Technologies</p><p>37 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Data Structures For Data Transmission</p><p>38 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Summary</p><p><strong>CHAPTER FOUR</strong></p><p>IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING</p><p>41 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction</p><p>42 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Development Methodology</p><p>43 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Eclipse</p><p>44 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Android Virtual Machine</p><p>45 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Server Side Application</p><p>46 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Client Side Application</p><p>47 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Protocol Buffers</p><p>480 &nbsp; &nbsp;Introduction To Testing</p><p>481 &nbsp; &nbsp;Server Side Testing</p><p>482 &nbsp; &nbsp;Client Side Testing</p><p>483 &nbsp; &nbsp;Real World Testing</p><p>484 &nbsp; &nbsp;Challenges</p><p>4</p><p>9 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Summary</p><p><strong>CHAPTER FIVE</strong></p><p>CONCLUSION</p><p>50 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Evaluation</p><p>51 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Functional Requirements</p><p>52 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Non-Functional Requirements &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>53 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Referring to the Use Case</p><p>54 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Recommendations</p><p>Reference</p><p><strong>Appendix</strong></p><p><strong>LIST OF FIGURES</strong></p><p>Fig 10 &nbsp; the Diagram for the Client Side Application</p><p>Fig 20 &nbsp; the Design Diagram of the Server Side Application</p><p>Fig 30 &nbsp; A UML Diagram of the Server Side Architecture</p><p>Fig 40 &nbsp; A Sequence Diagram showing interactions between the Client and the Server</p><p>Fig 41 The Eclipse plugin toolbars for Android and App Engine</p><p>Fig 42 The Android Virtual Machine</p><p>Fig 43 Application Login Screen</p><p>The file browser view of the application</p><p>Fig 44 The file browser context menu</p><p>Fig 45 The view of the list of boxes the user can access</p><p>Fig 46 the context menu for a box</p><p>Fig 47 The upload file activity</p> <br><p></p>