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1. Instant Spring for Android Starter

So, what is Spring for Android?

RestTemplate

Auth/Spring Social

What Spring for Android is not

Integrating it in an Android app

Minimal dependencies to add or use RestTemplate

Getting started with Eclipse and Spring for Android

Installing the ADT plugin

First example app

Using Maven to build a Spring for Android app

Quick start – RestTemplate

Different message converters

MappingJacksonHttpMessageConverter

SimpleXmlHttpMessageConverter

RssChannelHttpMessageConverter

Gzip encryption

HTTP Basic authentication

The RESTful recipe app

RecipeList activity: listing all recipes stored on the server

RecipeEditor activity

Android annotations

Quick start – OAuth

Developing a website or an app relying on a service provider

The OAuth dance

Spring for Android Auth module

An OAuth example using Google

People and places you should get to know

Official sites

Articles and tutorials

Community

Blogs

Twitter

Instant Spring for Android Starter

Instant Spring for Android Starter

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Credits

Author

Anthony Dahanne

Reviewer

Stanojko Markovik

Acquisition Editor

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Commissioning Editor

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About the Author

Anthony Dahanne is a Java software developer since 2005. His favorite topics include Android, Continuous Integration, Web Services, and of course, core Java development.

During his spare time, he enjoys hacking on some open source Android app (G2Android, ReGalAndroid, and so on). He also contributes from time to time to build/IDE plugins usually involving Maven and Eclipse.

You can meet him at one of the many Java-related user group gatherings at Montréal (Android Montréal, Montréal JUG, Big Data Montréal, and so on).

Working at Terracotta, he's currently implementing the REST management tools for EhCache.

I would like to thank Guilhem De Miollis for his time spent reviewing the content of the book and even suggesting some topics. My colleagues at the Interfaces team at Terracotta, for always taking the time to share their deep Java knowledge with me, and finally my beloved wife Isabelle for her patience and help to make this book happen.

About the Reviewer

Stanojko Markovik was born in Skopje, Macedonia, but now resides in Paris, France. He holds a master's degree in software engineering from the faculty of electrical engineering and information technologies in his hometown of Skopje. His