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Android Selector 1.1
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Contents
Version
This page describes the Android solution being developed for Higgins 1.1
Introduction
This is a standalone Android application that can be launched automatically from a relying party website.
End User Perspective
The Android I-Card Selector allows users to use the I-Cards at relying parties.
This component only works at relying parties that explicitly support it.
Deployer Perspective
Building
The projects are:
- app/org.eclipse.higgins.android.icard.npapi
- app/org.eclipse.higgins.android.icard.selector
- app/org.eclipse.higgins.android.icard.service
These projects can be checked out from the Eclipse repository at the following SVN URIs:
In order to build the Android I-Card Selector, you need the following:
- The last version of Android SDK.
- The last version of Android source code.
- The Apache Ant or Eclipse with ADT (Android Development Tools).
- GNU Make 3.81 (or later) or Eclipse with CDT.
Developer Perspective
Architecture
(Diagram Key)Components, Packages & Services
Components:
- I-Card NPAPI plugin - This is a native NPAPI Android browser plugin. It processes objects with MIME type "application/x-informationcard".
- I-Card Selector - This is an Android application.
- I-Card Service Proxy (formerly Local I-Card Service) - This is the Android service that communicates with the remote I-Card Service 1.1. It caches cards, synchronizes them and implements simple ISS (I-Card Selector Service) logic.
Services: