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Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:19 pm
by dmolton
Just put together a demo of the iPhone application I've been working on for the past week. Not 100% yet, but I'm close. Mobile development is a lot different than what I'm used to. There's some memory leaks somewhere in there I have to nail down, and have to hook up the settings but hey, we're close :D

Hoping to have a stable version in the coming weeks. Not sure what to do with it yet, though. I'd like to offer it for free on the app store, but might have to end up charging a bit to recoup the costs for a developer license which is required to submit and I don't yet have. What do you guys think a fair price would be if it came down to it? I'm not sure of the demand for something like this, and not really in it for a profit. What do you guys think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEBNbtpCwjM


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Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:40 pm
by alexwbush
shift all efforts to android app ;)

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:35 pm
by dmolton
alexwbush wrote:shift all efforts to android app ;)
If/When I ever get an android device, I definitely will. Want to donate one to me for testing? :D

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:40 pm
by brianlow
Since reef keeping is an expensive hobby, you can probably charge whatever you want. My preference though would be $1 :)

App looks good. Hopefully it will be out when I purchase a Reef Angel.

(suggestion: reduce the number of typeface / color / size combinations for cleaner look)

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:42 pm
by brianlow
Why not make it a web app? Then it can be used on android, iphone, win 7, Macs, PCs...

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:13 pm
by binder
brianlow wrote:Why not make it a web app? Then it can be used on android, iphone, win 7, Macs, PCs...
This type of functionality already exists inside the Client Suite that Dave created. I know he's going to be working on porting his app to run on Mac OS.

If one were to create a web app for this, then there would have to be some way to install it on a users personal web server or something in order for it to work properly.

curt

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:15 pm
by dmolton
brianlow wrote:Why not make it a web app? Then it can be used on android, iphone, win 7, Macs, PCs...
Well, this sort of already exists if you have the wifi adapter. You can browse to http://wifiurl:2000/wifi and control the first outlet box and view temps - exactly what I do now on the app

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brianlow wrote: (suggestion: reduce the number of typeface / color / size combinations for cleaner look)
Thanks, this is the kind of stuff I'm looking for. I never had a good eye for design stuff. I only see the functionality and data, so hearing how to make it look better is hugely helpful to me.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:13 am
by Xender
Cool!!!!
I can be test user if you need ;-)

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:22 am
by dmolton
Xender wrote:Cool!!!!
I can be test user if you need ;-)
Sure thing, when I get the memory leak figured out, I'll post the source code to github where you can pull it and test it out.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 5:17 am
by Chris
Hey guys just got myself a reef angel and waiting for it to get here. How is the iPhone app coming on.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 10:43 am
by dmolton
Chris wrote:Hey guys just got myself a reef angel and waiting for it to get here. How is the iPhone app coming on.
Not much to report. Kind of put it on the backburner for a bit to work on some other stuff. Need to get back in gear and finish up so I can get the code released :|

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 4:01 am
by Chris
That's cool. Can't wait to get it. Should be here early next week.
I have no idea when it comes to programming it so all help will be cool.
Maybe if I tell you guys what I want to to do you can help me do it?

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 6:49 am
by astralmind
hmmm how easy/hard would it be to make a mobile version of the current web interface ? Some websites did really good jobs at making their interface easy to browse on small touch screen. This would indeed be universal and I'm assuming easier to accomplish ? That being said we'd be limited to controlling the controller, no graphing or alert options etc.. which is where an App actually becomes very useful and needed.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:39 pm
by Chris
just thought id bump this to the top to see how we are going with it, im sure im not the only one waiting. :D

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:01 am
by Xender
me too ! ;-)

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:56 am
by wolfador
I just ordered my Reef Angel kit but I am a registered iOS developer so I can publish the app if you would like for free. If you need any assistance let me know.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:36 am
by Xender
That would be great !
Let me know please ! ;-)

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:46 am
by Chris
Can't wait.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:04 am
by Francois
The same here :D

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:01 am
by wolfador
Just need the Source from the OP and I can compile and publish. If not I will work on my own once I get my RA configured.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:33 am
by dmolton
wolfador wrote:I just ordered my Reef Angel kit but I am a registered iOS developer so I can publish the app if you would like for free. If you need any assistance let me know.
Wolfador, thanks for the offer. I think I'll take you up on that. The app still isn't 100% and will need a bit of work still. I'll post the the source code to github for you to fork off of so you can make whatever changes you need. I'm sure you'll find places in the app that could use help. Prior to this, I had 0 experience working with obj c and mobile development so any help with it would be great.

Give me a day or two clean it up a bit and get git installed and running on the mac and I'll let you know when it's ready to pull from.

-Dave

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:24 am
by wolfador
dmolton wrote: Wolfador, thanks for the offer. I think I'll take you up on that. The app still isn't 100% and will need a bit of work still. I'll post the the source code to github for you to fork off of so you can make whatever changes you need. I'm sure you'll find places in the app that could use help. Prior to this, I had 0 experience working with obj c and mobile development so any help with it would be great.

Give me a day or two clean it up a bit and get git installed and running on the mac and I'll let you know when it's ready to pull from.

-Dave
Once I get it compiled I can add everyone as "beta" testers so you can all test it and let us know where you want it improved before I submit it to the app store.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:23 am
by binder
You will probably be in contact with me more to get information on all the commands that are in use. I would suggest that you look at the ReefAngel_Wifi.h & .cpp files to familiarize yourself with the command. Plus take a look at the full version of the ReefAngel_Features.h file that has all the comments about some of the commands. Lastly, you may want to grab the source for my Status app and see how I handle some of the other calls too (or you may not, up to you).

curt

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:35 am
by wolfador
My RA should be on my doorstep however I am waiting on the wifi modules to get back in stock.

But I will still check the code for any leaks / bugs and publish a "beta" version for everyone to play with in the mean time.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:36 pm
by Xender
I'd like to be a beta tester if you want.
I can also translate the app in French ;-)

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:06 am
by Rey
i can test it too on my ipad.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:23 pm
by dmolton
I just pushed the iOS project to my github account. Wolfador, or anyone else who is interested, feel free to fork off of the project and make any changes as you see fit. There is still a random crash every once in awhile. Also the "settings" portion needs to be hooked up properly where users can enter their URL's and Relay Labels. The expansion box support needs to be added - which works exactly the same as the base relay box, except for in the response XML if <R1><R1ON><R1OFF> elements are present, they need to be parsed and displayed as well. It's just one more check in the response and then you can pass the expansion element values through the same procedures to to display on/off values.

Here's the project:
https://github.com/davemolton/RAiOSapp

If we could keep the github project up to date with any changes that are made, that would be great. I'm interested to see and learn about the changes that need to be made for a successful iOS application.

-Dave

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:41 pm
by wolfador
dmolton wrote:I just pushed the iOS project to my github account. Wolfador, or anyone else who is interested, feel free to fork off of the project and make any changes as you see fit. There is still a random crash every once in awhile. Also the "settings" portion needs to be hooked up properly where users can enter their URL's and Relay Labels. The expansion box support needs to be added - which works exactly the same as the base relay box, except for in the response XML if <R1><R1ON><R1OFF> elements are present, they need to be parsed and displayed as well. It's just one more check in the response and then you can pass the expansion element values through the same procedures to to display on/off values.

Here's the project:
https://github.com/davemolton/RAiOSapp

If we could keep the github project up to date with any changes that are made, that would be great. I'm interested to see and learn about the changes that need to be made for a successful iOS application.

-Dave

Tried to build it is missing the XMLParser.h / .m

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:52 pm
by wolfador
wolfador wrote:
Tried to build it is missing the XMLParser.h / .m

Added in the WonderXML files and it builds okay now. Will start working on it tomorrow.

Re: Did someone say iPhone app?

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:14 am
by dmolton
wolfador wrote:
wolfador wrote:
Tried to build it is missing the XMLParser.h / .m

Added in the WonderXML files and it builds okay now. Will start working on it tomorrow.
Very cool. Sorry for the missing libs, I was pretty sure I was I going to miss something :/

Looking forward to see what you come up with.

-Dave