koush/AndroidAsync
AndroidAsync
AndroidAsync is a non-blocking networking library for Android that provides asynchronous sockets, HTTP clients, and servers based on Java NIO. It serves as a toolkit for managing raw TCP socket connections and bidirectional data streams using an asynchronous input and output architecture.
The library includes a dedicated WebSocket framework for establishing persistent full-duplex communication channels between Android clients and servers. It also enables the hosting of a lightweight asynchronous HTTP server directly on an Android device to handle incoming network traffic.
Its broader capabilities cover asynchronous HTTP networking and low-level socket programming to ensure network operations do not block the main user interface thread. The system incorporates task management through cancellable futures to track the execution state of network calls.
Features
- Non-Blocking Socket I/O - Implements a non-blocking I/O architecture using Java NIO to handle multiple concurrent network connections on a single thread.
- Android Network Programming - Enables sending and receiving asynchronous HTTP requests within Android applications without blocking the UI thread.
- Asynchronous HTTP Servers - Provides both an asynchronous HTTP client and a lightweight embedded server for non-blocking network communication.
- Asynchronous Socket Libraries - Ships as a low-level tool for managing raw TCP socket connections using an asynchronous I/O architecture.
- WebSocket Clients and Servers - Provides a dedicated framework for persistent full-duplex WebSocket communication on the Android platform.
- Socket Abstractions - Implements unified interfaces that wrap raw network connections for bidirectional data streaming across TCP and WebSockets.
- TCP Socket Programming - Provides low-level non-blocking TCP socket programming capabilities for custom data exchange protocols on Android.
- WebSocket Clients - Implements a framework for establishing and managing real-time bidirectional WebSocket connections between Android clients and servers.
- WebSocket Managers - Provides utilities for managing the lifecycle and state of persistent full-duplex WebSocket connections.
- Socket Event Loops - Utilizes a selector-driven event loop to monitor network channels and trigger handler callbacks for read and write events.
- Embedded Web Servers - Provides a lightweight asynchronous HTTP server that can be hosted directly on an Android device.
- Future-Based Cancellations - Provides cancellable future handles to track the execution state of asynchronous network operations.
- Buffer-Based Memory Management - Provides raw binary buffers to manage network traffic and minimize memory copying for high-performance I/O.
- Asynchronous Task Managers - Incorporates task management through cancellable futures to track the execution state of asynchronous network calls.
- Callback-Driven Request Handling - Uses listener interfaces to execute logic asynchronously when network events or HTTP responses are received.
