Connecting your android application to cloud.

1. CONNECT SUNSHINE TO
CLOUD

2. HTTP REQUEST
1. Make HTTP Reuest to the URL
2. Read the response from the input stream
3. Clean and log any erros
a. Close any input streams
The gist code is here
https://gist.github.com/udacityandroid/d6a7bb21904046a91695

4. LOGGING
We use the android logcat to view log messages
We can also use the android device monitor

7. OPEN WEATHER MAP API KEYS
This link will tell you how to use your API key to make requests.

8. ADD NETWORK CALL

9. THREADS
Android by default, runs on the main thread also calle the UI thread.
Handles user input and output.
Hence we don’t want o do any task on the main thread that will slow it

11. ASYNC TASK
Check out the Google Android guide on threading here.

14. WHY ASYNC TASK IS NOT OPTIMAL
Always seek to eliminate the manual refresh button
A good app should provide the user with data even before he asks

16. BETTER ALTERNATIVES

17. MENU BUTTONS

19. REFRESH BUTTON
Add a menu item with a refresh button with id action_refresh