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Flare: an overview
Flare is a platform that enables mobile devices to discover and interact with items in a defined environment using various location technologies. It is open-source and supports real-time communications, primarily targeted for use cases in retail, museums, and public transport. The documentation includes technical details, sample code, and resources for developers looking to implement Flare in applications.
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Flare: an overview
- 2. Flare APIs Overview AndrewZamler-Carhart, Technical Leader
- 3. • What isFlare? • Use cases • Technical info • Code example • Resources Agenda
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- 5. “Flare allows userswith mobile devices to discover and interact with things in an environment. It combines multiple location technologies with a realtime communications architecture, to enable new kinds of user interactions.”
- 6. Interaction modes • Whenthe user enters an environment, their device can show the location of nearby things • When they come near to a thing, they can interact with it by: • getting information about its current state • changing its state • performing actions
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- 11. Potential markets • Retail • Museums • Advertising • Industrial • Public transport • and more!
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- 21. Flare server • Opensource • Implemented in Node.js and MongoDB • You can run it yourself
- 22. Location technologies • Bluetoothbeacons (iBeacon, AltBeacon, Eddystone) • Wi-Fi + Cisco CMX (coming soon) • technology agnostic, can work with other kinds of sensors
- 24. Flare model • Environment:a geographic location with a grid • Zone: a rectangular division of an environment • Thing: something interesting to the user • Device: a user’s tablet, phone or watch
- 25. Flare API • REST:create, read, update, delete Flare objects • Socket.IO: realtime commands and notifications
- 27. Socket.IO commands • Subscribe • Unsubscribe • Get data value • Set data value • Get position • Set position • Perform action
- 28. Socket.IO notifications • Datachanged • Position changed • Device enters zone • Device exits zone • Device near to a thing • Device far from a thing • Handle action
- 29. Types of client • User apps on tablet, phone and watch • Interactive displays • Connected things • Admin tools • Import scripts • Logging scripts
- 30. Sample code • JavaScript • Swift (iOS and Mac) • Java (Android) • Python
- 35. Sample apps • Trilateral:shows map of environment on phone (iOS, Android, Android Wear) • Reflector: interactive digital signage (web) • Explorer: create and modify Flare objects (web, Mac) • Lights: control connected lights (Mac)
- 45. Tutorials • Importing data(JavaScript, Swift, Python) • Location (Swift, Java) • Socket.IO (JavaScript, Swift, Java)
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- 49. Just a littleSwift + JavaScript
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- 52. Links • Documentation onDevNet: https://developer.cisco.com/site/flare • Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/flare • Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HKBnqo9QlEk • Sandbox: http://flaresandbox.cisco.com:8181 • Hackathon: http://hackathon.cisco.com/event/PIRL-Hackathon-2015
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