This document is a comprehensive guide on using Google App Engine (GAE) as an Android test portal, detailing the setup from Eclipse to deploying a web application. It covers installation of the Eclipse plugin, project creation, application setup on GAE, and deployment steps along with the structure of the resulting application. GAE supports multiple programming languages and offers a free usage tier, making it accessible for developers.

1. GAE as Android
test portal
Part 1.
A walkthrough from Eclipse to ”Hello World”

2. Outline
 Introduction
 Install Eclipse Plugin
 Create a Web Application Project
 Run locally
 Create Application at GAE
 Deploy to App Engine
 What do we have?

3. Introduction
 GAE as Android test portal
 Part 1. Environment and infrastructure in place
 Part 2. Backend: Adding users. Data persistence and
mail API
 Part 3. Frontend. Zepto, Backbone
 Development environment:
 MacBook Pro
 Eclipse Indigo

4. GAE, source Wikipedia
 Google App Engine (GAE), is a platform as a
service (PaaS) cloud computing platform for
developing and hosting web applications in Google-
managed data centres. Applications are sandboxed
and run across multiple servers.
 Google App Engine is free up to a certain level of
consumed resources.
 It was first released as a preview version in April
2008, and came out of preview in September 2011.

5. GAE, source Wikipedia
con‟t
 Supported programming languages:
Python, Java, Go.
 Developer site:
https://developers.google.com/appengine/
 Deployment site: https://appengine.google.com/

6. Install Eclipse Plugin
Select the Help menu > Install New Software.
Enter URL in Work
with
Select SDK and
Plugin

7. Create a project
Select the File menu > New -> Web Application Project.
Not using GWT!
Default SDK

8. Create a project con‟t
We want sample
code
Press Finish and we are ready to go!

9. Launch locally
 Right click on project -> Run As -> Web Application
localhost:8888

10. Create GAE Application
 Head on to https://appengine.google.com/
Press
„Create‟

11. Create GAE Application
con‟t
Enter mobile
number

12. Create GAE Application
con‟t
Code here
Enter mobile
number

13. Create GAE Application
con‟t
Enter name
Scroll down and
press “Create
Application”

14. Create GAE Application
con‟t
Enter name
Application ID
Scroll down and
press “Create
Application”

15. Deploy to App Engine
Right click on project ->Properties.
Application ID

16. Deploy to App Engine
con‟t
 Right click on project -> Google -> Deploy to App
Engine

17. Deploy to App Engine
con‟t
 Right click on project -> Google -> Deploy to App
Engine

18. What do we have?
./src
./src/log4j.properties
./src/META-INF
./src/META-INF/jdoconfig.xml (1)
./..
./src/se/asapehrsson/testportal/AndroidTest
PortalServlet.java (2)
./war
./war/favicon.ico
./war/index.html (3)
./war/WEB-INF
./war/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml (4)
./war/WEB-INF/classes
./war/WEB-INF/lib // A bunch of libs
./war/WEB-INF/logging.properties
./war/WEB-INF/web.xml (5)