reloadbrain / mapchat

An Android & TCP server based multiple real-time geographical (Google Map) group chatting system.

MapChat

A multiple real-time geographical (Google Map) group chatting Android application.

Featrue

• Location based chat on Google Map with alternative traditional chat history.
• Vibrative message to selected group members.
• Destination negotiation with real-time synchronized pins.
• Taking and sending location based photo to others.
• Simultaneous multiple groups chat.

Demo

YouTube

https://youtu.be/mmHGFlwAyUE

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Distrubution

• app folder - Android code.
• server folder - multi-threading server code.
• database folder - MySQL database structure.

Installation

System requirement

• Installed Java environment
• Installed MySQL database

MySQL

• Create a MySQL database and import the MapChat.sql structure in database folder.

Android

• Available with Android Studio.

Server

• Modify the database configure:

  // MapChatServer.java
  public static final String DATABASE_NAME = "YOUR_DATABASE_NAME";
  public static final String USER_NAME = "YOUR_DATABASE_USER_NAME";
  public static final String PASSWORD = "YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD";
  public static final String URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/";
  public static final String DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";

• For Linux/Mac:

  cd server
  sh RUNME.sh
  

• For Windows:

  Use Eclipse or NetBeans.

Limitation

Android phones and the server computer need to be in the same local network. You need to input the local ip address of server in the first activity in Android app.