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Proper communication

I'm wondering which communication method use in my app. There will be python server displaing data from website and from android app. That is easier part where I will use REST. But then I need communication back to android app from server and also from server to second android app. I thought about sockets. Is it proper way? Mayby REST isn't good choice also?

Give my some tips please. Thank you on advice.

Solution

  • Using sockets can be a suitable method for bidirectional communication between your Python server and Android apps.

    But you can consider `the below list of communication methods for your app:

    • REST for data retrieval.
    • WebSocket for real-time bidirectional communication.
    • Push Notifications for server-to-app updates.
    • Long Polling with REST for simple real-time updates.
    • MQTT for publish-subscribe communication.

    To say, WebSocket is often a good choice for real-time communication,