The Union Platform (tm)

We've created Mariner which is a simple Java based Union client. It's used in the server release for sending UPC from the command line (eg. stop server).

Of course we'd love to see the community create clients in other languages. 8)

Derek

Okea. I did saw the name Mariner in the specification but couldn't find precise what it was.
I will give it a try and hope with the help of the library asyncsocket it is not going to be to hard.

hi marko,
actually we have a new client sdk written in javascript that we have not announced yet; it's called "Orbiter". Orbiter's source code shows many of the basic tasks a client sdk has to do in order to communicate with Union. if you are planning to write your own SDK, Orbiter would likely be a useful reference. you can download the latest unreleased version here (source is included):

http://www.unionplatform.com/staging/releases/orbiter/latest/

note, however, that Orbiter will not work with Union 1.0 Alpha 7 nor with the current Union server on tryunion.com. if you want to try running Orbiter with your own server, let us know. we can arrange to get you a recent build of Union.

depending on what you are trying to create, Orbiter might actually be your best option for iPhone/Android clients. we specifically tested and built Orbiter to run properly in the web browsers on those phones. or, if you want to write a native app that uses Orbiter, you could consider using PhoneGap. see:

http://www.phonegap.com/

lastly, i know that kenichi ueno made a Union client prototype in objective c. i'll ask him if he's willing to post his source code here.

colin

Hey Colin,

First thanks of your reply and your help.

I want to do several kinds of experiment to control hardware like with an iPhone application and show the result at an website so everyone can see it.
I just ordered an arduino so I hope next week it arrive. So I really can play with it.

I never thought about using javascript. I will going to look at PhoneGap and test some stuff and look what the possibilities are.
If it isn't much to ask I would love to test Orbiter, so if we can arrange something, that would be cool.

Marko

no problem. i'll contact you off list.

Hello Marko,

I had made an union client prototype as a study to learn the objective-c for iPhone.
I will share the project files, although it can only connect to the union server over HTTP connection, keep alive, join a room, and show all UPC messages on the console.. (The sample does not show anything on the screen.)

Anyway, I hope it will help.

Kenichi