是否可以将Google云端硬盘用作我的应用数据的主机？ 那么应用数据可以在线吗？

Question

Sorry if this ends up being long winded.

Just like a server where you can have data there and a user can have access to it with the right code. Can I put my text files on Google Drive, make them public and then allow my app access to them?

I've done this with a local webserver I created. AsyncTask interacts with a .php file on the server and the php file calls the data from a mySQL database. This of course works but since I can't afford to pay for a server is there an option for me to put my data in text files and host them on Google Drive? Then just use AsyncTask to call them? I get an error when trying it. I'm starting to think it's not possible.

Essentially, is there any way for me to use Google Drive as a server? Does anyone know of any other free sites that are reliable if I can't use it? I know my AyncTask code works because when I created a local server on an old laptop using XAMPP I was able to host a mySQL database and .php file that worked as mentioned above.

My app is currently offline only which I want to change so I don't have to send the user app updates via the Play Store every week. Any advice?

Thanks for any help, I know this strictly isn't about code, or maybe it might be if Google Drive can be used.

Here is my app so you can understand the data I'm working with and how I want to show it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.history.f1historyfree

Answer 1

Yes you can. Use Google Drive SDK , there is also an android specific example you can check at https://developers.google.com/drive/integrate-android-ui

Answer 2

If you go the Google Drive public file option then you may not even need the Drive SDK.

Bandwidth limits for Google Drive's publish site feature?

http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2494827

If these are data files for your app, and it sounds like you only have a few users you could use Google App Engine to host the files and/or do any server side processing. Look at the free quota:

https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/quotas

Anyone offering 'free' hosting, Google included, is expecting when you 'make it big' and hit the quota to upgrade.

For future proofing, setup your app so that you have a small online control file to redirect where the bulk of data lives without changing the app.

Answer 3

You can check out this tutorial https://developers.google.com/live/shows/192808437/ I have got my app running and this way is quite easy to use, as we can change the data directly on the spreadsheet.

+point : You can make the data as private, deploy by using your own email id, and make it accessible for 'anonymous'(ie, for all, even for users who have not logged in their gmail account on their device). This way your database is still private and only accessible through the app.

M still struggling for importing 'images' from the spreadsheet to app :-/

Good luck with the tutorial.

Answer 4

Yes you can

Google allows you to host your file for free. upload your file > share that(public)> copy its id from its link. to download it directly you can use this link: http://googledrive.com/host/[id]/

i have a blog and i use google drive to host data .

see this : http://crackit9.blogspot.in/2016/05/beautiful-wallpapers-for-android.html