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WeTrack-Android

Android client project for WeTrack, our HKUST CSIT 5510 course project.

Future Task

• Update the format of JSON objects used by Android client and back end server.
• Implement WebSocket real-time communication.
• Implement user location periodically uploading.
• Implement WebSocket session keep-alive.
• Implement auto-login.
• Refactor WeTrackClient and WeTrackClientWithDbCache.
• Implement user portrait uploading.

The following tasks will start after the course is over:

• Add BaseActivity.
• Update the Chat model to provide full member details.
• Refactor the whole project and add detailed documentation.
• Migrate the WebSocket service from custom JSON text message to STOMP protocol.
• Implement WebSocket session re-establishment after change of network state.
• Fetch unread messages from server after WebSocket session reconnect.
• Update UI for better user experience.
• Implement user configuration synchronization.