Sending out an SMS: Ruby Stings!

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A minimal SMS gateway that needs only an Android phone, a SIM and data, EzSMS runs Ruby on-device using Ruboto core and JRuby, packages gems and JRuby into an APK with rtask, and deploys to device or emulator. A broadcast receiver listens for the SMS_RECEIVED intent, parses messages, and posts them to a web endpoint via net/http or Java HTTP client. ActiveRecord on JRuby is noticeably slow and requires a large stack workaround, but live demos successfully receive and forward SMS.

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1. 0:00Introduction to SMS tools
2. 1:22The power of SMS
3. 3:28SMS gateway options
4. 5:38Android architecture basics
5. 8:00Core Android components
6. 13:44Developing in Java
7. 15:30Introduction to Roboto
8. 19:37Building with Roboto
9. 21:54Live SMS feedback demo
10. 25:04Code and implementation
11. 30:25Conclusion and Q&A

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