Adobe Air PodCatcher Adobe Air PodCatcher CIS 764 Neil Crose
Jan 22, 2016
Adobe Air PodCatcherAdobe Air PodCatcherCIS 764Neil Crose
Prerequisites for Developing Prerequisites for Developing in Airin AirFlash CS3 or CS4 or Flex
Software Development Kit (SDK)Coding ability in HTML and
JavaScriptAdobe Air SDK for other visual
development tools (http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/downloads.html)
http://get.adobe.com/air/
First you need to install Adobe Air Run Time Environment onto your workstation.
Preparing your Machine for Preparing your Machine for Developing in Air Developing in Air
Open Adobe Flash
Create a new Flash File (ActionScript 3.0)
Preparing your Machine for Preparing your Machine for Developing in Air (cont.)Developing in Air (cont.)
The ArchitectureThe Architecture Classes
◦ PodcastPlayer Main Application Class
◦ RSSBase Main Class for RSS Feeds
◦ RSSChannel Main class that separates the RSS items
◦ RSSItem Main class that represents the RSS feed items
◦ SoundFacade Class that plays the RSS feed items
◦ SoundPlayer Controler for the RSS Feed item
UML ChartUML Chart
Display of the Class CodeDisplay of the Class Code
Command > Air – Publish Public
Screen for creating a self signed digital certificate
Command > Air – Application & Installer Settings
Creating the Self Signed Creating the Self Signed CertificateCertificate
Put in the password that you entered in for the certificate
Creating the Self Signed Creating the Self Signed Certificate (cont.)Certificate (cont.)
Select the box that says “Remember password for session”
Creating the Feed XMLCreating the Feed XMLXML works as a flat text data
storage file
The purpose of the XML file is to point our application to the RSS feeds that we would like to consume.
<?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes' ?><config> <feed> <label>Starbucks Coffee</label> <url>http://www.starbucks.com/rss/generateRss.asp?channelId=1</url> </feed>
<feed> <label>Adobe Creative Suite Developer Podcast</label>
<url>http://rss.adobe.com/www/special/mnr_index.rss</url> </feed> <feed>
<label>The Onion</label> <url>http://feeds.theonion.com/theonion/radionews</url> </feed> <feed>
<label>Soccer Talk USA</label> <url>http://www.soccertalkusa.com/soccertalkusa.xml</url> </feed>
<feed> <label>Diggnation</label>
<url>http://feeds.feedburner.com/diggnation</url> </feed>
<feed> <label>The Office Alliance Podcast</label>
<url>http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOfficeAlliancePodcast</url> </feed>
</config>
Podcast Feed XML FilePodcast Feed XML File
Add the XML to the Publish Add the XML to the Publish SettingsSettings
Commands > Air - Application and Installer Settings
Look under Included files and click the Add (+) button
Browse to the location where you saved the XML file
The Compiled ApplicationThe Compiled Application
Installing the ApplicationInstalling the Application
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The Completed ProductThe Completed Product