ProxyAware App Examples

Intrduction

Most mobile apps make HTTP/HTTPS-based API calls to various servers (internal or over the internet) to send and receive data. In order to make these API calls the apps to need to configure an HTTP Client. An HttpClient can be used to send requests and retrieve their responses. There are multiple client libraries used for both Android and iOS like HTTPUrlConnection, Dio, Volley, LoopJ, HTTPClientHandler, NSURLConnections, CFNetwork, etc.

Android Project

• Build Android Project using cd AndroidApp && ./gradlew assembleDebug
• Upload the DebugApp which was build on BrowserStack AppLive
• Test the App with Local Testing (Force Local Enabled) and see if requests are going through Local by visiting http://localhost:45454

iOS Project

• Create Archive using cd iOSApp && xcodebuild archive -scheme <scheme-that-you-want-to-use> -sdk iphoneos -allowProvisioningUpdates -archivePath <path-and-name-for-archive>.xcarchive
• Export the Archive xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath <path-and-name-for-archive-from-the-previous-step>.xcarchive -exportOptionsPlist exportOptions.plist -exportPath <path-where-ipa-file-will-be-saved>
• Upload the generated ipa file on BrowserStack AppLive
• Test the App with Local Testing (Force Local Enabled) and see if requests are going through Local by visiting http://localhost:45454