Flare: an overview
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Flare is a platform that enables mobile devices to discover and interact with items in a defined environment using various location technologies. It is open-source and supports real-time communications, primarily targeted for use cases in retail, museums, and public transport. The documentation includes technical details, sample code, and resources for developers looking to implement Flare in applications.
Flare: an overview
- 2. Flare APIs Overview Andrew Zamler-Carhart, Technical Leader
- 3. • What is Flare? • Use cases • Technical info • Code example • Resources Agenda
- 5. “Flare allows users with mobile devices to discover and interact with things in an environment. It combines multiple location technologies with a realtime communications architecture, to enable new kinds of user interactions.”
- 6. Interaction modes • When the user enters an environment, their device can show the location of nearby things • When they come near to a thing, they can interact with it by: • getting information about its current state • changing its state • performing actions
- 10. Use cases
- 11. Potential markets • Retail • Museums • Advertising • Industrial • Public transport • and more!
- 20. Technical Info
- 21. Flare server • Open source • Implemented in Node.js and MongoDB • You can run it yourself
- 22. Location technologies • Bluetooth beacons (iBeacon, AltBeacon, Eddystone) • Wi-Fi + Cisco CMX (coming soon) • technology agnostic, can work with other kinds of sensors
- 24. Flare model • Environment: a geographic location with a grid • Zone: a rectangular division of an environment • Thing: something interesting to the user • Device: a user’s tablet, phone or watch
- 25. Flare API • REST: create, read, update, delete Flare objects • Socket.IO: realtime commands and notifications
- 27. Socket.IO commands • Subscribe • Unsubscribe • Get data value • Set data value • Get position • Set position • Perform action
- 28. Socket.IO notifications • Data changed • Position changed • Device enters zone • Device exits zone • Device near to a thing • Device far from a thing • Handle action
- 29. Types of client • User apps on tablet, phone and watch • Interactive displays • Connected things • Admin tools • Import scripts • Logging scripts
- 30. Sample code • JavaScript • Swift (iOS and Mac) • Java (Android) • Python
- 35. Sample apps • Trilateral: shows map of environment on phone (iOS, Android, Android Wear) • Reflector: interactive digital signage (web) • Explorer: create and modify Flare objects (web, Mac) • Lights: control connected lights (Mac)
- 45. Tutorials • Importing data (JavaScript, Swift, Python) • Location (Swift, Java) • Socket.IO (JavaScript, Swift, Java)
- 47. Code example
- 49. Just a little Swift + JavaScript
- 50. And the other way
- 51. Resources
- 52. Links • Documentation on DevNet: https://developer.cisco.com/site/flare • Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/flare • Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HKBnqo9QlEk • Sandbox: http://flaresandbox.cisco.com:8181 • Hackathon: http://hackathon.cisco.com/event/PIRL-Hackathon-2015
- 56. Thank you