makeWebRequest working in sim, failing on physical device. (error: -400)

Hey guys,

I've been working on a watch app that gets data from the web. It works fine on the simulator, but on the physical device it fails, error -400. Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong?

var options =
        {
           :method => Communications.HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_GET,
           :responseType => Communications.HTTP_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN
       };

    Communications.makeWebRequest("">https://labs.bible.org/api/", {"passage"=>"John%203:16"}, options, method(:onReceive));

Thanks,

SirLanceLot

Fsallstrom over 5 years ago in reply to Travis.ConnectIQ

Hi Travis. Do you know if there is any sample code out there for a proxy server for manipulating server responses? I have browsed around and found a few ones but all of them required some additional development in a language I’m not so familiar with. I’m starting from scratch with proxy development so my current level is pretty basic I’m afraid.

jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to Fsallstrom

Have to tried contacting the website to see if they can fix their end? It's easier than adding a proxy.

Fsallstrom over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Unfortunately that is not an option. They will not prioritize fixing it.

SirLanceLot over 5 years ago in reply to Travis.ConnectIQ

Hey Travis,

I have decided that my app does in fact need a proxy service. I cannot figure out how to set up a proxy service though. Do you have any suggestions, or a link to a Website that can help me figure this out?

Thanks,

Lance

Travis.ConnectIQ over 5 years ago in reply to SirLanceLot

When I did this last, I just implemented a simple python2 app in Google App Engine. I *think* the following would get you going down that path.

https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/python

If I was starting that project today, I'd probably use Google Cloud Functions. This page should get you started.

https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/quickstart-python

Of course you can do the same stuff over on Amazon's AWS Lambda functionality

https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/

You could also do something similar over at heroku or one of the many other service platforms.

If you already know python, java, or node.js, it shouldn't be too difficult to write the code. In my experience the complexity is all of the setup and permission stuff.

Fsallstrom over 5 years ago in reply to SirLanceLot

Hi. I have played around with node.js and heroku for my own proxy server and got it working yesterday. Although it requires a bit of learning node js is pretty straight forward and there are plenty of documentation available.

What exactly do you need your proxy server to do? Maybe I can point you to the right place for docs and sample code? Just drop me a PM.

although I have it working now I really wish garmin can fix this is CIQ at some point. It add a lot of complexity to my app.

/fredrik