https://github.com/amitness/photon
Light as transmission medium between smartphones
https://github.com/amitness/photon
android-application data-transfer lifi
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Light as transmission medium between smartphones
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/amitness/photon
- Owner: amitness
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-11-29T11:40:57.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2017-11-05T04:46:40.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-23T23:26:59.575Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: android-application, data-transfer, lifi
- Language: Java
- Homepage:
- Size: 261 KB
- Stars: 20
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 19
- Open Issues: 14
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Photon [](https://travis-ci.org/amitness/photon)
Wireless connection between smartphones using light.
## Local Development
### Installation
- Install Java Development Kit
```
$ sudo apt-get remove --purge openjdk*
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get -y install oracle-java8-installer
```
- To verify that java is installed, run
```
$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_31"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_31-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.31-b07, mixed mode)
```
- Download [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html).
- Extract the zip.
- Inside the folder, navigate to `bin/` and open a terminal there.
- Run this command
```
./studio.sh
```
- A setup window should appear. Follow the instructions.
### Development
- Clone the repo
```
git clone https://github.com/amitness/photon
```
- In Android studio, select `Open Existing Project` and point to the location where you cloned the repo.
- The build should start.
### Testing
- Builds are automatically tested through continuous integration using Travis.
- Unit tests and instrumentation tests are automatically run on each build.
### Authors
- [Amit Chaudhary](https://github.com/studenton) | [Ashish Ghimire](https://github.com/deashish) | [Ashwin Neupane](https://github.com/ashwin101) | [Kiran Koirala](https://github.com/koiralakiran1)
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details