Can the same 3rd party app server cater to CCS and GCM both or should I create two versions of 3rd party app?

Question

Can the same 3rd party app server cater to CCS and GCM both or should I create two versions of 3rd party app, one for GCM and one for CCS? and Why?

I am trying to understand if I can implement XMPP(TCP) and http endpoint connections for the same app server, or need individual ones for each.

please suggest which one is correct and/or better option.

Answer 1

The question is why would you need to implement both. If you only need cloud to device messaging, the GCM HTTP solution is much simpler to implement. If you need device to cloud messaging too, you must implement connection to GCM CCS, in which case you'll have both device to cloud and cloud to device messaging (and wouldn't need the HTTP solution).

That said, there shouldn't be any problem implementing both at the same server. For sending messages to the GCM HTTP endpoint you'll need to send HTTP requests to that endpoint. For sending and receiving messages to/from the GCM CCS endpoint, you'll have to establish a XMPP connection. Both can be done at the same server.