This Project demonstrates using bound services across muti applications. Thus simulating a server and client relationship. The project also demonstrates how the service can become the application the and the application becomes the service (server). This can be seen in the set and unset overdraft features of the program. I have included a zip file that contains an Eclipse IDE Android project for full view of the code and it is runnable by using the import feature in eclipse. Note that you may need to reset the dependencies in eclipse project to make it work as Eclipse often fails to do this on import.

If you decide to run this program please beaware that it was designed as part of a learning process so the program requires user interaction that one might not expect. Please note the following issues.

1) The user must press the start service button in order to use the other features.

 

2) The program uses a simple file system to maintain the user accounts and are label 1,2,3,4,5...

 

3) The user Accounts are saved in a file called account_list.txt if you wish to change or add accounts please locate this file and make the changes there, you must follow the existing format  The file is located in the ATMAppService/res/raw folder.

 

4) the program does support error checking so feel free to enter bogus data.

Here is the link to download the code.

http://sdrv.ms/12LQFAz