What is the best way to implement this:
1.iphone/webBrowser user selects some products (a,b,c) to buy
2.the chosen products most appear on the iPad located in the Store. using a UITableView perhaps.
3.The store staff then decide if the products are available in 10, 20 or 30 minutes for pick up.
4.When the store staff chose the time(10,20,30 minutes) it must appear/communicate back to the users web browser or iPhone.
5.buyer comes to the store to pick up the products he buyed!
Im not really good in this kind of communication stuff! I need help! what is the best way to implement this? are there external api/plugin I could use? I already have an ftp server.
I can do all the graphics and User interactions. the only problem for is the communication between the devices?
Thanks for help.
Best Answer
I would suggest making a transactional webapp as a json/rest rpc service. This is probably the easiest way to do it. I have done a similar project and it was at most 1 day to get basic functionality.
Have a look at grails, play framework, ruby on rails or similar frameworks to get you started. A simple google search on builing json or rest webservices would be the way to go.