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+# EasyHarvest
+EasyHarvest aims to simplify the deployment and controlled execution of large-scale sensing applications on smartphones. On the one hand, application owners submit to a server sensing tasks for distribution on smartphones, and collect the data produced by them in a simple manner. On the other hand, smartphone owners control the execution of sensing tasks on their devices through a single interface, without having to repeatedly download, install and configure individual sensing applications. The interaction between the smartphone and the server occurs in a transparent way, with tolerance to intermittent connectivity and support for disconnected operation.
+
+*For more information read* [here](http://www.inf.uth.gr/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Katsomallos_Emmanouil1.pdf) *(slightly outdated) and* [here](http://www.inf.uth.gr/wp-content/uploads/formidable/Katsomallos_Emmanouil1.pdf).
+
+## Initial Setup
+
+### Database
+```sql
+CREATE DATABASE server;
+```
+
+```sql
+USE server;
+```
+
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE users(
+  username TEXT,
+  password TEXT,
+  email    TEXT
+);
+```
+
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE tasks(
+  id         NUMERIC,
+  filename   TEXT,
+  username   TEXT,
+  ready      TEXT,
+  downloaded NUMERIC
+);
+```
+
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE devices(
+  id        INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+  username  TEXT,
+  model     TEXT,
+  os        TEXT,
+  reg_date  TEXT,
+  reg_time  TEXT,
+  last_date TEXT,
+  last_time TEXT
+);
+```
+
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE pms(
+  id       NUMERIC,
+  filename TEXT,
+  username TEXT,
+  sensing  NUMERIC,
+  ready    TEXT
+);
+```
+
+### Paths and Variables
+com.www​.server > Globals.java
+
+| Parameter     | Value         |
+| ------------- | ------------- |
+| db_dir        | This is where user data and files are saved. Simply create a folder and enter its path. |
+| db_server     | The address of the MySQL database (“jdbc:mysql://localhost:port/server”). |
+| db_username   | The username of the MySQL database we previously created. |
+| db_password   | The password of the MySQL database user. |
+| server_irl    | The localhost url with the apache port and the application name (Server). |
+| lib_url       | The location of the android.jar library file (e.g. “…/Android/sdk/platforms/android-X/android.jar”). |
+| console_cmd   | The console application (e.g. for Windows it is “cmd”). |
+| javac_cmd     | The location of the javac binary. |
+| dx_cmd        | The location of the android dx tool (e.g. “…/Android/sdk/build-tools/X/lib/dx”). |
+| zip_cmd       | Preferred compressing application. |
+| zip_args      | Zip command arguments (if any). |
+
+### Start Project
+When the Server starts, to check if everything is OK, run from your browser the URL:
+
+`http://localhost:port/Server/webresources/tasks`
+
+The above URL should show the message “TaskService is ready.”
+
+To start using the EasyHarvest Server, simply create an account by signing up.