Spark to Java app over local network

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Hi

So I am doing a WiFi bulb project and thought the Spark Core would be perfect for it.
I have done simple programming projects in the past but never much to do with networking but so far I have created a simple GUI app in Java that can send the “curl” commands using CMD with a touch of a button to make some LEDs flash or change colour.

What am wondering if is there an easy way to get the core to communicate over a local network to a Java application (or server).
I have looked at the local communication example but I don’t understand the server codes.
Any help would be much appreciated!

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Just to be sure… Java, or JavaScript? The latter is what Node.JS and SparkJS are based on, so that’s perfectly compatible. You could use a raspberry pi with a local cloud, which also hosts your GUI.

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I’m most used to Java using Eclipse. My plan was to be able to use a Java app for more than 1 device with the possibility of multi-platform.