Concurrent device connections
10+
Supported by the hub application
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A cross-platform IoT hub that keeps device connections and app state manageable.
A Flutter app for Android, iOS, Web, and Windows that manages IoT device connections and keeps its state through interruptions.
I built the Flutter/BLoC app around WebSocket connections for 10+ devices at once. It reconnects automatically with exponential backoff and retains app state through interruptions.
Concurrent device connections
10+
Supported by the hub application
Client platforms
4
Android, iOS, Web, and Windows
Reconnect behavior
Backoff
Automatic reconnect with exponential backoff
Capability map
Related capabilities, grouped for exploration. This is a capability index, not a diagram of internal services or execution order.
The hub app needed to manage multiple IoT device connections across Android, iOS, Web, and Windows while preserving useful app state as connections recovered.
Tradeoffs suggested by the documented capabilities.
The documented Flutter client spans Android, iOS, Web, and Windows.
Tradeoff: A shared client foundation still has to accommodate differences in platform lifecycle and device behavior.
The documented client uses BLoC and retains state as device connections recover.
Tradeoff: Concurrent sources of updates make state transitions and stale-connection handling important to inspect.
The app automatically reconnects after a WebSocket interruption.
Tradeoff: Backoff limits rapid retries, while a disconnected client may wait longer before trying again.
Tools used in this system.
Flutter
BLoC
WebSockets