STAR Online Services Aggregator

STAR @ RHIC v0.4.0

1. DESCRIPTION

STAR @ RHIC is cross-platform application, available for Web, Android, WinPhone, Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems, which provides a convenient aggregated access to various STAR Online tools, publicly available at STAR collaboration website(s).

STAR @ RHIC is the HTML5 app, packaged for Android platform using Crosswalk, a HTML application runtime, optimized for performance (ARM+x86 packages, ~50 MB installed). Crosswalk project was founded by Intel's Open Source Technology Center. Alternative packaging (Android universal, ~5 MB, WinPhone ~5 MB) is done via PhoneGap build service, which is not hardware-dependent, as it does not package any html engine, but it could be affected by system updates. Desktop OS packaging is done using NodeWebKit (NW.js) software.

Security: This application requires STAR protected password to function (asks user at start). All data transmissions are protected by Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption.

Source code is included within packages, and is also available at CVS location
Try web version using this link.

 

2. DOWNLOADS

2.1 Smartphones, Tablets

All packages are using self-signed certificates, so users will have to allow such packages explicitly at OS level otherwise they will not be installed. All app versions require just two permissions: network discovery and network access.

1. ANDROID app, optimized for ARM processors
2. ANDROID app, optimized for x86 processors
3. ANDROID app, universal, non-optimized
4. WINPHONE app, universal

Note: sorry iOS users (iPhone, iPad) - Apple is very restrictive and does not allow to package or install applications using self-signed certificates. While there is a technical possibility to make iOS package of the application, it will cost ~$100/year to buy iOS developer access which includes certificate.

2.2 Desktop OS

1. MS Windows, 32 bit
2. MS Windows, 64 bit
3. MAC OSX, 32 bit
4. MAC OSX, 64 bit
5. LINUX, 32 bit
6. LINUX, 64 bit

Note: linux packages require fresh glibc library, and therefore are compable with RedHat 7 / Scientific 7 or latest Ubuntu distributions. Redhat 5/6 is NOT supported.