Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/kaiwinter/android-remote-notifications

Author: kaiwinter

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+# android-remote-notifications
+An Google GCM/Amazon SNS alternative
+## Main features
+- Independent user notifications (no Google GCM or Amazon SNS), just put a JSON file in the cloud
+- Framework will update available notifications automatically in defined time intervals (`now`, `daily`, `weekly`, `monthly`)
+- Flexible parameters:
+  - start date for notification (distribute early, show later)
+  - amount of times the notification should be shown
+  - interval between showing notifications (`always`, `every day`, `every week`, `every month`)
+  - specify on which app version (`versionCode`) the notification should be shown
+- Show notifications as `AlertDialog` or `Toast` message (defined by the remote JSON file)
+  - `AlertDialog`: Specify button captions and actions: `Open Store`-Action, `Open URL`-Action, `Exit App`-Action, all defined by a JSON file on your server
+- perfect to inform your users about discounts on one of your other apps or premium version
+- pro tip: as some users don't always update to the latest app versions you should integrate this framework in an early phase if you plan to use it at a later time.
+
+## How to integrate
+### The easy way
+- Call `RemoteNotifications.start(context, url, UpdatePolicy.NOW);` in your `onCreate()` or `onResume()` method
+
+this will
+- start an update of the notifications (use `UpdatePolicy.WEEKLY` in production environment to update once a week)
+- show due notifications to the user
+ 
+### If you want more control
+```java
+RemoteNotifications rn = new RemoteNotifications(context);
+rn.updateNotifications(UpdatePolicy.NOW);
+rn.showNotifications(); // if update still runs, event will be queued and carried out later
+
+// -or, register a listener on update completion-
+rn.updateNotifications(UpdatePolicy.NOW, finishListener);
+```
+
+## Demo
+### App
+[Download](https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B0qVR-zttDRCeXo0SF9RMVhZZHM)
+### Source
+[MainActivity](https://github.com/kaiwinter/android-remote-notifications/blob/master/example/src/main/java/com/github/kaiwinter/androidremotenotifications/example/MainActivity.java)
+
+## Screenshots
+![Preview](http://i.imgur.com/Hp1aowm.png)