RESTful Web Service for Madurese and Indonesian Language Translator Applications on Android Devices

There is no doubt that an Indonesian and Madurese bilingual translator system that can run on all platforms is highly needed. On the bright side, a Web-based Indonesian and Madurese bilingual translator is available at Madura.web.id. However, there is no translator application on Android devices that can be widely used by smartphone users. This study aims to create a mobile application for Indonesian-Madurese translators using RESTful API with JSON data format. In order to build a translator system that can be used by all platforms, including Android, a web service must be created. Web service is a standard and a programming method for sharing data between several applications. The architecture used in this study is RESTful Web Service because it is lighter and faster. As for text format used for data exchange, JSON format is easier to encode or decode by mobile devices. Based on the test results of response time for Madurese and Indonesian bilingual translators on Android devices, it was faster than the translator system on the existing website. The measurement result of testing on 2G networks showed the average web service response time was 31% faster than the website, 77% faster for 3G networks, and 73% faster for 4G networks.