Websockets, micro-controllers and google app engine

Question

I want to control a microcontroller(Internet(Websocket) enabled) from an android from a remote place and it should be bidirectional communication,Hence I choose Websockets instead of polling . But the problem is Google App Engine doesnot allow websockets instead they provide channel Api.Also I am planning to launch an startup based on this. SO the question is..

1. Can I implement channel Api on my microcontroller(either in C or lua) and How?
2. Google Compute engine provides wesockets but I dont know much about networking, So should I consider that option?
3. Are there any other good alternatives to GAE which supports Websockets and can be used for proffesonal use?

Answer 1

You can use Websockets on Appengine using managed VM here you can find an example https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/appengine-websocketchat-java Also if what you want to do is server comunication with an android device I recomend you Google Cloud Message.