Read/write data on a remote server

Yes, it is absolutely conceivable to use Processing to read and write data on a remote server. You can achieve this by making use of its built-in networking libraries

To read and write data on a remote server with Processing, you can use HTTP requests (GET/POST) for data exchange.

Related:

This is a while back and I won’t be revisiting this anytime soon.

I did come up with a simple proof of concept with a local Python server and communicating to it with a Processing client sketch.
I have done this in the past and needed a serious refresher!

This should be enough to get you started!

Client:

Python server running in command window:

Python server in editor:

Saves to log.txt file:

This was familiar to me and that simplified things.
There will be a learning curve.

Have fun!

:)