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Arnaud Vassellier edited this page Aug 25, 2017 · 22 revisions

Table of contents

  1. Installing Oracle Java JDK
  2. Installing Android SDK
  3. Building with Eclipse (with ADT Plugin)
  4. Building with Android Studio
  5. AC2RD Project

AC2RD can be built from source either using Eclipse (with ADT Plugin), or Android Studio.

Prerequisites: Oracle Java JDK and Android SDK are required.

Installing Oracle Java JDK

Installing Android SDK

  • Android SDK can be downloaded here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  • Retrieve the Android SDK version for your operating system, and install it
  • Launch Android SDK Manager
  • If you are behind a proxy, then you need to configure it by selecting Tools > Options in the menu
  • Select which package you want to download by selecting the checkbox and then click Install (for the AC2RD project, i select Android SDK Tools, Android SDK Platform-tools, and the SDK Platform of the latest API which is version 25, but also Android Support Repository/Library in Extras category)

Building with Eclipse (with ADT Plugin)

  • Eclipse can be downloaded here: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ (for the AC2RD project, i used the following version: eclipse-SDK-4.4.2-linux-gtk downloadable here: http://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.4.2-201502041700/)
  • ADT Plugin can be downloaded here: https://developer.android.com/studio/tools/sdk/eclipse-adt.html (for the AC2RD project, i used the following version: ADT-23.0.7 downloadable here: https://dl.google.com/android/ADT-23.0.7.zip)
  • Start Eclipse, then select Help > Install New Software
  • Click Add, in the top-right corner
  • In the Add Repository dialog that appears, enter "ADT Plugin" for the Name and the following URL for the Location: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ (or click Archive, and select the offline ADT Plugin archive), then click OK
  • In the Available Software dialog, select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Next
  • In the next window, you'll see a list of the tools to be downloaded, then click Next
  • Read and accept the license agreements, then click Finish
  • When the installation completes, restart Eclipse
  • In the "Welcome to Android Development" window that appears, select Use existing SDKs (if window that not appears, select Window > Preferences, and click Android)
  • Browse and select the location of the Android SDK directory you recently downloaded and unpacked, then click Next
  • Select File > New > Project
  • Select Android Project from Existing Code, then click Next
  • Browse and select the location of the Android Support V7 AppCompat directory (in the Extras directory of the Android SDK.), then click OK and Finish
  • Extract the AC2RD source code in your eclipse workspace
  • Select File > New > Project
  • Select Android Project from Existing Code, then click Next
  • Browse and select the location of the AC2RD source code directory, then click OK and Finish
  • Select Project > Properties
  • Select Android, and add the android-support-v7-appcompat library, then click Apply
  • Always in properties, select Java Build Path > Libraries, and uncheck Android Private Libraries, then add android-support-v4.jar and android-support-v7.jar (these files are located in the Extras directory of the Android SDK)
  • Now you can build the AC2RD software by selecting the AC2RD project in eclipse, and selecting Run > Run As > Android Application

Building with Android Studio

Coming soon

AC2RD Project

Src folder

Package .database

Contains classes : DatabaseDefinition.java (defines the names of tables and columns of the database), DatabaseManager.java (contains methods for querying the database), and DatabaseProvider.java (the database provider for a SQLite database).

Package .filters

TODO

Package .localizer

TODO

Package .main

TODO

Package .main.description

Package .main.license

Package .main.logger

Package .main.terms

Package .monitoring

TODO

Package .notifier

TODO

Package .purge

TODO

Package .receiver

TODO

Package .recorder

TODO

Package .replayer

TODO

Package .sensor

TODO

Package .theme

TODO

Package .widget

TODO

Res folder

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