Android_System_App_Plugin

Intorduction

This plugin helps to create Android Studio project for Android system apps to leverage the IDE and tools millions developers use.

• This is the first prototype.

Problems

Developing Android system apps can be painful because there are no specific IDE optimised for it.

Install to Android Studio

1. Build this plugin or download a release .
2. Open Android Studio > Help > Find action > "Install plugin from disk"
3. Chose the plugin jar.

How to use it

• Use the plugin menu item AndroidSysApp to Open a project in concern.
  • Source dir is where the source code of the project, it should include AndroidManifest.xml.
  • Project dir is where the project will be created
    • This can be sepreated from your source code to avoid complicating the git repo.
    • If the folder you enter does not exsit, it will create one.
  • Press OK to create and open the project.

• If you wish to edit build.gradle template, go to Settings in Android Studio > Tools > ASAP: Android system app plugin

Build

You can build or change the plugin by Android Studio.

• If you want the plugin to lauch with Android studio instead of Intellij, edit alternativeIdePath in build.gradle to your IDE path
• The plugin jar is under \android_sys_app_plugin\build\libs