I've recently purchased a Galaxy Nexus, and while my previous phone had some unknown proprietary OS, this one has Android! Version 4.0.2 even! I love to tinker around, so I naturally felt a need to program something for this thing.
However, being spoiled by the luxuries of Visual Studio, I couldn't stand to work with other IDEs like Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA. So I decided to work with the SDK command line and figure out how to compile stuff manually. But going through the process by hand every time can be tiring, so I wrote a plugin for my favorite code editor, Sublime Text 2.
I should mention that I had no prior Python experience when I spent a single sunday evening writing this plugin. So it might blow up your computer.
What it should do:
- Provide a sort-of simple interface for creating new Android projects
- Compile and build your application (signed with a debug key)
- Provide a fully automated build-install system
- Run ADB logcat to see device output (like System.out.println) with continuous updates.
Getting it working:
First you need to download the archive below and extract it to "Data/Packages", located in your Sublime Text 2 installation. The archive comes with a file called "android.sublime-settings", which contains information about where Java, Android SDK and Apache Ant are located. You will need to configure these paths like this:
- "jdk_bin": The folder you would usually set as JAVA_HOME.
- "default_android_project_dir": Up to you
- "android_sdk": Android SDK root folder.
- "ant_bin": The /bin folder of wherever you have installed apache-ant.
And that's it! After restarting Sublime Text 2, an "Android" menu-item should now show up under the 'Tools' menu, in addition to two build-systems. The "Android" build will attempt to uninstall the package (if it exists), followed by a debug build and installation onto the connected device. "Android (Build only)" will only compile a debug build and create a signed .apk.
Download:.zip
Note that I will not be providing further support for this plugin. However, a kind person has taken the liberty to extend the plugin to support multiple platforms. See here