Getting Started on Android

This section will explain how to get started with junaio Plugin on Android and to build and test the template project.

Prerequisites

The following are prerequisites before starting development with the plugin:

• Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (or compatible IDE)
• Android ADT plugin for Eclipse
• Android SDK Tools with platform Android 3.0 (API 11)
• An Android device (the Android Emulator cannot be used) with:
  • at least Android 2.1-update1
  • ARMv7 supported processor

The detailed instructions to install Android SDK are given at Android developer’s page:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html

Importing junaio plugin projects

Once the Android development environment is set, first step is to import existing junaio plugin projects into your workspace. The following steps are for Eclipse IDE only, if you are using another IDE, please refer to its documentation on how to import or use existing Android projects.

There are two projects included in the package, i.e. JunaioPluginLib and JunaioPluginTemplate . You need to import both projects into your workspace. Note: the project and the library have to be in the same workspace. The following steps should be repeated for both projects.

1. Open Eclipse and go to File->Import

2. Select “Existing Projects into Workspace” and click Next

3. Click Browse and select root directory of the junaioPluginLib project

4. Click Finish, the project should appear on Package Explorer on the left side of your workspace

Repeat above steps with junaioPluginTemplate project

Building the junaioPluginTemplate project

Click Project->Build Project (or your favorite short cut) to build the application. In case of any errors, please see FAQs on How to resolve build errors on Eclipse?.

Running the junaioPluginTemplate application

Click on the run button (or CTRL+F11) to launch the application. The application by default will load “junaio Glue Demo” channel. A character (metaioman) will appear on top of the following pattern if the channel is successfully loaded.