LIGHT ANDROID

Overview

Lightweight alternative for Android application development and compilation, completely bypassing the need for the full Android Studio IDE. Include Native Development Kit (NDK) support for integrating C/C++ code and a custom XML editor to simplify the creation of basic application structures and UI layouts.

Features

• Standalone Android Compilation: Compile .apk files directly from your project source, without requiring Android Studio.
• Full NDK Support: enabling the compilation and linking of native libraries into Android applications.
• Custom XML Editor: lightweight XML editor to edit the layouts

Usage

Create a template

sh setup.sh --name your_name --domain your_domain --version your_android_version

It ensures that all needed libraries and tools are installed, and creates a template folder to code your app in.

Usage: setup.sh [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --name NAME        Specify the name
  --domain DOMAIN    Specify the domain
  --version VERSION  Specify the android version (34 by default)
  --help             Show this help message

Compilation and running of application

sh run.sh

It compiles the code and runs it on your android device.

Run the editor

To create and edit new layouts, use the editor, located in editor folder. Compile and run it with

sh run.sh

Preview

TODO

• fix relative layout
  • add linkages
  • add proper stacking
  • fix to widget to "connect"
• styling properties
  • add icons, images
• more widgets
  • ImageView
  • ImageButton
  • CheckBox
  • RadioButton
  • ProgressBar
  • Switch
  • VideoView
  • ListView
• add themes
• add custom attributes (ability to add your own's)
• docker container
• tests...

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.