In this tutorial, we show you how to setting Aakash Business Tool(ABT) application in Eclipse IDE + ADT plugin, and run it with Android Virtual Device (AVD). Developing an application on Aakash, the basic software platform utilised was Eclipse (Indigo). The Android Version 4.0 was the supporting version to develop.
Android SDK
The Android SDK provides a set of tools and APIs to develop Android applications, using Java.
Download the android SDK from the official website developer.android.com
The basic command for ubuntu users to check their configured version is
uname -aType the command on the terminal and check for the system is 64 or 32 bit. The linux users should install the proper version, as there is availabilty of two versions 64 and 32 bit.
Please remember that currently adb only supports 32-bit system, if your system is 64-bit, then install ia32-libs-multiarch library to support multi-architecture. On Ubuntu system, install ia32-libs-multiarch using
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs-multiarch
Installing the Packages in SDK Manager
- Configure the SDK manager and download tools and packages for different Android versions.
- For example the Android 2.2 (froyo), Android 2.3 (ginerbread), Android 3.0 or 3.1 (honeycomb), Android 4.0 (ice cream sandwich) and so on.
- Note: Before starting the package downloading process, apply net settings in the Android SDK Manager, select Tools > Options and configure the internet settings.
Software platform- Eclipse(Indigo)
The basic software platform to develop an application is to install Eclipse.
Download eclipse package from the official website for eclipse.
- or Linux users can install eclipse by typing a command,
Note: we have used Eclipse version 3.7.2(Indigo), even Eclipse 4.x(Juno) is fine to work with.
Install ADT Eclipse plugin
Android offers a custom plugin for the Eclipse IDE, called Android Development Tools (ADT). The Eclipse ADT plugin provided easy Android project creation and management, components drag and drop, auto-complete and many useful features to speed up your Android development cycles. To integrate Android SDK with Eclipse IDE, you need to install Eclipse ADT plugin. Refer to this official guide – Installing the ADT Plugin.
Setups for configuring :
Note: before starting the ADT plugin process (if installing from the internet), apply net settings in the Eclipse, select Windows > Preferences . On General option , click on Network and configure the internet settings.
- Start Eclipse, select Help > Check for updates.
- 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/
- Click OK. Note, If you have trouble acquiring the plugin, try using http in the Location URL, instead of https (https is preferred for security reasons).
- 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. Click Next.
- Read and accept the license agreements, then click Finish.
- When the installation completes, restart Eclipse.
Configure the ADT Plugin
- After you’ve installed ADT and restarted Eclipse, you must specify the location of your Android SDK directory.
- Select Window > Preferences... to open the Preferences panel (on Mac OS X, select Eclipse > Preferences).
- Select Android from the left panel.
- For the SDK Location in the main panel, click Browse... and locate your downloaded Android SDK directory (such as android-sdk-windows).
- Click Apply, then OK.
Create an Android Virtual Device(AVD)
- In Eclipse, you can access the Android Virtual Device (AVD) in Eclipse toolbar.
- Create a new avd in AVD manager and mention proper memory size of the SDcard and launch the emulator.
Clone APK
Android(4.0.3, API-15) code for user interface of Aakash Business Tool is located at github.
- User can clone this repo by typing command,
- ics is the default branch. If you want to clone code from specific branch, type
Import ABT project in eclipse
After cloning the required branch, start eclipse
- Go to File menu > Import.
- From the Import dialog box, select Android.
- From Android section, select Existing Android Code Into Workspace and click Next button.
- You will be taken to Import Projects dialog box, click Browse button and select the cloned repository.
Run on a Real Device
Before running ABT make sure that ABTcore is started and not inside an exception. To start the server, go through chapter 2.3.2. On Aakash Device(ARM-arch).
If you have a real Android-powered device, here’s how you can install and run ABT. Plug in your device to your development machine with a USB cable. Enable USB debugging on your device.
To run the app from Eclipse:
- Open one of ABT project’s files and click Run from the toolbar.
- In the Run as window that appears, select Android Application and click OK.
- Eclipse installs the app on your connected device and starts it.
Run on the Emulator
Before running ABT make sure that ABTcore is started and not inside an exception. To start the server, go through chapter 2.3.1. On Ubuntu machine.
Important note: To test Aakash Business Tool on emulator, go to
ABT/src/com/gkaakash/coreconection/CoreConnection.java and change the url from http://127.0.0.1:7081 to http://10.0.2.2:7081
ABT/src/com/example/gkaakash/MainActivity, comment line no. 88 and 128. Basically you need to comment help_popup() function on both lines.
ABT/src/com/example/gkaakash/createOrg, comment line no. 59 and 60. You need to comment below two line
MainActivity.no_dailog = true; MainActivity.help_dialog.dismiss();ABT/src/com/example/gkaakash/selectOrg, comment line no. 43, which is
MainActivity.no_dailog = true;
Whether you’re using Eclipse or the command line, to run ABT on the emulator you need to first start AVD. After the emulator boots up, unlock the emulator screen.
To run the app from Eclipse:
- Open one of ABT project’s files and click Run from the toolbar.
- In the Run as window that appears, select Android Application and click OK.
- Eclipse installs the app on your AVD(emulator) and starts it.