Ultimate Android App Template [level: Beginner]

This is a simple start-template to save you a little time.

How to use it:

CREATE a file caled locale.properties and in it put the location of the android sdk ex: sdk.dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk

Step 1:

• Create a new blank android project or clone this repo. Add a local.properties with your sdk location.
• Manual mode: Download the zip file for this project.
• Copy paste the app folder
• Copy paste the build.gradle and modify applicationId "com.andrei.template" to your package name
• Check the compileSdkVersion, and buildToolsVersion to be the latest
• Run it and see that it's working on your emulator.
• IMPORTANT: Remove the libs that you don't need. Add those that you do. Profit!
• Star this repository

Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit

What it contains:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'com.neenbedankt.android-apt'
apply plugin: 'me.tatarka.retrolambda'
apply plugin: 'io.objectbox'

android {
  compileSdkVersion 25
  buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"

  signingConfigs {
    config {
      keyAlias 'appcert.key'
      keyPassword 'password'
      storeFile file('location...')
      storePassword 'password'
    }
  }

  defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.andrei.template"
    minSdkVersion 23 //instant run
    targetSdkVersion 25
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
    testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
  }

  buildTypes {
    release {
      signingConfig signingConfigs.config
      minifyEnabled true
      shrinkResources true
      proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
    debug {
      minifyEnabled false
      versionNameSuffix " Debug"
    }
  }

  compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
  }

  packagingOptions {
    exclude 'META-INF/DEPENDENCIES'
    exclude 'LICENSE.txt'
    exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
    exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
    exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
    exclude 'LICENSE.txt'
  }

  lintOptions {
    warning 'InvalidPackage'
    abortOnError false
  }

  //needed if for espresso
  configurations.all {
    resolutionStrategy {
      force 'com.android.support:support-annotations:23.0.1'
    }
  }
}

dependencies {
  compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')

  //----- Support Libs
  compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.1.1'
  compile "com.android.support:design:25.1.1"
  compile "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:25.1.1"
  compile "com.android.support:cardview-v7:25.1.1"

  //----- Retrofit
  compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.1.0'
  compile "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.1.0"
  compile "com.squareup.retrofit2:adapter-rxjava:2.1.0"
  compile 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:3.4.0'

  //----- Logging
  compile 'com.github.zhaokaiqiang.klog:library:1.6.0'

  //----- Butterknife
  compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.4.0'
  annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.4.0'

  //----- Picasso
  compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'

  //----- My favourite lib
  compile 'com.androidadvance:topsnackbar:1.1.1'

  //----- Database
  compile 'io.objectbox:objectbox-android:0.9.7'

  //-------- WHAT DO YOU NEED ????? -------
//  //----- EventBus
//  compile 'org.greenrobot:eventbus:3.0.0'
//
//  //----- Butterknife
//  compile "com.jakewharton:butterknife:7.0.1"
//
//  //----- Annotations
//  compile 'org.glassfish:javax.annotation:10.0-b28'
//
//  //----- Rating
//  compile 'com.github.hotchemi:android-rate:0.5.6'
//
//  //socket library
//  compile 'com.neovisionaries:nv-websocket-client:1.25'
//
//  //badges on icons
//  compile ('com.mikepenz:actionitembadge:3.2.6@aar') {
//    transitive = true
//  }
//
//  //charts
//  compile 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v2.2.4'
//
//  //calendar
//  compile 'com.squareup:android-times-square:1.6.5@aar'
//

//
//  //----- Testing
//  androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
//    exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
//  })
//  testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
//  androidTestCompile 'com.android.support:support-annotations:25.1.0'
//  androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.5'
//  androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test.uiautomator:uiautomator-v18:2.1.2'
//  androidTestCompile 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-integration:1.3'
}

Too simple? MVP Arhitecture/RxJava/Database Template ?

Check UltimateAndroidTemplateRx

Need more nice stuff ?

• Google, Facebok, Twitter logins -> https://github.com/AndreiD/FacebookTwitterGoogleLogins
• A survey lib for your app -> https://github.com/AndreiD/surveylib

Updates, Questions, and Requests

Ping me here :)

You like this project ? Check

• https://github.com/AndreiD/SimpleChat - Simple Realtime Room Chat in Android.
• https://github.com/AndreiD/surveylib - A very good looking survey library
• https://github.com/AndreiD/TSnackBar Snackbar from the top

License

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